Cedar House

Welcome to Cedar House

Our purpose is to provide a Registered Children’s Home who offer outstanding support to some of the most vulnerable young people whom, display social, emotional and challenging behaviours/ complex needs. We will give every young person courtesy and respect and work in conjunction with local authorities to deliver a range of support and other specialist services, whilst ensuring the best possible outcomes for each young person. We benefit from a wealth of experience within our staff team, which will allow our young people the opportunity to thrive and develop by realising their potential, whilst being happy and feeling valued and loved as every child deserves.

Team At Cedar House

David Kitcher

David Kitcher

Registered Home Manager

Hi, I’m Dave and I am the Registered Manager of Cedar House. I have worked in Residential Child Care for almost 23 years, holding most positions in that time, including Night Care Worker and Registered Manager. I am also a Systemic Practitioner, having completed intermediate training in Family Therapy, as well as Level 2 in Dyadic Developmental Practice.

I believe attachment relationships are central and at the core of everything we do to support and care for children and young people, and with consistency and time, I have observed positive changes and outcomes occur in young people’s lives.

James McMahon

James McMahon

Deputy Home Manager

Hi, I’m Jayme and I’m the deputy manager at Cedar House. I’ve worked with children and young people for over 4 years now, working in a couple of different homes with various children in various roles, in this time achieving my Level 3 in Residential Care & my Level 5 in Leadership and Management, I have gained a lot of understanding, experience and compassion which I aim to share with any child within my care and equally the team around me.

I am passionate about providing an environment that is focused on each person’s individual needs, an environment where each child can grow, reach their full potential, and feel supported and cared for by all.

What We Offer At Cedar House

As part of our accomodation we offer a number of services to our residents.

Providing A High Standard Of Accommodation For Up To Two Young People Between 8-17yrs

Specialising In Supporting Children & Young People with Complex Needs, Who May Have Experienced Early Childhood Traumas

24/7 Support by a Skilled & Trained Team

Ofsted Registered Children's Home

All our Children & Young People will have the opportunity to complete accredited AQA Awards

All our team are able to use the Outcome Star to evidence how are Young People are progressing and areas for development

Welcoming & Homely Environment

Furnished Double Bedrooms Where Young People Are Encouraged To Personalise And Make Their Own

Providing Stimulating Activities

Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Spotify & WIFI

Access To In-House Psychologist And Weekly Session With Our Qualified Counsellor

Personalised Memory Books Made To Record Our Young People’s Time At Cedar House

Team Members Receive Monthly Clinical Supervision

Providing Tailored Support For Each Individual Young Person

Holidays & Days Out – Thorpe Park, Beach Days, London. Zoo's

Frequently Asked Questions

Please see below some of our more frequently asked questions, if you have anything that isn't mentioned below, please feel free to contact us directly.

Ofsted inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people. Ofsted’s role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and care services in England do so to a high standard for children and young people.

Cedar House provides a high standard of accommodation for up to two young people, male or female, aged 8-17yrs with emotional and behavioural or complex needs.

The purpose of the home is to provide support to young people in a holistic, safe, stimulating and supportive environment where young people can live, learn and develop. If you would like to discuss a referral for a young person please email info@libreliving.co.uk

The team at Cedar House will be happy to discuss this with you, we work closely with Social services across the country and conduct a throughout Impact risk assessment to ensure we can meet the needs of the young people in our care.

Yes, All our Young People with have an allocated Key Worker who will support them and ensure they are getting everything they need. This does not mean you cannot discuss things with the rest of the team as we are all here to support the Young People in our care. We want Cedar House to be a safe place you call home.

Regulation 44 visitors are independent persons, who visit a children’s residential home on a monthly basis. It is the role of a Reg 44 Visitor to write a report about the conduct of the home; about how it is being run. Visitors have to check records and also check if children are being kept safe.

We LOVE pets at Libre Living, Therefor small pets may be permitted, for example a hamster, Rabbit. Guinea Pig or fish. Unfortunately we do not allow cats or dogs, However Dogs can come visit the home depending on a risk assessment.

  • Bournemouth and Poole college (Lansdowne and Poole campuses)
  • The Bourne Academy
  • Brockenhurst College
  • Kingston Maurward
  • Paragon Skills (various apprenticeships, https//paragonskills.co.uk/get-qualified/sectors-and-apprenticeships)
  • Private tutoring
  • Bishop of Winchester School
  • Avonbourne School for Girls
  • St Peters School & Many more in the local area

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Get In Touch

If you are interested in Cedar House please fill out the form or use the details below, or else to make a general enquiry please contact us here:

Email: info@libreliving.co.uk
Phone: 01202 512603