Located in a quiet residential area in Lancashire, Highfield is a nurturing children’s home for up to two young people. We support young people aged 8 to 18 years with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD).
Supporting the needs of the young people
At Highfield, we pride ourselves on matching our young people appropriately, maintaining meaningful and long-term placements. Our ambition is to provide an accepting, welcoming and homely environment where we encourage our young people to achieve and thrive.
The children’s home has a strong focus on building self-esteem, confidence, achieving positive outcomes and developing the skills required for young people to successfully transition to further independence and adult life.
Service summary
The range of services and facilities available at Highfield includes:
- A safe and homely environment
- Accommodation comprising of 2 bedrooms, which the young people are encouraged to personalise
- A range of facilities including a homely living room, kitchen, dining room, cinema room, conservatory and spacious private garden complete with patio
- Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted
- 1:1 staffing
- Individualised care plans and a focus on developing daily living skills
- A well-qualified and experienced staff team
- Dedicated in-house therapist who offers individual therapeutic support
- A wide range of planned on-site and community-based activities
- Waking night supervision