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The Pines

The team at The Pines
Croeso, welcome to your home. This is a home where you will be cared for and be safe with a warm and friendly team around you. This is where you will aspire to fulfil your dreams, where you will have fun in your social world with people who genuinely care for you.
The team at The Pines

About The Pines
The Pines is a specialist children's home located in the beautiful Afan Valley, South Wales, providing medium- to long-term care for children and young people with learning disabilities, neurodiverse needs and complex health requirements. We support children with a wide range of needs, including Prader-Willi Syndrome, ADHD, physical disabilities and complex communication needs, including those who are non-verbal. Our nurturing, relationship-based approach combines high levels of warmth, structure and consistency, enabling children to feel safe, develop trusting relationships and achieve positive outcomes. Working closely alongside our on-site education provision, Tarren School and Mill Haven School, we provide integrated care and education tailored to each child's individual needs.
Children aged 10–18 at admission with a diagnosed learning disability, autism, global developmental delay or specific needs such as Prader-Willi Syndrome who benefit from a protected, well-matched and thoughtfully planned placement.
Aims and ethos
The HEART care model comes to life at The Pines through warm, consistent relationships, predictable routines and a therapeutic environment built around each child’s needs.
The home & location. A spacious home in the scenic village of Croeserw, with large gardens, scenic walks, a cinema room, soft play and multi-function rooms rural yet within reach of Maesteg, Neath, Port Talbot, Swansea and Cardiff.

Therapeutic care
Trauma-informed, relationship-based care with consistent staff and predictable routines that help children feel safe and settled.
Find out moreEducation
Close partnerships with local schools and VAL's Community specialist schools so learning continues seamlessly between school and home.
Find out moreEveryday life
Hobbies, days out, family time and the small daily moments that build confidence, independence and happy childhoods.
Find out moreAges
10–18
Regulation
Ofsted Good
Life at The Pines
A peek inside our home — the spaces our young people enjoy every day.
Contact The Pines
Enquire about a placement
Talk to our placements team about availability at The Pines and arranging a visit.
