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Considering residential care for your child is never easy. Whether you’ve reached this point after professional advice or a difficult period at home, we want you to know that Nwando Care provides safe, calm, and caring homes where children are understood, supported and nurtured.
Our residential homes support children aged 8 to 17 with emotional, behavioural or neurodevelopmental needs — including autism, ADHD, trauma and disrupted placements. We work closely with you and your child’s social worker to make the process as positive and supported as possible.
A children’s residential home is a small, registered home where trained care professionals provide 24/7 support. Our homes are:
Ofsted-registered and locally integrated
Small and welcoming, with high staff-to-child ratios
Designed to feel homely — not institutional
Children have structure, stability and fun. A typical day includes:
Morning routines and school or learning support
Daytime activities, including education or therapy
Evenings for meals, relaxation, reflection and social time
Weekends for family contact, outings, and hobbies
Your child’s safety is our highest priority:
All staff are trained in safeguarding and trauma-informed care
Each home has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Every child has a key worker who builds a trusting relationship
We welcome family input and review care plans regularly
Learn more on our Safeguarding & Quality page
We’ll keep you informed and included. You’ll be:
Invited to planning and review meetings
Updated via calls, emails or visits
Supported in maintaining contact through calls, video chats and in-person visits
Involved in discussions about routines, education and transitions
Read our FAQs for Families
Placements are usually made via your local authority. If Nwando Care is being considered:
We’ll support a pre-placement visit
You and your child can meet the team and see the home
A Welcome Plan is created, with space to personalise bedrooms and routines
See our referral process
If you’re unsure whether residential care is right for your child, we’re here to talk.
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“Seeing a child smile, laugh, or sleep peacefully again — that’s when we know it’s working.”
