Children's care homes in Leicester

Updated

Leicester has 2 children's care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 2 Good. Leicester council paid on average £1,062 a week for a residential care place and £1,306 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Leicester (99)

Leicester at a glance

2on this list

Official rating
  • Good2
  • 100% rated Good or Outstanding
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Leicester on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

How we rate care homes

2 children's care homes in Leicester

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Lutterworth View

Run by Heathcotes Care Limited

88 Lutterworth Road, Leicester, LE2 8PG
GoodCQC · Oct 2024
  • Residential
  • 8 beds
  • Children
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

An eight-bedroom Leicester home, Lutterworth View supports adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs through residential care. Its setting combines shared living with support for everyday achievements, confidence and independence.

The wider organisation also provides supported living and specialist nursing services, but this location is presented as a residential home.

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The Big House

Run by Woodleigh Healthcare Limited

135 Evington Lane, Leicester, LE5 5PS
GoodCQC · Apr 2022
  • Caring Requires improvement
  • Responsive Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Children
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Residential care home for 4 residents in Leicester, run by Woodleigh Healthcare Limited. Supports learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, younger adults and children.

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What to look for in children's care homes

  1. Strong safeguarding

    Strong safeguarding, staffing and behaviour-support arrangements.

  2. Links with education

    Links with education, health professionals and family or carers.

  3. Age-appropriate routines

    Age-appropriate routines, activities, privacy and preparation for moves.

Questions families ask

What should children's care homes offer?

Children’s residential services must combine safe care with education, development and family involvement. Check that the service is designed for the child’s age, needs and legal care plan.

How many children's care homes are there in Leicester?

2 children's care homes in Leicester are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

How much does a care home cost in Leicester?

Leicester council paid on average £1,062 a week for residential care and £1,306 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £2,066 and £1,225. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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