Canary House Care Limited

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited Canary House Care Limited Registered provider: Canary House Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation service is operated by a private provider. The provider can accommodate up to five children in one property that is limited to accommodating looked-after children or care leavers, plus one additional child in a single occupancy property. The provider operates in the north of England and the east of England.

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provider

At the time of the inspection, the service provided supported accommodation for four children. The single occupancy property was visited, where a child had moved out earlier that day.

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provider

Both the registered service manager and nominated individual have been in post since the provider was registered in May 2025.

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This monitoring visit

Following the last monitoring visit on 22 September 2025, Ofsted issued one compliance notice under regulation 4, leadership and management. The purpose of this monitoring visit was to assess the actions taken by the provider to address concerns about the admission of children outside of the scope of the supported accommodation regulations.

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This monitoring visit

The provider is no longer accommodating the child whose movements were curtailed by a court order, which were outside of the scope of suitability for supported accommodation. The child moved out on the day of this inspection. While the child has made some progress, there was also a serious incident resulting in the child’s move.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has not admitted any new children to the service since the last monitoring visit. Managers spoke of a more vigorous referral process, but the Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited process is not yet documented. The provider is not yet able to demonstrate good decision-making regarding children only being admitted to the service when their needs are within the scope of supported accommodation.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has located additional training for staff. Staff have received recent training to help them meet the specific support needs of children. This includes training in substance misuse and youth violence. Furthermore, managers have liaised with social workers to gather further information about children’s histories and updated support plans and risk management plans when required. As a result, the practice of staff sleeping in the communal living room ceased shortly after the last monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has updated their register of children being accommodated. This now contains all the required information. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited

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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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the 'Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards'. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

* The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the supported accommodation undertaking that puts children first and prioritises their well-being and development.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that arrangements are in place to manage referrals of children to the supported accommodation undertaking and admissions of children to premises used as supported accommodation, including, where relevant, emergency referrals and admissions. (Regulation 4 (1) (2)(f)) 30 November 2025

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Requirement Due date

*This requirement is subject to a compliance notice. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Canary House Care Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Jameskutty Jose

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Inspector

Mandy Williams, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Canary House Care Limited 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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