Ofsted Registered Residential Children’s Home In Berkshire
Willow Tree Children’s Services has a four-bedroom Ofsted registered residential children’s home in Berkshire.
Children’s Services
Children’s Residential Care and Support
With a GOOD rating from Ofsted, we are registered to support young people, aged between 11 and 17 years old, with diagnosed learning disabilities, who need additional support to lower their risks and vulnerability.
Our aim is to offer high-quality care within a homely and nurturing environment that meets the specific educational, physical, social, intellectual, and emotional needs of the children and young people placed with us. We aim to equip them with the knowledge and skills to allow them to make informed choices, and we encourage and support them to develop and move forward. Ultimately this may involve a return to a family setting or taking up a place in the wider community.
We provide young people with planned, whole-year care, with behaviour support plans when appropriate and individually tailored education and skills-based work programmes, working closely with our local schools and other external educational provisions.
Willow Tree Children’s Services works inclusively with service users, and typically support children and young people, of all genders, race, culture & ability, aged between 11 to 17, who:
- Have a diagnosed learning disability
- Have experienced family separation, neglect, abuse and trauma
- Have had patterns of exclusion from school
- Have a Statement of Special Educational Needs
- Display attachment difficulties and low self-esteem
- May have a confused, distorted view of life and present challenging, anti-social behaviour
- Have attachment disorders with parents, siblings and significant others
- May be fostered
- Subject of repeated placement breakdowns
- Have had issues with youth offending
- May have physical health needs
All work done by Willow Tree Children’s Services is delivered in-line with the requirements of The Children Act 1989, The Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 working together and associated stature & Guidance.
Our Children’s Services
Kind Words
Rarely as a semi-independent accommodation and service provider do we gain an insight into the lived experience of a young person. The information provided by Willow Tree Children’s Services such as the baseline needs assessment and various risk assessments were detailed covering a significant amount of information. The information was nuanced and sensitive with supporting evidence arising from incidents rather than generic scenarios.
On a consistent basis my organisation has placed reliance on both the quality and breadth of information provided by WTCS which has enabled us to assess whether the behaviours exhibited by the young person were isolated or a pattern. The information provided has helped to fill the gaps and act as a catalyst for professional enquiry and judgement.
I take this opportunity, on behalf of all colleagues at my organisation, to thank WTCS for the excellent work they have produced.
A C-T | Managing Director - Semi-Independent Social Care Provider
