A childrens home is a large house were childrens and young people live to gether as group with professional staff to look a fter them. Children's home.aim is to ensure that the needs of children are met when they can not live with thire own family they are a place for children to develop and grow,as well as providing food,sheiter and space for play and ieisure in a caring enviroment childrens homes look after children with many different needs.when children and young people come live in a childrens home they will have a care plan.their care plan says why a child is living in residential care .what is supposed to happen at the end.