At K & G Care we believe that the benefits of receiving quality care continue into adulthood, and research shows that it gives children and young people the best start in life by improving their emotional and social development and can have a positive impact on educational attainment and on achieving their full potential in life.
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About Us
K & G Care Ltd was created by qualified professionals who have acquired skills and qualifications and have in depth understanding of children in care. We have worked with children in care for over 20 years, and this first-hand experience has given us a concrete knowledge base to work with children within the care system.
Our core values are embedded in the belief that it takes a community and a family environment to support and raise children and young people into adulthood. Our aim is to create a home from home living experience and whilst we know that nothing can replace home, we strive to create a homely environment that provides that nurture and warmth all children and young people need.
Our homes are just that 'a home'. It is not a working environment. You cannot tell that the home is any different from the homes down the same street within the community.
Directors - Gulshin and Kellie both come from a social work background working in the sector for nearly 20 years. During our time working with looked after children we felt that we wanted to offer a home for children and young people that gave them the best opportunities in life whilst they are away from their families. We recognise that no child wants to be away from their family, but at times due to different circumstances this is not possible. However, we wanted them to still feel that they live in a homely environment where they can relax and feel supported by a team who act and feel like one big family.
We set up our first children's home at Apple Tree House in 2017 to care for children with emotional needs and challenging behaviours. We offer a service that will ensure that each child/young person in our care achieves their full potential in life and they build on their independent living skills ready for adulthood. We aim to provide individual care packages in a therapeutic environment and have highly dedicated and experienced staff members to empower children and young people to reach adulthood, choose their path in life, build on their self-esteem and confidence and realise that they can achieve. In mid 2024 we were thrilled to open our second home, Cherry Tree House and we're excited to welcome more young adults into our family.
Our Facilities
Our homes are decorated and furnished to a standard which creates a pleasant domestic environment, appropriate to the number, gender mix, disability, age, culture and ethnic background of the children being accommodated.
Each child has a double bedroom with a double bed, and is fully furnished. We also support our young people to personalise and decorate their rooms to create a personal space they feel happy with.
We have facilities for our young people to study at the home where they can have some quiet time, and have access to a variety of books and study materials.
Our homes have large gardens where we have plenty of activities going on, such as a trampoline, football goals, We have a chicken coup, and a vegetable patch where children can learn to care for animals and grow their favourite fruit and vegetables. We are in a semi rural environment and close to places such as Sherwood forest a wide range of outdoor activities. We are also close to several towns and cities such as Lincoln and Nottingham.
In our chill out zone young people have access to a wide screen TV, a laptop, computer and console games. They can chill and watch a film, play on the XBOX or play a game of cards or a board game with staff. This zone also has areas for young people to focus on their hobbies and other activities that they are interested in, with plenty of arts and crafts available.
We have a culture evening once a month where the young people are able to explore and celebrate different cultures, try different foods, and learn about religious and cultural events.
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We were honoured to have a visit from our local MP for Bassetlaw Jo White who came to see Cherry Tree House. We were able to discuss some barriers regarding educating our young people, and our proposed plan to try and address those barriers to support them in accessing education.
Kellie is a finalist for the Dedicated Director Award (South & Midlands). A huge thank you to the team for this unexpected and appreciated nomination. I'm also incredibly grateful to everyone for their hard work. Your dedication has played a key role in driving our progress and inspiring us to provide the best care possible for our young people. We truly value and appreciate your commitment.
This year to celebrate halloween we have had a special guest appearance from our one and only Ashton 'saurus' at Cherry Tree House.
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This year's annual summer team day for the staff and young people went well and everyone had lots of fun.. We like to spend the day together as one big family with the children we care for every year.
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We have had a recent Ofsted inspection at Apple Tree House on 4th September 2024 and we are proud to receive a grading of GOOD in all areas. This is an amazing achievement after all the hard work that has been going on to transition from one home to two homes, and the changes in staffing levels. Great job and a big thank you to our management team Amy and Charlea and a big thank you to our RI Renee for everything you have done over the past 6 months.
Healthy Eating Week is an annual program that takes place in September to encourage our workers and young people to eat healthily and sustainably.
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We are proud to report that we were nominated again this year and we had 4 finalists in the CYP Awards 2024...
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One of managers, Syreeta has been nominated as a finalist for the Children's Homes Leader Award at the Children's Home's Quality Awards. The CYP Awards and the Children's Home's Quality are important and close to our hearts as they enable us all to celebrate the outstanding work and contributions that people in our sector provide, and they help inspire others.
On the 5th June 2024 it was World Environment Day. This year's World Environment Day campaign focused on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan "Our land. Our future'.
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They say that dogs are the truest of friends, and we all know how important it is to have one of those!! So please welcome our newest member of the K & G Care family, and say Hello to Koda the support dog that will be visiting Apple Tree House on a regular basis. Thanks to Apple Tree's manager, Amy who owns Koda and kindly brings her in for the young people to spend some time with her and take her for some nice long walks. Although I am not sure how much work Amy expects to get done with Koda around as we are all busy queuing up to give her a cuddle.
Every day is a learning day here at K & G Care!! Alongside our busy training schedule, on the 30th May we had some 'County Lines and Street Crimes' training with the renowned expert Dean Coady OBE SRMC.
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In May we had a visit from Fireman Dave and his fire engine, who came to Apple Tree House. Dave talked to the young people about fire safety...
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In February 2024 we were thrilled to welcome our new Responsible Individual, Renee Askew to the K&G Care Family. Renee has a wealth of experience in working with children in her many roles over the past 25 years. She has a long background of working within children's social care as a social worker and social work manager (to name but a few roles) and has a passion for improving outcomes for young people in care. We look forward to working alongside Renee in growing our K&G Care family.
Can 2023 get any better!!! We have done amazingly well at The National CYP Awards night in October at the ICC Birmingham!!
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We are delighted to share with everyone that we have been awarded an OUTSTANDING grading in our most recent inspection. Please see our inspection report for further information. We couldn't have achieved this without our amazing team. We would like to thank everyone in the K & G Care family for all their hard work and dedication, we are truly blessed to have each and every one of you.
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At K & G Care, we prioritize our employees' well-being. Recognizing the importance of good health in every aspect of our lives, we've introduced a new Private Health Care Scheme, Select Key Insurance from Bupa, available to all our committed staff.
We are proud to support a local charity in Nottingham AKA Health, Wealth and Oneness who are doing great work within the local community supporting children and families, getting people supported, active and educated.
We held our first ever 'Apple Fest' to raise donations for our chosen charities on 2nd September 2023.
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Our Deputy Manager, Syreeta Bromley, is a finalist in two prestigious categories this year: The Social Care Leadership Awards in the Executive Children & Young People Leader Category and The National C&YP Awards in The Frontline Leader Category. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Syreeta for her exceptional care and dedication to our team.
The Apple Tree House team is a finalist for The National C&YP Awards - The Children's Home Team (Central) Award. We extend our gratitude to the entire team for their dedicated efforts over the past year, our manager Anthony Howell for his leadership, and our deputy Syreeta Bromley for her creativity and dedication.
We are now a registered C-Card unit. The C Card scheme is a free condom and sexual health service for young people aged 13-25. We hope that we can encourage and support all young people to access this service if needed.
We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting Centre Point as our chosen charity.
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26/01/23 A massive thank you to all our hard working and passionate staff, we certainly couldn't do it without you all. Unfortunately, we narrowly missed out on an Outstanding grading.
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Interested in joining our Team?
K & G Care Ltd are a small organisation that have been delivering a high standard of residential care for several years and currently operates one children's home in the Nottinghamshire which is rated as "Outstanding" by Ofsted and we plan to progress and open home number 2 in the near future. We strive to achieve outstanding care for children and young people and to do that we need to look after and care for our staff team.
We invest in all of our employees by providing a full programme of mandatory and specialist training for the role which starts with a full Induction and includes an introduction to the company's ethos and values, outlines individual roles and responsibilities. We provide opportunities for ongoing professional development and career progression. Other benefits to working within the K & G Care family:
We strive to support, educate and care for our young adults to make a difference. Together we can make an impact.
Knightsbridge House, Rooley Lane
Bradford, BD4 7SQ
info@kandgcare.co.uk
01636 822455
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