Children's HomeHOMES · HOME / WELCOME
Welcome to our homes
Welcome to our children’s homes, where children and young people with learning disabilities and diverse neurodevelopmental needs find a safe, warm and homely place to grow up. We provide medium- to long-term care for children whose needs are complex and often lifelong many of whom communicate without words and rely on routine, sensory regulation and trusted relationships to feel safe.
We don’t just supervise children we help them live well. Our homes are calm, predictable and nurturing, with skilled teams trained in Positive Behaviour Support, low-arousal approaches and trauma-informed practice. We see behaviour as communication, and we build our care around each child’s unique way of experiencing the world.
Guided by our HEART values and our Validate Achieve Live model, we give every child consistency, dignity and the chance to enjoy a real childhood building independence at their own pace and, wherever possible, learning alongside within our on-site schools.
HEART our care values
- Holistic Support
- Care, education and emotional wellbeing work together so children experience consistent, coordinated support.
- Empathy
- We take time to understand each child's experiences and emotions, responding with patience, care and compassion.
- Ambition
- We support each child to set challenging goals, build confidence and develop achievement at their own pace.
- Respect
- We value every child as an individual heard, accepted and treated with dignity.
- Thriving
- We create the conditions for children to build independence, form friendships and look to their future with confidence.
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Our care model
A place that feels like home.
Our residential services are guided by HEART, shaping how we build relationships, provide care and create environments that feel like home.
We deliver trauma-informed, strength-based clinical care that helps children make real, lasting progress. Therapy is woven into the rhythm of each home, so support feels consistent, safe and part of daily life.
Our multidisciplinary team brings together psychological assessment, individual and group counselling, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy alongside reflective practice, supervision and training for our care teams.
HOMES · OUR APPROACH
Our care model
Validate
We believe behaviour is communication. Staff take time to understand each child's language gestures, vocalisations, movement, routines or sensory patterns and respond with attuned, low-arousal interaction, accepting each child's lived experience without judgement.
Achieve
Progress is personal and measured in small steps: increased tolerance of change, improved regulation, stronger communication, growing independence and feeling safe in relationships. We achieve this through structure, co-regulation and visual tools.
Live
We want children to live well, not just be supervised calm spaces, sensory activities, community experiences, holidays and the chance to enjoy everyday childhood, surrounded by consistent adults who celebrate who they are.
Therapeutic, specialist & clinically supported
Our teams are trained in Positive Behaviour Support and the Kudos Intervention Training (KIT) framework, working within a High Warmth, High Control, attachment-based approach. We partner with Building Psychological Capital, our clinical partner, whose psychologists, assistant psychologists and access to Speech & Language and Occupational Therapy support our children and staff through weekly input, consultation and multi-disciplinary meetings.
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Our children’s homes
We know that the right home can make all the difference. Our experienced team of specialist professionals carefully considers the needs of every child, ensuring they are thoughtfully matched to an environment where they can feel safe, valued and thrive. We place equal importance on a well-planned transition, taking the time to build relationships, understand individual needs and support each child to settle successfully into their new home.
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Children's HomeHarlescott House - Shropshire
Rated: Ofsted Good
Children's HomeInspire - Lincolnshire
Children's HomeIvie Lodge - East Midlands
Rated: Ofsted Good
Children's HomeThe Pines - Wales
Rated: Ofsted GoodPlanned admissions, well-matched placements.
A rigorous matching process considering each child’s needs and the children already living in the home gives us well-matched, stable placements and better outcomes. We welcome enquiries from local authorities and placing teams in confidence.
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Enquiry in confidence
Call or email our placements team to discuss the child.
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Information & impact assessment
We review needs, risks and the impact on the existing group.
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Matching decision
We confirm whether we can safely and fully meet the child's needs.
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Planned transition
Visits, overnights and a paced plan with the team around the child.
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Admission & settling in
Care plans, PBS plans and a key team in place from day one.
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Ongoing review
Continuous review of suitability, progress and outcomes.
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Our placements team will share availability, fit and arrange a visit.