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Children's residential care

Children's residential care in North East

5-18

On admission

Region

North East

Regulated by

Ofsted

Areas we serve

Across 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.

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.

About Children’s Residential Care

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Placement & pathways in North East

Information for placing teams

Placing social workers and commissioners can check current vacancies in the North East with the Keys referrals team. Every placement starts with an initial enquiry and a thorough assessment of the young person's needs before a suitable home is identified, with ongoing support once they move in. Staff are trained in the Keys Connect trauma-informed model

Refer to North East

Our placements team will talk through the young person’s needs and current availability across North East, usually the same working day.

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Support centred around each individual.

We call it Connected Support.

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