Company Website: www.closer2homeltd.co.uk
Contact: Alan Foster
Position: Managing Director
Telephone: 07946731631
Email: alan@closer2homeltd.co.uk

Type of Provision: EBD
Total number of children’s homes & other services: 1
Total number of registered beds: 4 (Currently Full)
Age range on admission: 10-17 years

The company was formed in 2017 to provide supported accommodation. In 2021, we decided to change our emphasis to looking after younger children.

We aim to create a safe and nurturing environment; enabling children and young people to recover from past trauma and grow to achieve their full potential. We provide an outstanding quality of care for a child/ young person or sibling group who, for whatever reason, are unable to live with their own families.

We aim to provide the highest quality of care which allows children and young people to feel safe and valued. We will support children and young people to learn about and process their life story and to develop their sense of self, whilst also supporting them to identify goals and prepare them for their future. Our objective is to develop the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of the children and young people in our care.

The company ethos is one of attachment and trauma informed approaches. We work with a therapeutic parenting approach based on the principles of Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP). Carers are trained to look after children and young people with an attitude of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE). This approach recognises the impact that trauma has on child development and provides a basis for developing attachment security through consistent and attuned approaches.