The following year, Atkins started caring for disturbed children in her own home, and in 1987 she was offered free use of Gyde House, an Edwardian mansion in the Cotswolds which had more recently been used as an orphanage.
The following year, despite having no training or education in the field, Atkins started caring for disturbed children in her own home. In 1987 she was offered free use of Gyde House, an Edwardian mansion in the Cotswolds which had more recently been used as an orphanage.