• Short Term Placement- up to three months 
Emergency / Unplanned: For young people experiencing family breakdown, foster care breakdown or remand to Local Authority care by courts.
• Medium Term Placement – three months to one year 
Planned Placement which extends beyond three months: The engagement and focus of this placement is to provide the young person with a supportive learning environment whereby they can meet the outcomes identified as part of their care and pathway plan. There is also a focus on transitional planning that leads beyond the young person’s 17th birthday and prepares them to develop skills ready for independent living.
• Long Term Placements- one year plus 
Planned placements beyond one year- additional services offered to young people who have been accommodated for over one year and require longer term placements and transitional support services into independent living.