About

Children's residential care in North East

Keys supports children and young people placed by local authorities across Cheshire & Merseyside. Each home is registered with and inspected by Ofsted, the regulator for children's social care in England.

Homes provide spacious bedrooms, communal living areas, outdoor recreational space, educational resources, and dedicated therapeutic rooms. Placements can be single-occupancy or dual, and homes range from four to eight beds, giving placement teams choice across the county and the wider North East.

Locations

  • Northumberland
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Gateshead
  • Sunderland
  • County Durham
  • Darlington
  • Middlesbrough
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Hartlepool
  • Redcar and Cleveland

For children’s safety we describe the areas we support rather than naming individual children’s homes or addresses. We also accept referrals from beyond North East.

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Residential Care for Children

Warm, nurturing homes offering stability and trusted relationships when young people need it most.

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Tell us about the person and what they need, and our team will talk through availability and the next steps.

Connected Support

Support centred around each individual.

We call it Connected Support.

A network of Care, Education and Health services for children, young people and adults, seamlessly connecting specialist schools, alternative learning solutions, children’s homes, adult residential, supported living and health services and expertise.

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