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Meadow House
A place of open air, unhurried days and gentle, consistent care, where children begin to find their breath again.
Where open spaces open minds.
There is something quietly powerful about a meadow. It doesn't rush, it changes with the seasons and it offers shelter and room to breathe. Meadow House takes its name and its spirit from that image.
The home is for young people at an early or more fragile stage of their journey. Many have lived through significant trauma, and their nervous systems need calm before they can begin to heal. So we slow things down, remove the noise and let children arrive at their own pace, emotionally as well as physically.
Every day draws on nature, routine and consistent relationships. It is structured enough to feel safe and open enough to feel free.
Calm, consistent and rooted in relationship
A therapeutic environment
The layout, rhythms and sensory feel of the house are all designed to support regulation. For many of our young people, home has not felt safe before. Here it does.
Nature as therapy
The garden, allotment and green spaces nearby are part of the therapeutic offer. Caring for living things teaches children that they can nurture and be nurtured.
Attachment-aware practice
Many children arrive with disrupted attachments. Our team is trained in attachment theory and shows it through presence, patience and consistency.
Keyworker relationships
Each young person has a dedicated keyworker who knows them deeply and advocates for them. That relationship is the anchor for everything else.
Sensory and regulation support
Dysregulation often begins in the body. Through movement, touch, sound and space, we help young people notice and manage how they feel.
A day at Meadow House
Routine is about safety. Knowing what comes next is something we can give every young person from the day they arrive.
- Morning
A warm breakfast together, time to wake at their own pace and a check-in with their keyworker. A calm, predictable start helps the whole day.
- Learning
In school, at a PRU or at home, with our education support worker helping in whatever form fits: formal, creative or practical.
- Outside
Time in the garden, on a walk or at the allotment, every single day. Nature restores in ways words often cannot.
- Mealtimes
We cook and eat together, and the table becomes a place for ordinary conversation. For many of our young people, shared meals are new.
- Afternoon
Art, music, craft or a structured therapeutic session. This is how many young people process and express what they feel.
- Evening
A warm drink, quiet time and a good-night conversation with a trusted adult, so that young people settle and feel safe through the night.
Growing things teaches children that they can grow too.
The nature programme is what makes Meadow House distinctive. Young people tend a vegetable garden from seed to harvest, watch the seasons turn and learn that everything has its time for waiting, growing and resting.
- Allotment and kitchen garden tended by the young people
- Wildlife spotting and nature journals
- Seasonal outdoor cooking
- Woodland walks and mindful outdoor sessions
- Caring for animals
- Forest school ideas built into everyday life
“The garden doesn't know what you've been through. It just grows with you. And somehow, that makes all the difference.”Meadow House care team
Learning at the right pace, with adults who show up.
Most young people arrive at Meadow House after disrupted schooling. We work with the local authority so that each child's Education, Health and Care Plan reflects their real needs and strengths, and our education support staff work alongside them at home while we find the right school or PRU.
Every member of staff has passed enhanced DBS checks and safer recruitment. The home is led by an experienced Registered Manager, supported by a Responsible Individual who provides oversight and governance.
- Trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
- Safeguarding and child protection
- Mental health awareness in residential care
- Nature-based therapeutic approaches
- Medication management and health care
Is Meadow House right for your young person?
Our referral team can talk through the young person's needs, share more about how we work and arrange a visit if appropriate.