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Children's residential care

Children's residential care in South East

Places Available

5-18

On admission

Region

South East

Regulated by

Ofsted

Areas we serve

Across South East

West Berkshire Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes South Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire Surrey Heath Mid Sussex Brighton and Hove East Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton Isle of Wight Ashford Canterbury Dartford Dover Folkestone and Hythe Gravesham Maidstone Sevenoaks Swale Thanet Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells

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 South East.

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For Professionals

Placement & pathways in South East

Information for placing teams

Placing social workers and commissioners can check current vacancies in the South 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 South East

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

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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