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Children's home · Social care

Birch Cottage

URN SC421197 · Lancaster

Inspection history (14)

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Lisa Gordon

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Outstanding
    Helped and protectedOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Justina Henry

  3. 9 Aug 2023

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Sarah Jackson

  4. 22 Sept 2022

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Claire Hobbs

  5. 18 Mar 2022

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Natalie Bennett

  6. 10 Jun 2021

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    RI to be good
    Helped and protectedRI to be good
    Leadership and managementRI to be good

    Natalie Bennett

  7. 21 May 2019

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    RI to be good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate

    Elaine Clare

  8. 20 May 2019

    Social care assurance visit

    Gillian Walters

  9. 7 Aug 2018

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Elaine Clare

  10. 30 Aug 2017

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Elaine Clare

  11. 10 May 2017

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood
    Leadership and managementRI to be good
  12. 2 Feb 2017

    Social care interim inspection

    Charlie Bamber

  13. 26 Apr 2016

    Children's home inspection (SCCIF)

    Good
    Helped and protectedGood

    Charlie Bamber

  14. —

    Ofsted report

    Gillian Walters

Care provider

ABC Care and Education Ltd

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Details

URN
SC421197
Type
Children's home
Local authority
Lancaster
Region
North West
Address
LA5 9TG
Reports on record
14
Earliest report
26 Apr 2016

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