We are recruiting foster carers in Woodlands and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Knatts Valley, Knockmill, Romney Street, East Hill & 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 Woodlands 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:
The length of time you care for the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to numerous years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to possess your house, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to check that you're able to care for a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage status, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the very best feasible support needed on your trip to aid provide a safe and secure and also safe house to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, assessing capabilities, location and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by only picking to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core values:
We support all of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Woodlands and surrounding areas such as Knatts Valley, Knockmill, Romney Street, East Hill, West Kingsdown, Heaverham, Crowdleham, Kemsing, Noahs Ark, West Kingsdown.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also support so that they can provide a first-class foster care solution and also make a actual difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Woodlands and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Woodlands or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Woodlands please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Woodlands, Dartford, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford 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.