Children's home run by Blossom24 Healthcare & Training Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 1 Registered provider: Blossom24 Healthcare & Training 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

This home is privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to one child with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

There was one child living at the home at the time of the inspection. The child contributed to the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a registered manager. This is the first inspection of the home since it was registered by Ofsted on 11 April 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 good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has made good progress since starting to live at the home. A relative of the child said, ‘They [staff and manager] have played a pivotal part in [child’s name] moving forward.’ Care planning for the child is comprehensive and helps staff provide good care to the child. This includes detailed guidance to staff in relation to all aspects of the child’s care. How staff should support the child and keep them safe is explained in detail in these important documents.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has not had a school placement for some time. A home tutor has started to re- engage the child with educational support. The child’s days are now planned and structured by staff to include learning and development to start improving the child’s daily routine and get the child school ready.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the child’s health needs well. The child’s physical and mental health needs are well met by the manager and staff. This includes ensuring that the child has access to regular mental health support. Medication is stored safely. It is recorded well and audited regularly making this system a safe one.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff spend one-to-one time with the child. They discuss topics that are important for the child and also discuss their health and wellbeing, staying safe and healthy relationships.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise and respect the child’s choice of identity. Plans, reports and everyday communication recognise this choice with positivity. Staff help the child to talk about their wishes and feelings. This includes through house meetings, consultation documents and day-to-day interactions.

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

The child’s behaviour since living in the home is much improved. Staff understand the child and their support plans are well written and help staff understand how to care for the child. Overall, incidents are managed well by staff.

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

Physical intervention is only used as a last resort to keep the child safe. Staff are trained in de-escalation and positive behaviour management. Reports of incidents are clear and detailed, with reflection and learning following them.

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

Where concerns arise in respect of substance misuse these are responded to well by staff. Staff act swiftly and secure the appropriate medical advice. Additional support is accessed from specialist youth services if required. This means the child receives the help they need and quickly.

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

The manager ensures that allegations or complaints in respect of the staff are dealt with safely. The appropriate external safeguarding agencies are notified immediately, and any Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 3 agreed actions are undertaken in collaboration with external agencies. The manager ensured the child is safe throughout and the outcomes of investigation and complaints are communicated to the child in a manner they can understand.

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

Staff understand the risks and vulnerabilities of the child. The child’s risk assessment is clear, detailed and includes known risks, indicators and triggers. Additionally, the actions staff should take during and after incidents are also reviewed and amended, if required. As a result, the child has become safer because staff act quickly and responsively to keep the child safe.

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

The manager has a good understanding of the location of the home. They have consulted with the local police to make certain they have all the required information to keep the child safe in the local area.

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

The child has not gone missing from the home. However, it is recognised that this has been an historical risk. There are clear procedures and protocols for staff to follow should the child go missing from care. This is good and proactive risk management that will help to keep the child safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by a committed manager who knows the strengths of the team very well. He has also identified areas that he wants to develop further. There is a well written workforce development plan. It includes key objectives, what has been achieved and what is going to be done next. It covers all areas of staff development and wellbeing.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff like working at the home. They feel well supported and are helped to develop their care practice. New staff receive a good and detailed induction to working at the home and with the child. The manager and deputy support new staff through the induction process. This also includes regular individual supervision that helps keep the staff on track to providing the child with good, safe and consistent care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and leaders know that fundamental to good care practice is staff training and development. This includes additional training specific to the individual needs of the child. There is also good use of learning circles for further understanding of key issues of care. The manager holds monthly team meetings. These are effective and include aspects of staff development and learning. Staff feel able to contribute to these meetings. They also feel listened to and able to raise any concerns or worries they may have.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager provides an ongoing and visible presence in the home. He knows the child extremely well. The manager feels well supported by the responsible individual. She visits the home regularly and is a source of support and challenge to the manager. He also values the support from an external consultant. They provide one-to-one supervision and advice for the manager and this helps to keep the home on an improvement trajectory. Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 4 A range of quality assurance and monitoring tools are used to good effect by the manager and leaders. The use of quality assurance systems and regular oversight of the child’s experience of living at this home is central to driving improvements forward. However, the manager has not sent Ofsted their updated statement of purpose since they were registered and there have been changes to this document. Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 5

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b)) 30 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 6

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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: 2811713 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Blossom24 Healthcare & Training Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 33A Wrenbury Rd, Duston, Northampton NN5 6YG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Thandiwe Murambiwa

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Inspector

Shaun Caplis, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2811713 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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