Children's Home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 1 Registered provider: Prosperity Children’s Services

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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 this home, which provides care for two children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this monitoring visit, one child was living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged to have serious and widespread concerns at the assurance inspection on 29 July 2025. The inspector identified serious concerns about safeguarding practices in the home and ineffective leadership and management arrangements.

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This monitoring visit

Following the inspection, three compliance notices were issued under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act. Compliance notices were issued under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard and Regulation 6, the quality and purpose of care standard.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken by the provider in meeting the compliance notices. The provider has not taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Since the previous inspection, one child has moved on from the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have taken action to improve the home environment. Previous damage has been repaired, and children’s bedrooms are clean and safe from hazards. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 2 Staff’s actions when children are missing from care have improved. They are professionally curious and actively look for children to ensure that they are returned to the home as quickly as possible. However, oversight of incidents by leaders and managers does not identify shortfalls in staff’s recording of such incidents.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have attended further training in relation to safeguarding and children going missing from care. There are further training courses and workshops planned; however, these had not been completed at the time of the monitoring visit. Leaders and managers have not carried out any sessions that reflect on practice following significant safeguarding incidents. This limits staff’s opportunity to improve safeguarding practices.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are not able to meet the needs of the child currently living in the home. Strategies in place to manage and reduce risks for the child are not effective. Leaders and managers have not reviewed the strategies in place to evaluate their effectiveness. As a result, incidents have continued and behaviours for the child have escalated in frequency and severity.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the registered manager has applied to cancel their registration with Ofsted. The proposed manager has not submitted their application to register.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have introduced systems to improve their oversight and monitoring of children’s care in the home. However, despite the introduction of new processes, this is not embedded or effective in practice.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements previously raised under Regulations 11 and 5 were not reviewed during this visit. For this reason, they are restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/04/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that staff have the appropriate training, skills, and knowledge to take effective action to respond to all risks for children. 16 November 2025

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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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each 16 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 5 child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must ensure that monitoring systems are used to identify and address shortfalls in the quality-of- care children receive.

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Requirement Due date

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; and

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that staff support children to understand socially acceptable behaviour and de-escalate incidents effectively. 9 September 2025

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Requirement Due date

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (c)) 9 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 6 *These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should improve the quality of supervision records so that they clearly evidence reflective discussion and support staff’s professional development. Records should show how staff are being supported to deliver care that is consistent with the home’s trauma-informed model. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: 2808376 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Prosperity Children’s Services

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Prosperity Childrens Services Ltd, 8 Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, Altham, Accrington BB5 5BY

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Inspector

Nicola Rutherford, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2808376 8 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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