Children's home run by Reanwood Care Group Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2825183 1 Registered provider: Reanwood Care Group Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns and manages this home. It is registered to provide care for up to two children who have had adverse childhood experiences that have led to associated trauma and complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

A suitably experienced manager leads the home. She was registered by Ofsted in April 2025. She will be taking planned leave in October 2025; an interim manager has been appointed to manage the home until her return in twelve months. He has attended his fit persons interview and is awaiting a decision on his suitability.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living in the home at the time of inspection; both contributed and shared their views.

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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 outstanding

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good

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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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: 2825183 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Siblings are living in the home at the time of inspection. No other children have left or joined the home since it opened. The circumstances of their journey into care means there was not an opportunity for children to visit the home before they moved in. The manager was mindful of the impact this could have on them and ensured that they were sensitively welcomed into the home. They received a hamper and welcome letter. Their children’s guide was shared prior to their arrival.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have been aspirational about children’s education and both children were supported to attend new educational provisions shortly after moving in. Progress from their starting points has been significant with children making excellent progress and achieving full attendance. One child has a certificate on their bedroom wall celebrating their achievements and progress made in their new provision.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are supported. Children have not attended routine health appointments prior to moving to the home. They are now attending routine check-ups and have been supported to develop greater independence around their self-care skills. They have been supported to develop healthy sleep routines and have broadened their food choices to eat a balanced diet. The support of staff has enabled children to make sustained improvements in their self-care skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager has advocated for specialist support when this is required and ensured that one child has been offered an assessment for their health needs, which was previously missed before moving to this home. The manager has also challenged the Local Authority to ensure that the children have access to therapeutic support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are placed at the centre of staff practice. Their wishes and feelings are continually gathered and used to inform practice. Children understand they can voice their opinions and leaders will listen. When feedback is obtained, children are consulted on the outcomes of any action taken. There are a range of ways that wishes and feelings are gathered, but recently leaders have introduced a QR code for children to share their views. This provides an innovative and additional way for children to raise worries or concerns at their convenience, without having to do this in person.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Relationships important to children are maintained and supported. Children travel to their hometowns weekly to spend time with family and retain links in their local community.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s passions and talents are encouraged. Since moving into the home, the manager has provided many first-time experiences, with the children enjoying a range of day trips and activities and an offer to go on holiday. Children celebrated their birthdays, and they described this ‘as their best birthday ever’. They are supported with their Inspection report for children’s home: 2825183 3 hobbies and interests with children having a range of art supplies, fishing tackle and a metal detector. The support of children’s activities has helped them to thrive in the home and feel valued by staff who support and encourage them.

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

Staff understand the children’s risk and vulnerabilities. They work hard to ensure that children feel safe and protected and that they know how best to provide support. They consider the child’s past experiences, so their responses are appropriate, and boundaries that reflect need are implemented.

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

Children have strong relationships with all staff and can identify trusted adults to talk to. This culture has been created by managers who spend a large amount of time with children, including evenings and weekends.

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

Leaders complete an audit of incidents when they occur. They use a range of theoretical reflection models to critically reflect strength in practice, identify learning and consider what could be done differently. Analysis of practice is shared with the team so that staff can implement strategies tailored to the needs of the children. As a result, the children are kept safe, and incidents are rare. Risk assessments are live documents that are reviewed regularly or following an incident, ensuring that the approach to mitigating harm and potential risks remains effective.

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

A restorative practice approach is used in the home when there are incidents between the children. The focus is to repair and strengthen the children’s relationships through in- depth conversations and learning tools to help children understand the impact of their actions on others. Staff will complete follow-up work with children to reinforce positive relationships and find solutions. Children have been provided with team building activities to help re-build their relationship. As a result, children are learning to develop their own strategies to de-escalate situations.

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

There have been no missing-from-care episodes since the home opened. Staff are aware of what to do in the event of such an incident. Physical intervention is rare with only two low level holds for a brief amount of time since the home opened. These were accurately recorded with managerial oversight. Positive behaviour is consistently promoted, and a range of rewards and incentives are used to recognise and celebrate achievements. The children feel a sense of pride and recognise the progress they are making.

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

Children live in a nicely appointed home, which has been finished to a high standard. The comfortable living conditions support children to feel valued and cared for. Children are cared for by a consistent staff team who are safely recruited. There have been no allegations or complaints since the home opened.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

A confident and experienced manager leads the home. She has created a culture within the staff team of high expectations for children. She is ambitious for children and Inspection report for children’s home: 2825183 4 considers ways to promote positive experiences. Children are encouraged to strive forward in all aspects of their lives and to have dreams and goals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager will commence planned leave from October 2025. To provide consistent managerial oversight, an interim manager has been recruited. He has joined the home four weeks before the current manager leaves to ensure a seamless handover. A well- planned induction into the home with consideration to the distribution of managerial duties means staff and children feel prepared for the imminent changes in leadership.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

A highly effective monitoring system is in place. Both the manager and the responsible individual complete their own monitoring checks and use critical reflection to analyse strengths in practice and areas for development. As a result, leaders are aware of the strengths of the home and where areas of improvement are identified, they can respond efficiently to strengthen practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff supervision is regular, reflective and child centred. As a new team, all staff for the first six months receive supervision every two weeks to facilitate learning and development while settling into the role. This means managers have a clear understanding of the needs of the team and can address issues promptly to ensure that high quality practice remains consistent in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Team meetings take place every month and provide a structured agenda with peer learning opportunities. Reflective models of practice are discussed at team meetings with team members encouraged to complete self-directed study so that all members are able to contribute to discussion and share good practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

There is strong managerial oversight in the home, with clear links between staff supervision, team meetings and the workforce development plan. This ensures that up- to-date information about the staff’s developmental needs is understood. This ensures that learning needs can be promptly addressed, and children receive high quality care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager has developed professional working relationships with agencies who support the children. The manager has formed strong networks with professionals and has worked in partnership to provide bespoke support to children. One professional commented, ‘The relationship between staff and children is superb.’ Another professional said that the child ‘is always smiling – you can see how much they like the staff team’.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager will use professional challenge to advocate for the children and affect positive change when the manager has felt agencies are not acting in a timely manner.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The staff team feels supported by the manager and enjoys working in the home. Members of the team feel valued. They are supported by leaders who are confident and enthusiastic about the children in the home and who are invested in their development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

No requirements or recommendations were made at this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2825183 5

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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: 2825183 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Reanwood Care Group Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 4 Cornwall Road, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1AW

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Inspector

Joanne Hawkins, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2825183 7 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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