Woodlands Children‘s Home opened in May 2009 and is situated in a large detached house in Bolton-le-Sands, near Carnforth, set in attractive gardens with an attached paddock.

The Home accommodates up to seven young people, of either gender. The young people will usually be aged between eight and sixteen, although there will be some flexibility in this age range to take account of the individual’s developmental stage and cognitive functioning. The maximum age upon admission would be no older than fourteen years of age.

The purpose of the Home is to provide a therapeutically managed facility to meet the nurturing, management, social, emotional and moral needs of young people who are unable to live in a family context.

It is envisaged that the young people will live in the Home for at least two years; this is necessary in order to undertake therapeutic work to help the young person develop a sense of personal security and identify with consequent emotional and social development.

The Home caters for young people who are experiencing a range of difficulties including:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Specific Learning Difficulties
• Anxiety And Depression
• Challenging Behaviour
• Asperser’s Syndrome
• Moderate/General Learning Difficulties
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• Disaffected Learners
• Pathological Demand Avoidance

The Home was assessed as  "Good" following it’s first Ofsted inspection and "Outstanding" on its most recent inspection.

Education

The young people living at Woodlands will usually be educated at either Witherslack Hall School in Grange over Sands or Cedar House School in Kirkby Lonsdale.

Both schools have been assessed by Ofsted as providing "Outstanding" education and provide a wide range of nationally accredited courses including GCSE, ASDAN, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and John Muir Trust Award.

Staff from the Home work very closely with education based staff in order to provide an integrated package of education and care.

Accommodation

The Woodlands is situated in a large detached house in Bolton-le-Sands, near Carnforth set in attractive gardens with an attached paddock. and provides a high quality group living experience within a welcoming and warm domestic setting.

The ground floor of the Home consists of a large and comfortably furnished reception room, a second large living room a very large dining / kitchen, a downstairs toilet, and two bedrooms both of which are en-suite.

The first floor contains a further five bedrooms, all of which are en-suite and a separate bathroom. The second floor which is a staff only area contains a staff sleeping-in room, work room and Manager’s office in addition to a private bathroom for staff use.

All bedrooms are equipped with a colour television, DVD player, Sky TV, telephone point and internet access.

Externally there are attractive grounds consisting of formal flower beds a small lawn and a large paddock.

All young people living at the Woodlands have individual bedrooms and are encouraged to personalise their rooms to ensure opportunities to feel secure and comfortable are maximised.

Activities

All of the young people are given opportunities to access a wide range of leisure and social facilities in either a supported, semi-independent or independent manner. Within the locality there are a variety of facilities that the young people access and enjoy; shops, parks, fairground, beach and cinema in addition to activities that offer a more structured programme of events; sporting clubs, swimming pools and youth groups. The young people are fully involved in deciding which activities take place.

The Home is ideally situated to provide easy access to community facilities and is only a short walk from the village centre.