Children’s homes operated by Nottinghamshire County Council are struggling to recruit and keep staff despite recent assessments praising their work. The Conservative-led authority runs two homes for disabled children and three mainstream homes.
They include Caudwell House, in Southwell, which is a 12-bed residential home for disabled children, and the Big House in Edwinstowe, which provides support for up to 27 children with disabilities. Its mainstream houses include the three-bed Lyndene site, also in Edwinstowe, Oakhurst in Mansfield and West View, Pleasley, which are all rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted.
The council also has access to the national Clayfields site, in Stapleford, which provides secure care for up to 20 vulnerable or troubled youngsters. However, new council papers reveal there are currently “significant challenges” in filling vacancies and staffing the homes.
