KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Upper Dicker

We are recruiting foster carers in Upper Dicker and surrounding areas including: Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hastings, Hove, Crawley, Worthing, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford, Wickstreet, Lower Dicker, Tile Hurst, Caneheath & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Upper Dicker

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Upper Dicker area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

How much time you care for the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to numerous years, or up until the child is an grown-up.

You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to own your home, but usually, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage standing, religion or sex-related alignment.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Upper Dicker. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can provide you the most effective possible support required on your journey to aid give a secure and also safe home to children and also youngsters in treatment.

Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional available to aid 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Upper Dicker and surrounding areas such as Wickstreet, Lower Dicker, Tile Hurst, Caneheath, Arlington, Golden Cross, Lower Horsebridge, Nash Street, Chalvington, Upper Horsebridge.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info and also support to make sure that they can give a excellent foster treatment service and also make a genuine difference to a child or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.

Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the full support of our professional group that will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of inquiries you may have.

If you live in Upper Dicker and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Upper Dicker or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Upper Dicker please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Upper Dicker, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hastings, Hove, Crawley, Worthing, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford and across the South East.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.