Atlantic House is our first home, with plans to grow to further homes across the region.
Atlantic House is a beautifully presented four-bedroom semi-detached property located in a pleasant, semi-rural location in Derby. The home boasts a newly decorated, spacious lounge, a modern fully-fitted kitchen and diner, a large private garden, and fully personalised bedrooms for each resident. Staff sleep-in facilities are fully integrated. The property is ideally positioned close to local schools, GPs, dentists, shopping facilities, and public transport networks, ensuring easy community integration.
Atlantic House is suitable for children and young people aged 8 to 18 who present with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), developmental attachment trauma, histories of placement disruption, and mild-to-moderate learning needs. We work proactively with young people experiencing school refusal, high anxiety, and emotional regulation difficulties.
We track, measure, and evidence tangible developmental outcomes to demonstrate the direct impact of our therapeutic placements.
We measure success by increases in school attendance, progress towards EHCP targets, and positive PEP review milestones, helping children transition successfully from school refusal to active learning.
Using clinical consultation and regulation tracking, we evidence progress through the child's improved co-regulation skills, self-advocacy, and reduction in emotional distress or crisis behaviors.
We focus on building secure attachments to minimize placement breakdowns. We track the longevity of each placement to demonstrate stability for children with high-instability backgrounds.
For older adolescents, we evaluate growth in practical life skills, including budgeting, cooking, self-care, and transition planning, preparing them for a smooth transition to adulthood.
We measure developmental impact through improved peer interactions, conflict resolution, and the restoration of safe, positive contact with family and the wider community.
We build strong partnerships with local authorities and placement teams through responsiveness, clinical governance, and transparent outcomes.
We acknowledge all enquiries within 2 hours and deliver a comprehensive group dynamic matching assessment within 24 hours of receiving the placement document pack.
Our detailed Group Dynamic Impact Assessments protect placement stability by ensuring compatibility between new and existing residents before making any placement offer.
We work in close partnership with social workers, SEND teams, and virtual schools to ensure care plans, EHCPs, and PEPs are fully integrated and actively reviewed.
We provide placement teams with regular, detailed progress reporting alongside immediate incident notifications, keeping commissioners fully informed at every stage.
We focus on tracking and demonstrating progress across key developmental indicators, delivering measurable impact and positive transitions for every child.
In cooperation with local authority requirements and commissioners, Blue Dolphin Care plans to establish two additional residential spaces inside Derbyshire.
Planning Stage
A proposed 2-bed residential property. Designed to mirror Atlantic House's trauma-informed environment and therapeutic framework. We will offer the same high-quality care to young people aged 8-18.
Scouting Stage
Proposed 3-bed residential children's home. Focusing on supporting EBD placements, complex trauma histories, and establishing independent transitions pathways for older adolescents aged 15-18.
Contact Shannon McKenna to discuss current vacancy statuses and referral matches.