Children's Home run by Barracare Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 1 Registered provider: Barracare Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns the home. It is registered to provide care for up to three children. The children may have complex emotional and social needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, three children were living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to review the compliance notices issued under regulation 6, 12 and 13, including the action taken by the provider and the progress made since the last visit.

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This monitoring visit

The home has undergone significant refurbishment throughout, including children’s bedrooms. The manager has also implemented better systems to make sure that improvements in the quality and cleanliness of the home are maintained. Children are now provided with a clean, homely and welcoming environment.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s plans have been reviewed. The manager has put in place new daily support plans that are individual to children and identify their needs. One staff member spoken to said, ‘The new plans provide a clear overview of each child, which helps me to better understand children’s needs.’

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This monitoring visit

The home’s managers and leaders have taken action to address shortfalls in safeguarding practice. Risk plans have been reviewed, and further training has been provided to ensure that staff understand their roles and responsibilities in protecting children. Staff spoken with can confidently talk about how they would manage a range of safeguarding scenarios and conflicts between children. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 2 Staff and managers have carried out focused and reflective direct work with children following incidents. This helps staff to better understand children’s experiences, and, because of this, children are helped to manage their behaviour and feelings.

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This monitoring visit

The manager’s review and oversight of incidents has improved. The manager has reviewed most incidents reflectively and, in doing so, has identified learning that has been used to improve and develop staff practice.

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This monitoring visit

When there are concerns about staff practice and allegations have been made, leaders and managers act to address these. However, the action taken is not in accordance with statutory guidance, resulting in significant delays when notifying safeguarding partners and Ofsted. The responsible individual took immediate action to address the shortfall by reviewing the safeguarding policy and further training was undertaken by managers.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held 21 May 2025. It was the decision at the case review that the compliance notices issued under regulation 6, 12 and 13 have been met. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/03/2025 Full Inadequate 19/10/2023 Full Good 10/01/2023 Full Good 23/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

Restraint in relation to a child is only permitted for the purpose of preventing—

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injury to any person (including the child);

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serious damage to the property of any person (including the child).

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Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.

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These Regulations do not prevent a child from being deprived of liberty where that deprivation is authorised in accordance with a court order.

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In particular, ensure that children are restrained in strict accordance with the regulation and the company’s policies. 2 June 2025

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour; 2 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 5 encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable;

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have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(xii)(xiii)(b))

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In particular, ensure that children are supported and guided to have a good relationship with each other and know that bullying is unacceptable.

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; 2 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 6 a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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(Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience.

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that all staff receive regular supervision, and that the supervision has a focus on the children and gives staff an opportunity to reflect on their work. 2 June 2025

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Recommendation

 The registered provider should ensure that when children wish to complain their complaints are taken seriously and responded to in line with the homes statement of purpose (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 22, paragraph 4.13)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Limes, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson BB9 9NL

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Inspector

Kimmy Feeley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2647022 8 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked-after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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