"Three Counties provided exactly what this young person needed: calm, consistency, and strong communication. The placement has been stable and outcomes are improving."
Worcestershire
Herefordshire
Gloucestershire
A warm and welcoming home environment
Who We Are
Every child deserves to feel safe, heard, and valued.
Three Counties Children's Services was founded on a simple belief: every child deserves to feel safe, heard, and valued.
We provide small, nurturing residential homes in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire where children and young people can rebuild trust, experience stability, and begin to shape a future that feels hopeful again.
Our team is made up of calm, patient, and resilient adults who understand the impact of trauma and the importance of relationships. We don't expect children to fit into a service - we shape our service around the individual child.
Worcestershire
Herefordshire
Gloucestershire
Our Approach
Curiosity, Compassion, and Consistency
Children arrive with their own stories, strengths, and struggles. We respond with curiosity, compassion, and consistency. Our practice is guided by trauma-informed principles.
Safety First
Emotional, physical, and relational safety underpins everything we do. A child cannot learn or grow without first feeling safe.
Predictability Over Pressure
Routines that build trust rather than control. Consistency and predictability help children feel secure in their world.
Connection Before Correction
Behaviour is communication, and we listen. We seek to understand the message behind the behaviour before we respond.
Choice and Voice
Young people have genuine influence in their daily lives. We listen, include, and act on what they tell us matters to them.
Healing in Relationships
Positive, stable adults walking alongside each child. Healing happens in the context of safe, consistent relationships.
We work closely with therapeutic partners, social workers, families, and education providers to ensure each child's needs are understood and supported in a joined-up way.
Our Homes
Warm Spaces. Real Belonging.
Each of our homes is intentionally small and homely - not clinical, not institutional. We create warm spaces where children can relax, laugh, belong, and simply be themselves.
Personalised bedrooms reflecting each child's individuality
Communal areas for shared meals, movie nights and conversation
Calm, consistent environments that feel like home - not a service
Perrywood Lodge - front exterior
Shared kitchen and dining space
Calm and homely living area
Featured Home
Perrywood Lodge
Perrywood Lodge is a warm, four-bedroom residential home designed to provide safety, stability, and nurturing day-to-day care for children and young people.
The home offers a consistent routine, personalised bedrooms, and supportive shared spaces where young people can build trusted relationships, develop confidence, and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
- Four-bedroom home with personalised, child-led spaces
- Experienced trauma-informed care team on site 24/7
- Structured routines that support emotional regulation
- Close partnership with education, therapy, and social care teams
- Planned community activities to build independence and confidence
What We Offer
Wraparound Support for Every Child
Individualised Care Plans
Every child has a personal plan shaped around their experiences, strengths, hopes, and therapeutic needs. Goals are realistic, flexible, and built in partnership with the young person.
Therapeutic Support
Our staff are trained in trauma-informed practice, restorative approaches, and relationship-based care. External therapeutic professionals work alongside us to support emotional wellbeing.
Education & Learning
We advocate strongly for meaningful, stable education - whether in mainstream school, specialist provision, or personalised learning pathways. We celebrate progress in all its forms, not just academics.
Life Skills & Independence
From cooking and budgeting to social skills and self-care, we help young people grow in confidence and prepare for adulthood at a pace that feels right for them.
Family & Community Connections
Where safe and appropriate, we help children maintain or rebuild important relationships. Community involvement is encouraged so young people feel included, not isolated.
Our Team
More than professionals - safe adults who care.
Our staff are more than professionals - they are safe adults who show patience, empathy, and genuine care. Everyone receives ongoing training in trauma, attachment, neurodiversity, safeguarding, and de-escalation.
But more importantly, our team brings warmth, humour, and humanity to the work.
Trauma-Informed Practice
Attachment
Neurodiversity
Safeguarding
De-escalation
Restorative Approaches
"We believe healing begins when a young person realises they don't have to face things alone."Join Our Team
Our dedicated care team
Our Commitment
What We Promise Every Child
Seeing the child, not the label.
Responding to distress with understanding, not judgement.
Encouraging strengths rather than focusing on mistakes.
Providing stability, even when life feels chaotic.
Offering opportunities, choices, and second chances.
Staying consistent - especially when things are difficult.
We want every young person who comes through our doors to leave knowing they are capable, worthy, and cared for.
Client Testimonials
Trusted by Partners and Families
Feedback from professionals and families who have worked closely with our homes and care teams.
"The team is thoughtful, responsive, and genuinely child-centred. We always feel informed, and they work in true partnership with us."
"Our child felt welcomed from day one. The staff were warm and professional, and we could see confidence and emotional safety building week by week."
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Updates
Building Positive Outcomes Through Education Partnerships
How we work with schools and specialist providers to support each child through learning.
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Insight
Recruiting Safe, Consistent Adults: What We Look For
The qualities that matter most in our homes: patience, empathy, resilience, and consistency.
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Using Reflective Supervision to Support Better Decision-Making
How reflective conversations help teams stay thoughtful, connected, and clear in safeguarding decisions.
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