Windows for Children’s Principals

We believe that children should be involved in all aspects of their care, and have a central role in any decision-making and/or care planning.

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We believe that all children have the right to grow up within family settings. We work with children to ensure they can manage and maintain a subsequent transition into a “family” setting.

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We believe residential care is often viewed as a “an anachronism, to be used only as a last resort” (Narey, M. (2016) Children's residential care in England: Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of children’s residential care in England, and the government's response, Department for Education.) but believe our therapeutic setting can intervene and alter a child’s fragmented trajectory.

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We believe that children should be safe from harm, feel safe from harm, and be able to develop, thrive and meet their full potential.

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We believe in the importance of relationship-based practice and providing children with a secure base to foster other positive relationships.

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We act in the best interests of each child, and promotes the child’s physical and mental health and well-being. We value a child-led, play-based therapeutic approach as we recognise that children do not necessarily have the verbal language necessary to engage in traditional psychodynamic therapy. We recognise that behaviour is a form of communication, and can provide insight into a child’s thoughts, feelings and inner world.