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Prestigious Awards For Reading Children's Home Operator


Calcot Services for children and its managing director Rachel Redgwell have been recognised at the Children & Young People Awards 2020.

Prestigious Awards For Reading Children's Home Operator


"This is a real honour, both personally and for Harvinder and Sukhbir but it is recognition of the whole team at Calcot."
Rachel Redgwell



Calcot Services for children and its managing director Rachel Redgwell have been recognised at the Children & Young People Awards 2020.

The unique awards, which were postponed last year due to the Covid pandemic, celebrate excellence in care for children, young people and families, showcase innovation and best practice in this area and pay tribute to those individuals or organisations who excel in quality care provision.

Owners Harvinder and Sukhbir Singh won the Care Employer Award (Independent) with the citation noting that ‘Harvinder and Sukkbir were excellent examples of caring, professional employers who demonstrated exceptional knowledge and compassion towards the young people and staff in their organisation.’

Calcot Services for Children opened its first residential childcare home 30 years ago. Harvinder and her husband Sukhbir were motivated to do this after seeing the homes available for looked-after children at the time, knowing that they could provide care for young, vulnerable children that was like a family home, not an institution.

Their work has positively impacted on the lives of 200 children and their families since that time. Harvinder and Sukhbir are also committed to the people who carry out the sometimes challenging but very rewarding work.

Rachel Redgwell was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Social Care. The nomination stated that Rachel is ‘extremely passionate and dedicated in changing the perceptions of looked after children and advocates regionally and nationally for positive changes to policy and legislation to support the rights and needs of children and young people. An inspiration to her team she has dedicated her time to supporting staff to become passionate professionals striving to achieve the best for the young people. Has supported the young people to create a THIS IS ME video that is used by the NHS as part of their training resources.’

All Calcot homes are currently rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Rachel said: “This is a real honour, both personally and for Harvinder and Sukhbir but it is recognition of the whole team at Calcot.

“Everyone’s efforts are fully focused on providing the very best care for the young people we look after and providing an environment that supports our staff to do the job to the best of their ability. It is very rewarding to receive independent acknowledgment of our efforts and I am very proud.”

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