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Find out More About Fostering in Winter Gardens

We are recruiting foster carers in Winter Gardens and surrounding areas including: Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Chelmsford, Dartford, Maidstone, Harlow, Colchester, Canvey Island, Dutch Village, Sunken Marsh, Canvey Village & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Winter Gardens

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 Winter Gardens 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 youngster depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an adult.

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

You do not need to possess your home, but usually, you'll need to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Winter Gardens. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the best feasible assistance needed on your trip to aid provide a secure and also protected home to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, location and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert handy to aid 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in care, by just choosing to function with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Winter Gardens and surrounding areas such as Canvey Island, Dutch Village, Sunken Marsh, Canvey Village, Newlands, Leigh Beck, Hopes Green, South Benfleet, Hadleigh, Coryton.

All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can provide a first-class foster care solution and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our expert team that will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any concerns you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Winter Gardens, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Chelmsford, Dartford, Maidstone, Harlow, Colchester and across the East of England.

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