At Inkfish Care we are dedicated to setting a new benchmark in residential children’s services across England. Our mission is to provide the gold standard of care that can empower children to rebuild their lives free from exploitation.

We have developed the Inkfish 1-2-3 model to ensure each child receives personalised and comprehensive support:

1. Home: Each of our bespoke, Ofsted-registered homes is designed to accommodate no more than two children. This intimate setting fosters a sense of security and belonging, essential for healing and growth.
2. Children: By limiting occupancy to two children per home, we can offer tailored, focused care. This approach minimises potential conflicts and allows for the development of meaningful relationships between children and their caregivers.
3. Pathways: Our integrated care model encompasses three critical pathways:

• • Residential Care: Providing a safe and nurturing living environment.
  • Educational Support: A philosophy that regards education as the cornerstone to a healthy childhood and a commitment to supporting children in school.
  • Therapeutic Interventions: Utilising the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) to address trauma and promote mental well-being.

We are not just providing a service; we are championing a cause to transform residential children’s services and offer hope and healing to those who need it most.

At Inkfish Care we aim to offer the gold standard of residential services to children who have been subject to experiences that mean that they require care that goes beyond the ordinary.

We aim to offer resilient placements with consistent carers and wher children can develop a feeling of safety that allows meaningful work to be undertaken.  Direct work in the homes will focus on attachment building, understanding the child’s history and trauma and developing strategies to support both the development of healthy relationships and th skills needed for independent living.

Commissioning of Inkfish Care placements can be achieved through traditional DPS and Framework arrangements.  However, as a forward thinking organisation, we would seek to develop deeper, more long-term oriented commissioning arrangements.  With this in mind we welcome the development of Regional Care Cooperatives and other initiatives that promote closer strategic ties between Inkfish Care as a provider of specialist children’s services and the commissioning bodies that engage us.