Children's Home run by Azalea Care Ltd in Peterborough

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2682522 1 Registered provider: Azalea Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private organisation. It provides care for up to five children with physical or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2024.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the visit was to establish the provider’s progress in addressing the shortfalls identified at the last inspection in June 2025.

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This monitoring visit

One child has moved out of the home and no children have moved in since the last inspection. At the time of the visit, three children were living at the home. One child spoke with the inspector. They said that they were happy, they enjoyed activities with staff and they felt safe.

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This monitoring visit

Children have positive relationships with staff and appear happy and comfortable in the company of the staff. Children help design and decorate their bedrooms, and as a result, children like their bedrooms.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a significant reduction in incidents at the home. There have been no missing-from-home incidents. Staff know the procedures to follow in the event of children going missing. Staff are trained in physical intervention, and physical interventions are managed well. There have been no allegations or complaints from children since the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Staff take part in the organisation’s mandatory safeguarding training. They are confident in their roles of reporting child protection concerns. The staff understand the whistle-blowing policy. Feedback from staff was positive. They said they feel supported by leaders and managers. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2682522 2 Leaders and managers failed to identify a medication recording error, but this did not result in any harm to a child. However, such errors could cause harm to children if not identified and rectified without delay.

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This monitoring visit

Practice-related supervision is not consistently provided for all staff. This means opportunities to support staff development may be missed.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit identified that the provider has met all but one step set out in the compliance notices. This has been raised as a requirement at this visit. One further requirement has been raised at this monitoring visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2682522 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/06/2025 Full Inadequate 29/05/2024 Full Good 03/01/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 17/10/2023 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2682522 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 registered person must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 29 September

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

a record is kept of the administration of medicine to each child. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that records of administration of medication are accurate, and any errors are identified and rectified without delay. 29 September

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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: 2682522 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Azalea Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Tax Assist, Unit 6, Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6FT

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Lyana Sinclair Russell

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Inspector

Anver Rose, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2682522 6 and inspects 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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