Nurturing • Inclusive • Committed • Honest • Empathetic
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Niche Homes
Our residential homes provide a safe, nurturing environment where young people receive personalised care and support to help them develop and thrive.
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Referrers and professionals
We are fully committed to creating heart-led, therapeutic homes that support each young person individually with whole-hearted acceptance.
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Work with us
We grow our team to provide world-class therapeutic care with full in-house training, a commitment to care and support everyone in bringing their best selves to our homes.
About Niche Care
At Niche Care, every young person deserves a safe place to land – a home where pressures ease, healing begins, and hope grows.
We don’t stand back; we walk alongside each young person as they face their past, find their strengths, and build a brighter future. What matters isn’t quick fixes, but daily love, care, and understanding.
Founded in 2025, Niche Care brings together two established Therapeutic Children’s Homes and their dedicated teams, united by one vision: to provide therapeutic care in homes that truly feel like home.
Education with Purpose
At Niche Care, education is shaped around the child, not a timetable. Young people aged 11–16 learn within our Homes with experienced teachers, working towards nationally recognised qualifications – including Functional Skills, GCSEs, ASDAN and AQA Unit Awards – at a pace that’s right for them.
As a registered exam centre, our young people can work towards their qualifications and sit exams in a familiar, supportive environment – without having to leave home. With a dedicated Home Tutor for every young person, education becomes part of daily life: not pressure, but possibility.
Stories of Change
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"The education department at Acorn Cottage is amazing. She had been through many different resources prior to placement at Acorn Cottage and it was difficult to find anything that worked for her, and difficult for her to focus on learning. I've never seen her so proud to show me anything after a review meeting."
Independent Reviewing Officer
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"Gable really go the extra mile for young people, staff persevere to support young people when they are struggling and this commitment was rewarded by an extremely positive transition for our young person."
Islington Children Services
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"The staff at Niche Care have transformed my son’s life. For the first time, he feels understood and supported in his education. The personalised approach has made all the difference."
Parent
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"During my time at Niche I have learned how to work therapeutically with young people by creating a safe, consistent and non-judgmental space where they feel heard, valued and understood."
Jess, Youth Mentor
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