Children's home run by Progressive Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 1 Registered Provider: Progressive Care 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 is owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for up to four children who may have social and emotional difficulties. There were two children living in the home at the time of this visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2024.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 12 and 13 May 2025 due to significant concerns that children were not effectively safeguarded. Children’s experiences were poor, and they were not making progress. On 14 May 2025, the provider was restricted from moving children into the home due to the concerns identified. Furthermore, compliance notices were issued to the provider relating to regulations 12 and 13. This visit was to monitor the actions taken to meet the steps within these compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of this inspection, the registered manager has not been working in the home for the last month. The service manager is temporarily having oversight of the home. Systems of management oversight have improved; however, there is still not a clear system of senior leadership oversight. Records relating to the oversight of the responsible individual are minimal and the lack of system prevents the responsible individual being assured that they have a clear picture of the day-to-day functioning of the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have worked alongside children’s social workers and others within the organisation to increase staff’s knowledge and understanding of children’s experiences, needs and risks. This has been a rolling program of various learning experiences, including weekly team meetings, presentations from children’s social Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 2 workers, and workshops around risk management. There has also been extensive reflection on individual and team practice, with a focus on improvement. This is further complemented by supervision and probation activities taking place in line with policy to improve practice.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s relationships with staff have improved. Children are now regularly consulted on their experiences within the home. During the inspection, children’s laughter could be heard while playing games and having fun. Children said things in the home have improved since the last inspection. One child particularly noted feeling supported by the service manager and other staff. Another child has been supported to re-engage with the world outside of the home, including attending important medical appointments as well as youth clubs.

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This monitoring visit

There have not been any incidents of children going missing from the home. However, the system around these, including the protocols in place, have improved.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments have improved. They now capture all known risks and have clear strategies for staff to follow to manage risks. Some of these are accompanied by a child-friendly safety plan and there are many examples of discussions with children about why certain plans are in place. Children respond positively to these, and they contain practical elements to support children’s independence.

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This monitoring visit

Retrospective liaison has taken place between staff in the home and children’s social workers to ensure that known risks and vulnerabilities are shared. This has enabled plans to keep children safer to be reflective of the children’s experiences.

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This monitoring visit

There is still no clear skill appraisal so that leaders understand the mix of skills and experience that the whole staff team has. There is no system in place to ensure that the skills of staff are regularly appraised against the needs of the children.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements from the previous inspection were not reviewed, therefore are restated. All the steps from the compliance notice regarding regulation 12 were met. Not all the steps from the compliance notice relating to regulation 13 were met; the remaining steps have been re-issued as a requirement under regulation 13. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/05/2025 Full Inadequate 30/07/2024 Full Good 14/06/2023 Full Good 06/12/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 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

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;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by considering and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and 22 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 5 feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; 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)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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Ensure that there are effective systems in place that demonstrates clear accountability of senior management oversight of practice, ensuring that it is safe.

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In particular, ensure that there is a suitable workforce development plan in place that identifies the developmental needs of managers and staff. The plan must aim to provide the workforce with the opportunities to develop the necessary skills and experience to meet children’s needs.

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No measure of control or discipline which is excessive, unreasonable or contrary to paragraph (2) may be used in relation to any child. (Regulation 19 (1))

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In particular, ensure that consequences support children to learn from their actions. 22 August 2025

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority;

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. 22 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 6 (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii)(c))

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In particular, ensure that before agreeing a child can move into the home, thoroughly consider risks and implement clear plans to reasonably address risks as much as possible.

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In particular, ensure that all children who move into and out of the home, have transition plans in place to support the move to be as positive as possible.

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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;

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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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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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strive to gain each child’s respect and trust;

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understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have 22 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 7 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 the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same;

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de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii)(if)(x)(xi))

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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: 2663883 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AE

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Inspectors

Joanna Beal, Social Care Inspector Sam Saxby-Brown, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 9 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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