We are recruiting foster carers in Whetsted and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Hastings, Crawley, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Rayleigh, Five Oak Green, Paddock Wood, Colts Hill, Little Mill & 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 Whetsted 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 much time you care for the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or till the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances as well as the fostering solution you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your house, however usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you're able to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the most effective possible support needed on your journey to aid offer a safe as well as protected house to children as well as young individuals in care.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining capabilities, place as well as experience. We construct partnerships in between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an skilled specialist available to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the young adults as well as young individuals in care, by only choosing to work with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we offer to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Whetsted and surrounding areas such as Five Oak Green, Paddock Wood, Colts Hill, Little Mill, Snoll Hatch, Beltring, Barnes Street, Addlestead, East Peckham, Queen Street.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training information as well as support to ensure that they can offer a superior foster care solution as well as make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the full support of our specialist group who will get on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Whetsted and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Whetsted or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Whetsted please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Whetsted, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Hastings, Crawley, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Rayleigh 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.