Children's home run by Care 4 Every Child Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 1 Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child Limited Full inspection 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 offers care for up to four children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, two children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in 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: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive good-quality care from a team of staff who know them well and understand their individual needs. Staff show children emotional warmth and treat them with dignity and respect.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff plan effectively for when children move into the home. Compatibility assessments are carried out to ensure that the children are suitable to live together and that staff can meet their individual needs. When children leave the home, staff promote positive endings and ensure that the transition plan is in place before they leave.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making progress from their starting points. Education has been an ongoing struggle in the home. Staff are aspirational for children and provide the appropriate support for them to attend school. Children continue to find it difficult to engage consistently with learning, but attendance has significantly improved for one child. Another child is struggling with her current education placement, and the manager is advocating with the local authority for a more appropriate setting to meet the child’s individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand children’s health needs and engage with children to encourage a healthy lifestyle, including improving sleep routines and eating healthily. On occasions when children are reluctant to attend health appointments, staff take time to educate them about their importance and encourage their engagement. One child came to the home who had an unidentified medical need. The manager secured immediate medication training with external health professionals to enable staff to support the child’s health, safety and well-being effectively.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children in maintaining their identities and their relationships with the people who are important to them. Staff work hard to build positive relationships with children’s families. This includes inviting families to important celebrations at the home. When challenges arise in children’s relationships, staff work sensitively with social workers and families to promote positive and safe interactions.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children make complaints or raise concerns, feedback regarding the outcomes is not consistently provided. Additionally, children do not always receive feedback following discussions with staff.

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

Children have built some positive relationships with staff members. Since registration, there have been some changes in the staff team, which has affected children’s ability to create and sustain secure relationships. However, children said they feel safe and identify staff as trusted adults. Care plans are individual to each child, and they help staff provide a consistent quality of care for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 3 Risk management plans are clear, easy to follow and effective at helping staff keep children safe. The manager regularly reviews each child’s individual risk assessment plan. Risks are well understood and are relevant to each child. They are written in depth, identifying the risk, the triggers associated with the risk and how staff should respond. Staff have a clear understanding of children’s risks and vulnerabilities and how to manage and support them.

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

There have been episodes of bullying between two children at the home. Staff have not taken appropriate action to help children understand the effect of bullying. Consequences are reasonable and proportionate, and their effectiveness is recorded. However, not all consequences are followed up with key-work sessions with the children to explore why such behaviour occurred, and not all incidents have management oversight.

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

Children have structured routines that help them safely manage their behaviours. When children struggle to adjust to boundaries, such as the removal of electronic devices at night, staff remain consistent in their approach. For one child, this means that they now have a regular sleep pattern and are better prepared for school the following day.

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

Safer recruitment practices are in place. This ensures that all staff are checked and assessed as safe and qualified for their roles. Agency staff are only used as a last resort, as the manager understands the need for consistency and familiarity for the children.

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

Staff are trained and aware of missing-from-home procedures. Children rarely go missing. When they do, there is a clear response from staff, who actively look for them and work collaboratively with the police to ensure their safe return. Incidents are recorded accurately and in a timely fashion. Room searches have only been carried out in response to children going missing. They are proportionate and recorded appropriately.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is new in post, and this is her first position as a registered manager. She is child centred and nurturing and has high aspirations for the children and staff. The manager knows the children well and leads the staff in supporting the children’s progress and overall well-being.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager consistently monitors the quality of care provided to the children. She has established effective systems to maintain oversight of the home, allowing her to identify shortfalls. The manager and her team have a good understanding of the children’s needs. Staff spoken to were able to provide a detailed overview of children’s risks and care plans.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak highly of the manager. They say that they feel valued and listened to and that they are well supported and empowered in their roles. Training opportunities are Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 4 excellent, and the manager prioritises staff development and progression. As a result, staff enjoy their jobs and want to come to work.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is an in-depth training programme, which the staff complete in a timely manner. Staff also receive specialised training to meet the specific additional needs of children in their care, such as epilepsy and autism training.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision sessions are carried out monthly. However, discussions do not include children’s behaviours and past incidents, nor do they focus on meeting the children’s needs. Furthermore, supervision is not practice related. This is a missed opportunity for staff to reflect on their performance or to receive individualised support from senior staff to improve their practice and promote their development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are well attended by staff. However, the minutes of the meetings are not reflective of discussions that have taken place about the children and any incidents that have occurred that month. This is a missed opportunity to underpin practice with research and develop the quality of care provided.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Effective partnership work ensures that children’s care plans are progressed. The manager advocates for children and escalates her concerns when children’s needs are not met. Professionals involved with the children, such as social workers and education staff, report that all children are receiving the best possible care. Feedback from external professionals is overwhelmingly positive, particularly regarding the advocacy work on behalf of children. One professional said that a child has ‘never been so settled’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 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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The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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

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ascertain and consider each child’s views, wishes and feelings, and balance these against what they judge to be in the child’s best interests when making decisions about the child’s care and welfare;

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help each child to express views, wishes and feelings;

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help each child to understand how the child’s views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that when children raise complaints, they receive an appropriate explanation or outcome to their complaint in a timely manner. 14 November 2025

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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 14 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 6 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;

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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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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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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and

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have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(xii)(xiii)(b))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that staff respond appropriately to incidents of bullying, help children feel safe, and ensure that children understand how their behaviour affects others.

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that supervision sessions and team meetings are reflective and practice related. 30 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 7

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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: 2821438 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Allen Mills Howard & Co, Library Chambers, 48 Union Street, Hyde SK14 1ND

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Angela Hodgkinson

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Inspector

Nicola Jeffery, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2821438 9 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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