"This home first opened in 1936, when it occupied more ground than it currently does. However, the number of referrals from Liverpool social services has been going down and down.
"Agencies involved in caring for children have always recognised that the best place for a child to be brought up is within a family, rather than a residential centre.
"Strawberry Field has served children and young people well over the years in providing accommodation and support for the future.
"I would say we are responding to our own age, just as The Beatles were responding to theirs.
"Nothing has been ruled in or out as regards the future of the site. It's a blank sheet.
"In the meantime, we will continue to own the site and the building."
The home currently has 26 permanent staff - including a centre manager, assistants and project workers - and four relief staff.
Bryan Wallace has worked at the home for 3 1 / 2 years, of which the past 15 months have been as centre manager.
He said: "The home caters for a broad spectrum of children with emotional or behavioural difficulties, either short-term or long-term. We also act as a medium-term residential unit where children come in for one or two weekends a month as a way of support so they don't go into the care system.
