1:2
Staffing ratio
At least one adult to two young people during the day, with waking night staff in both the main house and the annex.
Residential care
Residential Care
An Ofsted-registered children's home for up to five young people aged 13–15 — the 4+1 model — built around stability, education, and trauma-informed practice.
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The Commitments
How the Home Is Run
The operating model that sits behind the warm, familiar feel of the home.
4+1
Placement model
Four young people in the main house and one in the self-contained annex — flexibility for matching and lower-stimulation needs.
Reg 44
Independent monthly visits
Plus a six-monthly Regulation 45 Quality of Care Review by the Registered Manager.
Is Lunar Care Right for This Young Person?
We specialise in supporting young people with complex needs who benefit from stability, consistency, and a strengths-based approach.
We're Often a Good Fit For
- Young people aged 13–15 who would benefit from a small, stable group living environment.
- Those with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), autism spectrum condition, or learning disabilities.
- Young people who have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and need consistency.
- Those who would benefit from a lower-stimulation annex space within a wider home.
We May Not Be the Best Fit When
- The young person is outside the 13–15 age range at the point of admission.
- Secure accommodation or restriction of liberty is required.
- There is a high and unmanaged risk of serious violence or persistent high-risk offending behaviour.
- Acute clinical or psychiatric intervention is the primary need.
A Journey
The First 30 Days
We focus on helping young people feel safe, understood, and settled before we start working on bigger goals.
Week 1
Arrival and Welcome
Making sure the young person feels safe, with consistent staff faces from day one.
Week 2
Getting to Know Each Other
Understanding their story, their preferences, and what makes them feel comfortable.
Weeks 3-4
Building Routine
Establishing predictable daily rhythms while identifying strengths and interests.
Overview
What We Provide
Comprehensive support across all areas of a young person's life — held together by individual care plans, individual behaviour support plans, and key work that gives young people a real say in how they're cared for.
- Individual care & behaviour support plans
- Weekly key work sessions
- Weekly house meetings
- PEP coordination with Virtual School
- Health: GP, dental, optician, CAMHS
- Daily structured routines
Our Philosophy
Our Care Model.
Trauma-informed, relationship-based, neurodiversity-aware — with recognised therapeutic frameworks woven into everyday practice, not reserved for formal interventions.
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PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) underpins how staff interact with young people every day.
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Positive Behaviour Support means we look for the function behind behaviour and respond proactively, with individual plans for each young person.
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Team Teach (or equivalent) gives staff de-escalation skills first; physical intervention is a last resort, recorded and reviewed.
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Restorative conversations after incidents — focused on understanding impact and repairing relationships, not punishment.
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A 'You said, we did' approach makes feedback from young people visible in the way the home is run.
Why Choose Us
What Sets Lunar Care Apart
Three things placing teams consistently want to know more about — beyond the brochure copy.
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The 4+1 Model
A four-bed main house plus a self-contained one-bed annex. The smaller scale supports careful matching, and the annex offers a lower-stimulation option without sacrificing the stability of the wider group.
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Education-Led Leadership
The home is led by people whose backgrounds are in education and pastoral leadership in Enfield. That shows up in PEP engagement, school partnerships, and a refusal to accept the narrative that young people in care should achieve less.
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Local Placements by Design
We prioritise placements within the London Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas, so young people can stay connected to family, school, and community — the things that genuinely make placements stick.
Questions
Common Questions
Answers for social workers, families, and commissioning teams.
Q. What age range do you support?
We are registered for young people aged 13–15 on a mixed-gender basis. The home accommodates up to five young people — four in the main house and one in a self-contained annex.
Q. Who do you specialise in supporting?
Young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), autism spectrum condition, and learning disabilities. Our care model is trauma-informed, relationship-based, and neurodiversity-aware.
Q. How do you handle education?
Education is a core priority. We work in partnership with the Virtual School Head, Personal Education Plan (PEP) reviews, and the young person's school — mainstream, alternative, or specialist — to keep attendance, engagement, and attainment on track.
Q. How is the home regulated?
Lunar Care is an Ofsted-registered children's home, operating under the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the associated Quality Standards. Independent monthly Regulation 44 visits and six-monthly Regulation 45 reviews provide ongoing scrutiny.
Q. How do referrals work?
Referrals come through placing local authorities. Each referral is reviewed by the Registered Manager against the young person's needs, presenting risks, and the existing group dynamic — and only accepted where we are confident we can meet the need safely.
Q. How do you involve families?
Where it is safe and in the young person's care plan, we actively support family contact — practically and emotionally — and keep families informed about progress.
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Explore the Home and Our Approach
More on the environment we've built and how we work with placing teams.
Talk With Us
Talk With Our Residential Care Team.
We're happy to talk through whether Lunar Care is the right fit for a young person in your care.
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Address
London Borough of Enfield