Children's Home run by XYP Childcare Limited in Tameside

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 1 Registered provider: XYP Childcare Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered as a multi-building children’s home in July 2023. The manager registered as part of this registration.

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties, across up to three buildings under a single registration.

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Information about this children’s home

There were two children living in the home at the time of this visit.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

During an assurance inspection completed on 25 March 2025, serious and widespread concerns were identified. Ofsted issued two compliance notices under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

This monitoring visit was undertaken to monitor the provider’s compliance with these notices.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Since the previous inspection, leaders and managers have taken some action to improve the home environment. However, during this visit, inspectors identified that no action had been taken to remove a child’s bedroom blinds that could cause a potential risk. This was addressed with the manager, and action was taken during this visit.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

The manager’s monitoring of the home is poor. It is unclear if staff are familiar with crucial information about children, as documents are not always signed.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Risk management plans do not include key information relating to children. Strategies for staff to follow to minimise known risks are not clear, for example risks relating to self-harm, electronic cigarettes, and exploitation. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 2 During this visit, a child was seen with an electronic cigarette in his hand. This was not challenged by staff, and there is no risk assessment to include strategies about how to manage this risk.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Since the last inspection, there have been two safeguarding incidents. The quality of the incident recording is poor. In one incident, there were no reflections about staff practice and if they managed the incident appropriately. Records from another incident do not contain all relevant information. Following this incident, it is not clear what action was taken to reduce the risk of this happening again.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Staff have not attended specific training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities. This is despite the manager stating he is concerned about staff’s understanding regarding professional boundaries.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Leaders and managers do not inform Ofsted of all serious safeguarding incidents in line with regulation. Following this monitoring visit, a safeguarding notification was received. However, leaders and managers had not shared this information during the visit.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

During this visit, the manager could not demonstrate how he tests out how staff are becoming more professionally curious. The manager spoke about how he is implementing new safeguarding workshops that will incorporate scenarios. However, this work has not been completed.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

The managers have implemented a new online recording system. The manager stated that this will give him improved oversight. However, during this visit, the manager was not able to find all relevant documents to demonstrate any improvements in his monitoring and review systems. This does not satisfy the regulator that these new systems are robust and effective.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Staff have attended further safeguarding training. They have completed a variety of training courses, for example exploitation, self-harm and missing from care. However, it is unclear how the manager has assured himself of what learning staff have understood and how this is improving their practice.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

It is Ofsted’s view that the provider has not taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices issued under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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Inspection date: 14 May 2025

Requirements from the last full inspection were not looked at as part of this visit and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/07/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/01/2024 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 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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*The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e)) 20 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 5 Leaders and managers must ensure that staff understand their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Risk management plans must be kept up to date and contain clear actions for staff to take in practice to reduce the risk of harm to children.

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*The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires, and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications, and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(h))

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In particular, leaders and managers are to ensure that there are sufficient review and monitoring systems in place to review the quality of care provided in the home and identify learning opportunities from practice. 20 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 6 This is restated.

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children; and

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background; and

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(ix))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that care is delivered in line with the child’s individual and relevant plans.

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 20 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 7 In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children’s records are kept up to date and accurately detail the child’s journey through the home.

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keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives, and persons working at the home as the independent person requires; and

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to inspect the premises of the home and such of the home’s records (except for a child’s case records unless the child and the child’s placing authority consent) as the independent person requires.

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The independent person must produce a report about a visit ("the independent person’s report") which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether—

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children are effectively safeguarded; and

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the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being.

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The independent person’s report may recommend actions that the registered person may take in relation to the home and timescales within which the registered person must consider whether or not to take those actions. (Regulation 44 (1) (2)(a)(b) (4)(a)(b) (5)) 20 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 8 In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that the independent person is supported to gather relevant information and identify any shortfalls in practice. Leaders and managers must ensure that action is taken to address any actions identified.

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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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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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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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understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children;

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are provided with supervision and support to enable them to understand and manage their own feelings and responses to 20 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2719899 9 the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same;

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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)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(ix)(x)(b))

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In particular, staff must ensure that children are helped to understand what acceptable behaviour is.

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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;

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

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In particular, the manager must ensure that all serious incidents are notified to the regulator. 20 July 2025

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*These requirements are subject of a compliance notice.

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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: 2719899 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 43 Stamford Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL5 0BG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Philip Hogan-Birse

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Inspectors

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