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Find out More About Fostering in Woodham

We are recruiting foster carers in Woodham and surrounding areas including: Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Woodham Village, Newton Aycliffe, Rushyford, Preston-le-Skerne & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Woodham

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 Woodham 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 on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to own your residence, but typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.

Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religion or sex-related orientation.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Woodham. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the ideal possible assistance needed on your journey to help give a safe and also secure residence to youngsters and also youths in treatment.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional on hand to help 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we give to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 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 coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Woodham and surrounding areas such as Woodham Village, Newton Aycliffe, Rushyford, Preston-le-Skerne, Windlestone, Chilton, Middridge, Bradbury, Aycliffe Village, Old Eldon.

All of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can give a first-rate foster treatment service and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full assistance of our professional team that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any type of inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Woodham, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.

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