A damning report by Ofsted raises concerns over the Shropshire children's home's treatment of children amid the Covid-19 pandemic as well as complaints about the "punitive" punishment of children.
In response to confirmed cases managers forced young children to isolate and eat their meals in their bedrooms for 10 days, inspectors found.
“Documents indicate that staff were proactive in keeping young children in their bedrooms and children were provided with little activity to occupy them.
“As the children and staff were isolating together, there was no justification for such restrictions of movement for young children,” the report state.
The home provides residential care for up to five children from the age of eight who have suffered early childhood trauma.
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