Children’s Therapeutic Care Service

Who do we support?

We provide an alternative home for children and young people, predominantly aged 5-12, who are no longer able to live with their families.  Our care is progressive in nature-we know that there is not one type of child in care. Every child is unique, has a different story to tell with an individual set of basic human needs that must be met for them to develop and feel nurtured as a young person. 

Whilst in our care, we provide age-appropriate emotional and practical support tailored to match the needs of each child or young person. The individual needs of children and young people are at the forefront of YMCA’s Children’s Therapeutic Care Service.  Our priority is to provide a nurturing and caring environment that facilitates children and young people to have positive outcomes and fulfil their potential.

Services we offer

With the population of children in care increasing to the point where more than 1,400 children in Nottinghamshire find themselves in care, the need to address this growing problem has never been so important.

Our response to the concerns of people in our community was to design a new type of programme based around the family. Our small scale ‘family unit’ model has at its very heart the same aspirations for children in care that the majority of parents have for their own sons and daughters.

Furthermore, we realised the traditional larger ‘children’s homes’ model presents challenges that can prevent children from growing and developing into productive and positive members of their community. YMCA has considerable expertise in providing day camps, sports, family programmes, childcare and youth programmes in addition to youth health and fitness. Please note that in rare instances there are times when we cannot meet a young person’s needs through their referral.

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