We are recruiting foster carers in Watts Cross and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Crawley, London, Basildon, Hastings, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Hildenborough, Oakhurst, Powder Mills, Coldharbour & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Watts Cross area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
How long you look after the youngster depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your house, however typically, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can offer you the best possible support needed on your trip to assist supply a secure and also secure house to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, assessing capabilities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist available to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we follow 6 core values:
We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Watts Cross and surrounding areas such as Hildenborough, Oakhurst, Powder Mills, Coldharbour, Hilden Park, Fletchers Green, Underriver, Leigh, Sevenoaks Weald, Underriver Ho.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information and also support so that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also find out from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full support of our specialist team that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Watts Cross and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Watts Cross or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Watts Cross please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Watts Cross, Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Crawley, London, Basildon, Hastings, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea 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.