NEST

Nurturing Environment, Safe and Trustworthy.

Each year, nearly 2,000 children enter care across the region, and it is the responsibility of local authorities to provide them with a safe, supportive home environment. Our team have experience across both statutory and non statutory roles within the social care sector. Many of these young people require the additional support that residential homes provide before transitioning to foster care. They also need access to local education to ensure stability, continuity, and the best opportunities for personal and academic growth.

The care we provide is underpinned by established therapeutic practice models.

We offer loving, nurturing homes for children aged 8 to 18, providing care and support for those with complex needs. Our homes are designed in a traditional family-style setting within local communities, ensuring a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where young people can thrive.

We offer short, medium or long term care.

Four young people in a bright kitchen, two women preparing food at the counter and two men having a discussion at the table with a laptop and tablets.

We care for young people who experience a range of difficulties.

  • Actions that are disruptive or difficult to manage, often used by children and young people to express unmet needs, emotions or distress.

  • A condition affecting focus, impulse control, and activity levels, which may lead to difficulties in school, relationships, and daily routines.

  • When children are manipulated, coerced, or forced into criminal activity for another person’s benefit, such as gangs or illegal trade.

  • A neurodevelopmental condition affecting communication, sensory processing, and social interaction, with strengths and challenges unique to each individual.

  • Potentially traumatic events in childhood—such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction—that can affect long-term health and development.

  • Difficulties forming healthy emotional bonds, often due to early neglect or inconsistent caregiving, affecting trust, relationships, and behaviour.

  • A pattern of persistent defiance, anger, and argumentative behaviour towards authority figures, beyond what is expected for age.

  • When a child or young person experiences several failed care placements, often due to unmet needs or behavioural and emotional challenges.

  • A form of abuse where children are groomed, manipulated, or forced into sexual activity in exchange for attention, gifts, money, or status.

  • Challenges in regulating emotions and behaviour, often linked to trauma, anxiety, or unmet emotional needs, impacting daily functioning.