What We Offer

At Libertas Children’s Home, we provide tailored, high-quality residential care for vulnerable children and young people aged 7 to 17 years, delivering safety, stability, and therapeutic support through a nurturing, homely environment. Our residential services are designed to support children with complex emotional, behavioural, social, and mental health needs by providing a structured yet flexible approach to care, education, and wellbeing.

Our Placement Options

We offer a range of care placements that reflect the varied and often urgent needs of the children we support:

• Emergency Placements – Immediate accommodation for children requiring urgent intervention and a safe, stabilising environment.
• Short-Term Placements – For young people who need care during transitional periods or pending long-term decisions.
• Medium-Term Placements – Structured placements supporting sustained development and progress.
• Solo Placements – Bespoke one-to-one placements for children who need a higher level of supervision, therapeutic support, or who may benefit from a quieter, more individualised setting before transitioning to group living or returning to family or community-based environments.

Our Mission at Libertas

At Libertas, we are committed to empowering each child to overcome adversity, develop practical life skills, and build emotional resilience. Our therapeutic and holistic approach supports young people in managing their social and emotional difficulties while preparing them for future independence.

We recognise that every child is unique, and therefore, all care packages are personalised, ensuring each child receives the targeted support they need to thrive emotionally, academically, and socially.

Education Provision

We strongly believe that access to the right education is essential to long-term success. All children placed at Libertas Children’s Home are enrolled in tailored educational programmes, either:

• Through our partnerships with specialist schools or colleges, or
• Via alternative education providers, offering flexible curriculums matched to individual learning levels, emotional needs, and cognitive capabilities.

Our goal is to reignite a love of learning and facilitate re-engagement with education as a vital part of each young person’s development.

Who We Support

Libertas is equipped to care for children and young people who may present with a wide range of complex and high-risk behaviours, including but not limited to:

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges
• Sexually Harmful Behaviour (SHB)
• Risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Moderate Learning Disabilities
• Attachment Disorders and Complex Trauma
• Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC), including Asperger’s
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Developmental Delay
• Past Offending or Anti-social Behaviour
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• Conduct Disorder (CD)

Therapeutic Support

Libertas provides integrated, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, either in-house or via established external professionals. All therapeutic input is embedded within the daily routine of the home, helping young people manage their emotions, develop coping strategies, and build emotional intelligence.

Some of the therapeutic modalities we offer include:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
• Play Therapy
• Art and Music Therapy
• Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT)
• Occupational Therapy

Therapeutic work is child-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive, ensuring interventions are as meaningful and effective as possible.

Activities and Life Skills Development

We believe personal growth extends beyond therapy and education. That’s why we support every young person to explore hobbies and interests that promote self-confidence, independence, and joy. Each child has access to a wide range of activities within and outside the home, which may include:

• Joining sports teams or youth clubs
• Engaging in outdoor adventure pursuits
• Learning vocational trades such as mechanics or carpentry
• Participating in creative arts or music programmes
• Preparing for driving theory and practical tests (where age-appropriate)

These experiences are embedded into individual care plans, and contribute significantly to each young person’s emotional regulation, social skill development, and long-term resilience.

Our Homes

Each Libertas Children’s Home has been carefully designed to feel safe, welcoming, and homely, balancing modern comfort with the specialist equipment required to meet complex care needs. Key features include:

• Single-occupancy bedrooms, most with en-suite facilities
• Communal lounges for group interaction and leisure time
• Spacious dining areas that encourage social mealtimes
• Sensory rooms and other bespoke therapeutic spaces
• On-site or visiting chefs, providing nutritious, child-friendly meals tailored to individual dietary requirements
• Access to sports and leisure equipment, promoting physical activity and healthy living

Our Team

At Libertas, our multidisciplinary staff are highly trained, dedicated professionals who share a deep commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children. Our team includes:

• Residential Support Workers (RSWs)
• Senior Practitioners
• Therapists and Clinical Consultants
• Educational Liaisons

We pride ourselves on our diverse staff profile, which reflects a range of backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, and life experiences providing the young people with positive role models and trusted adult relationships.

All staff undergo rigorous Safer Recruitment checks and are either qualified to QCF Level 3 in Children & Young People or enrolled to complete it within six months of employment.

Staff development is continuous, with mandatory and bespoke training in:

• Safeguarding and child protection
• Behavioural support and management (including restraint reduction)
• Mental health and trauma-informed care
• Cultural competence and equality
• Therapeutic communication and emotional literacy

We understand that well-supported staff provide better care, so we invest in regular supervision, reflective practice, and wellbeing initiatives.

Partnership Working

From the point of referral, Libertas works closely with local authorities, commissioners, families, guardians, and the young person to ensure a fully collaborative approach. Placement matching is conducted carefully, taking into account emotional needs, behavioural history, placement goals, and long-term planning.

Our commitment is to always deliver child-centred, outcome-focused residential care, underpinned by compassion, integrity, and professionalism.