Children's home run by Juventes Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 1 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Registered provider: Juventes 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

This home registered with Ofsted in May 2025 and is owned and operated by a private company. It provides care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager was on leave at the time of the inspection. Therefore, this inspection was supported by the deputy manager and responsible individual.

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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: 2826172 2 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since registration, one child moved in and out of the home. Although this move was unplanned and took place at short notice, the manager and safeguarding partners acted decisively and in the best interests of the child. The decisions, while difficult, ensured that the child’s needs were prioritised and that they were provided with appropriate care and support to meet their individual needs. Two more children have recently moved into the home in a planned manner.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from living in a warm, welcoming and well-maintained home. The environment is spacious and thoughtfully furnished to a good standard. Children are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms, which allows them to express their individuality and feel a sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide positive support to children regarding their education. For one child, managers have been strong advocates regarding the identification of a permanent school for them. When this was delayed, staff identified regular educational learning opportunities for the child, both in and out of the home. Two children have continued to attend the same schools since moving into the home, which has promoted consistency and maintained key adults in their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand that some children have complex needs and have experienced considerable trauma in their lives. Staff undertake training in safeguarding and benefit from bespoke training from the organisation’s therapeutic team to understand the complexities of behaviours and their safe management. Staff also benefit from monthly clinical meetings that encourage reflection and learning, which supports staff to embed the model of care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health and well-being are understood and promoted by staff. Staff support children to be active and live a healthy lifestyle. Specialist help is sourced to support children’s individual emotional health needs. The manager liaises with partners regularly to share information and formulate collaborative support plans.

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

Staff know the risks that children can be exposed to. When staff identify that an approach is not achieving the desired outcomes, they reflect and adapt their practice accordingly. When there is an incident of concern, the manager and staff reflect on the plans and adjust if required, in collaboration with the multi-agency network. This means that all agencies work in a well-coordinated manner.

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

Physical intervention is used only when necessary to protect children or others around them. Such interventions are proportionate to the situation. All incidents are reviewed by the manager, and reflection informs staff practice through debrief Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 3 OFSTED USE ONLY

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

discussions. The child is spoken to following any incident, promoting a restorative approach.

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

Safeguarding incidents are managed effectively, with consistent and clear oversight from the manager. All incidents are reviewed to identify learning and development areas for staff. This learning is regularly shared, and staff benefit from opportunities to reflect on safeguarding matters during regular supervision discussions and team meetings.

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

Since registration, there has been one allegation made by a child about staff conduct. There was a delay in the reporting of this allegation, which was immediately addressed by the manager, and safeguarding procedures were followed, including a thorough investigation and information-sharing with safeguarding agencies.

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

Staff ensure that children take part in regular fire drills so that they know what to do in the event of an emergency. However, records of fire drills do not always provide sufficient detail of children’s participation or any follow-up actions required to support their full understanding and involvement.

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

Thorough recruitment procedures are in place to ensure that staff working with the children are suitable to do so. The manager has effective systems in place to monitor and review their continued suitability.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is ambitious and committed to providing a home where children can develop and flourish. The manager has good support from a senior leadership team and a deputy manager that are equally as committed to the care and progress of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager’s oversight of the care provided to children is good. She knows what is happening in the home daily. The manager has also developed strong systems to assist her in monitoring the quality of care. This ensures that standards of care continue to improve. However, external scrutiny from the independent visitor does not always support the manager in the monthly review of the home. This is an area for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed positive relationships with external agencies, resulting in a strong multi-agency approach to ensure that children’s needs are met. One professional said, ‘As a home, they wanted to support as much as possible. They are really child focused.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff are happy and motivated in their jobs. They say they feel able to express their views and opinions. They receive good support, which is achieved through an in-depth induction and probation process alongside consistent management support. The staff have worked through a turbulent time at the home. Despite this, they Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 4 OFSTED USE ONLY

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

remain committed to the children, and the support from managers has been key to staff remaining focused on the care and support of the children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 5 OFSTED USE ONLY

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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 registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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Requirement Due date

When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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Requirement Due date

if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires; and

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Requirement Due date

to inspect the premises of the home and such of the home’s records (except for a child’s case records, unless the child and the child’s placing authority consent) as the independent person requires.

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The independent person must produce a report about a visit (“the independent person’s report”) which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether—

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children are effectively safeguarded; and

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the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being. (Regulation 44 (1) (2)(a)(b) (4)(a)(b)) 7 January 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff support children to be aware of and manage their own safety, both inside and outside the home, to the extent that any good parent would. Staff should help children to understand how to protect themselves, feel protected and be protected from significant harm. This includes ensuring that fire drills are regularly completed and recorded in sufficient detail. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.9) Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 6 OFSTED USE ONLY

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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: 2826172 7 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 50 Blenheim Drive, Oxford OX2 8DQ

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Inspectors

Caroline Coop, Social Care Inspector John McDonnell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2826172 8 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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