Children's Home run by Pure Care Homes Ltd in Bury

Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 1 Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered to provide care for two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there were two children living at the home, and they spoke to the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/06/2024 Full Good 12/04/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 3

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improvement to be good

There has been a change in the management and staff since the last inspection. Staff are nurturing and caring in their approach. They promote a positive and supportive environment and work hard to form positive relationships with children. However, the progress children make has been varied and inconsistent, and for some children, their progress has not been sustained effectively.

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improvement to be good

One child lived here for over a year and initially made some progress. However, there was an increase in unsafe behaviour, and the staff did not have the skills to keep the child safe effectively. This led to the manager serving notice to the placing authority, and the child moved out. In addition, the previous manager failed to identify the level of another child’s complexities and vulnerabilities, leading to another location being identified as more suitable. As a result, the outcomes achieved by children have not been consistently positive.

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improvement to be good

One child living in the home has made considerable progress in many aspects of their life and has built up trusting relationships with the staff. Staff support the child to develop age-appropriate life skills. The child is gaining confidence and skills to move to live more independently in the near future.

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improvement to be good

Staff have a good understanding of children’s physical and emotional health needs. They use a therapeutic model of care supported by the in-house therapist to consider the underlying causes of children’s behaviours. This helps children to manage their emotions. It also enables staff to sensitively support children who have experienced past trauma.

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improvement to be good

The outcome for children’s education attainment is varied. Staff have supported one child to re-engage with education, and they are now attending a college course in horticulture. The manager has organised a tutor twice a week for one child. However, the child’s engagement is not yet consistent. Also, staff do not provide the child with a routine that includes both formal and informal learning opportunities on days they are not with the tutor. As a result, staff are missing opportunities to help the child understand the importance of education.

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improvement to be good

Staff value family time. They support children to have regular and positive time with people who are important to them. This includes taking children to see family and friends on a regular basis.

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improvement to be good

Children benefit from a physically safe and comfortable environment. Children have been supported to personalise their bedrooms. However, the use of alarms on bedroom doors has not been assessed on an individual basis and kept under review. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 4 Staff provide children with positive activities in the community and ensure that their experiences are positive and individual to their needs. These experiences include trips to the cinema, local kennels, bowling, shopping and beauty treatments. For one child, they have recently been with staff on their first trip abroad to Portugal. This is helping children to develop their self-esteem and confidence.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Keeping children safe is a priority and is integral to daily practice. There is clear multi-agency working, and the manager is in regular communication to share information with other safeguarding agencies to keep children safe. Children said they felt safe, and they knew what to do if they had any concerns or worries. When a child has raised complaints, these have been about their education. The manager supported and advocated for the child to ensure that other professionals addressed these concerns appropriately, and the child felt listened to.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The manager has made improvements in the risk assessments for children. However, these documents are still lengthy and still contain information that is irrelevant to the children’s current risks. However, the staff team is fully aware of the risk to children and is actively working to keep children safe.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

When a child has not returned at the agreed time, staff are proactive in their response and follow the missing-from-home protocols. This includes actively searching for the child and working with other professionals to ensure the child’s safe return. The manager has developed good working relationships with other key professionals and shares intelligence to ensure children’s safety.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff encourage positive behaviour. The use of consequences to address unwanted behaviours is fair, balanced and proportionate. Physical intervention is only ever used as a last resort to protect children from harm. The manager ensures that they regularly scrutinise all records to look at any learning to help to reduce the number of incidents reoccurring.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Room searches are only conducted when there is a recognised risk. Staff ensure that this is handled sensitively and the child is informed. There is clear management oversight of the searches to consider any follow-up action required.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The manager works proactively and positively with external agencies and professionals. These relationships are effective. As a result, children receive cohesive care. The manager has the confidence to address and escalate any concerns to ensure that the children’s needs are met.

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good

The new manager has been in post since May 2025; she is qualified and has been registered. She is enthusiastic, child centred and has built up positive relationships Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 5 with the children. She is aspirational and has a clear vision for the development of the staff team and the care provided. She has identified shortfalls in practice and has taken appropriate action to address these.

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good

Staff are caring professionals who genuinely aspire to make a positive difference in the children’s lives. However, staff are not meeting the aims and objectives, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose, effectively. This means that the desired outcomes for children have not been achieved. Despite the leadership and management’s best intentions, children’s outcomes have not been consistently positive.

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good

The manager has systems in place to ensure that she has oversight of the day-to-day practice in the home. The manager has completed a review of the quality of care and has included feedback from the children and professionals. However, the manager has not actively sourced feedback from the staff team. This limits the effectiveness of the review.

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good

The manager has ensured that there is a suitable staff team in place. Staff share the manager’s aspirations and are enthusiastic. They have a good understanding of the children’s needs and how best to support them. There is a rota in place to ensure that there are sufficient staff to meet children’s needs and provide consistency. However, the manager has not ensured that her hours are clear on the rota so staff are aware of the support available to them .

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good

The manager is committed to developing the staff team to improve the quality of care for children. There is a comprehensive training programme in place. The manager has also secured appropriate training to develop the staff team’s understanding of specific risk. This includes working with an external professional to facilitate training to the staff in respect of exploitation.

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good

Supervision sessions take place in the appropriate timescales. This gives staff an opportunity to reflect on their practice and gain further guidance and support to develop their knowledge and skills. Team meetings are also held regularly and give staff a further opportunity to discuss issues and share their experience, and this provides consistency for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 6

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

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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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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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; and

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(iii)(c))

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In particular, the registered person must only agree that children can move in when they are satisfied that the team can respond effectively to the child’s needs and sustain their progress. 11 November

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so. 11 November Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 7 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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promote opportunities for each child to learn informally; and

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help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(v)(ix))

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In particular, the registered provider must ensure that when children are not in education, there is clear structure and routine in place at the home to support learning and independent study.

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The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if—

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the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children;

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the child’s placing authority consents in writing to the monitoring or surveillance;

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so far as reasonably practicable in the light of the child’s age and understanding, the child is informed in advance of the intention to do the monitoring or surveillance; and

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the monitoring or surveillance is no more intrusive than necessary, having regard to the child’s need for privacy. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that if bedroom door alarms are used, there is a clear identified risk, and the use is kept under review. 11 November Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 8

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that they continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. Risk assessments should be kept up to date and reflect children’s current risks and be clear and easily understood by staff. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure that their presence at the home and their working hours are clearly recorded on the staffing rota. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3)  The registered person should ensure that they have a system in place which allows them to monitor the matters set out in the regulations at least every six months. This should include feedback from staff. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.2)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 3, 212 Washway Road, Sale, Greater Manchester M33 6RN

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Inspector

Simon Jones, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2709434 10 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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