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Fostering in Kingston upon Thames

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One of our social work experts will match you and your situation with the most suitable fostering agencies in Kingston upon Thames, on our UK Independent Agency Database.

Fostering babies, children, teens.

Just like people, Fostering Agencies are not all the same. They have different support, allowances, quality of training, and access to respite care and support groups.

Not all agencies foster babies, some prefer to look after teenagers, some agencies expect you to be at home full time, others are happy if you have another job. Although agencies have similar expectations, it’s important that you have a clear understanding from the start.

Be a foster carer – Find the right agency, support, allowances.

To be a foster carer you will need to have:

  • The time and energy to invest in a child or young person
  • A bedroom for the exclusive use of the foster child
  • Couples will need to arrange their working hours so that one carer can be available full time
  • Single carers will need to be at home full-time or have flexible employment
  • A full UK driving licence or have excellent transport links

To find out more and to take the next step towards a career as a foster carer, use our no obligation, free agency matching service by completing our online fostering quiz, and get fostering right first time!

Fostering Statistics: London

Total Children in Care, London 2020
Foster Care Placements, London 2020

The following statistics are from the total number of children in care in London, and not exclusively those in Foster Care.

Children with disability : 300
3%
Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers : 1770
18%

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Popular Placement Types: As a modern multicultural city, London has large numbers of foster children from Black and Minority Ethnic groups.  As a result, Fostering Agencies seek BME foster carers to give these young people a culturally sensitive supportive base from which to flourish. 

18% of London’s foster care placements are for Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers. A significant number of this group are over 16 years of age and male. 

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Did you Know - Kingston upon Thames?

At the time of the Domesday Book, 1086, Kingston Upon Thames had 5 watermills, in 1561 Kingston had a grammar school and the Borough suffered outbreaks of plague in 1625 and in 1636.

An electricity supply was created in 1893 and Victoria Hospital was built in 1897. Buses replaced electric trams in 1931 and the Kingston by-pass was built in 1927.

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