Ivydene was recently awarded an Ofsted "Good" rating!

We provide a caring, stable and nurturing home, in an informal atmosphere, catering for the needs of children and young people from 8 to 17 years of age on admittance. In consultation with local authorities we provide medium to long-term residential care. We are registered for 6 residential placements over both the main and annex buildings. 

We will consider requests for planned and emergency admission of children and young people of either gender, and we are registered to accommodate six young people at any given time.  We are able to provide care for Young people with emotional behavioral difficulties, dependent upon the needs of the young people already in placement. 

It is our aim to create an atmosphere within which the individual can feel safe to express themselves, find adults they feel able to approach and those that will accept them unreservedly as individuals in their own right.  As part of a wider strategy, active attempts are made to rescue the better aspect of the individual’s behaviour, to restart the natural process of growth and development, and equip them with the necessary skills to go on to be productive members of society.

Our main goal and philosophy at Ivydene Children’s Homes is to offer a structured, caring and nurturing environment in which all of the children’s individual needs are met. This provides them an opportunity to meet their full potential in all aspects of their life. We strive to instil a basic understanding of life skills in order for them to have a variety of options once they reach adulthood

Many children arrive at the home from disadvantaged and chaotic lifestyles; The home is set within an affluent area and this immediately takes away one obstacle faced by young people from impoverished backgrounds. The area being affluent has opportunities that may not be found in less disadvantaged areas. Crime is low in the area, as is Anti social behaviour. The area does not have a gang subculture and it appears that most of the school age children access the local High schools. We believe that by having the home in an affluent area we are able to offer the Children a safer lifestyle without overloaded access to negative influences within the community.