KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in West Ham

We are recruiting foster carers in West Ham and surrounding areas including: Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Eastleigh, Guildford, Woking, Southampton, Slough, High Wycombe, Portsmouth, Winklebury, South Ham, Buckskin, Houndmills & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In West Ham

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 West Ham 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

For how long you care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to have your house, but typically, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in West Ham. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can use you the best possible support needed on your trip to help give a risk-free and also protected house to youngsters and also young individuals in treatment.

Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location and also experience. We build relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced expert available to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also young individuals in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our prospective foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in West Ham and surrounding areas such as Winklebury, South Ham, Buckskin, Houndmills, Kings Furlong, Worting, Basingstoke, Viables, Brighton Hill, Oakridge.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can give a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also find out from their experience.

Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our expert group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in West Ham, Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Eastleigh, Guildford, Woking, Southampton, Slough, High Wycombe, Portsmouth 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.