This website would like to store cookies on your computer. We use cookies to make the site and your experience better. Learn more Got it! Healing Hurt Minds Who we are We are Childhood First, a charity for severely traumatised children. We provide specialist 24/7 treatment and therapeutic education for children with complex psychological, emotional and behavioural needs. We have five residential children’s homes, a special school and a therapeutic fostering service. Follow Childhood First Make a referral now Donate now Refer a Child Childhood First is a children’s charity providing outstanding residential care, foster care and special education, integrated with effective therapeutic treatment, to children and young people affected by abuse, neglect and deprivation. Make a Referral Integrated Systemic Therapy Our unique and effective approach has been developed over half a century and is known as Integrated Systemic Therapy (iST). It transforms young lives, delivering unparalleled success in the treatment of children and young people suffering serious emotional and behavioural disturbance. Find out more Work with Us Whether you are seeking to work hands-on with our children as a care worker or as a member of our administrative team – we are able to offer you a life-changing and rewarding career path. We recruit people who work collectively to positively impact the lives of the children we care for. Career Opportunities Support Us The funds we secure from our generous benefactors and trusts are absolutely essential in enabling us to build more beds and develop our services to meet the increasing demand from children in need of our specialist care. How you can Support Us Introducing our new CEO, Gary Yexley Following seventeen years as Chief Executive of Childhood First, Stephen Blunden is retiring. As we bid Stephen a fond farewell, we are thrilled to introduce to you his successor, Gary Yexley. Gary’s journey within Childhood First has taken him from working directly with the children as a Therapeutic Care-worker 26 years ago to now leading the charity as CEO. Please see this short video that was made, introducing Gary to colleagues across the organisation. Latest News Find out the latest news and what’s been going on at Childhood First. Themed weeks at Earthsea House! 11 October 2021 Read more Earthsea Summer Fête 11 October 2021 Read more See all our latest news Latest from Facebook About Us Therapeutic Values Our People Our History Our Finances Partnerships Privacy Policy Refer a Child Referral Forms Therapeutic Residential Therapeutic Fostering Therapeutic Education Success Stories Child Outcomes Foster Care Become a Foster Carer Already a Foster Carer? How to apply FAQ’s Support Us Donate Where your money goes Our Supporters Friends of Childhood First Challenge Events Corporate Partnerships Remember us in your Will Training Professional Training Careers Jobs News Latest News Credits Web design by TANK2 Photography by Jon Holloway Contact Childhood First, 210 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JX P - 020 7928 7388 E - enquiries@childhoodfirst.org.uk Connect with us Copyright © 2021 | Registered charity: 286909 Childhood First registered in England: 1708301 as a Company Limited by Guarantee