Children's home run by Mayden Support Ltd

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 1 Registered provider: Mayden Support Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in February 2025 and is privately owned. It can provide care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager left their post in July 2025. An interim manager has been appointed and is applying to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, one child was living at the home. The child spoke with the inspector.

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This monitoring visit

An assurance inspection on 22 July 2025 identified serious and widespread concerns. Compliance notices were issued under regulations 12,13 and 14. A subsequent monitoring visit on 9 September 2025 found improvements in the care provided to children. Two of the three compliance notices issued following the previous inspection were judged as met. However, weaknesses in responding to a child’s allegation led to the compliance notice under regulation 12 being reissued.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to evaluate the provider’s progress in meeting the compliance notice issued under regulation 12.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last visit, the child living in the home is safer. The number of safeguarding incidents has reduced significantly. There have been two incidents since the last monitoring visit. Staff responded appropriately in both cases to protect the child, and the manager took steps to reduce the risk of similar incidents reoccurring.

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This monitoring visit

The child has made no further allegations. However, the response to the previous allegation has been reviewed by managers. The child has been spoken to, and staff were interviewed individually. The response was notably improved. Nonetheless, Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 2 errors in the recording of dates were identified during the visit. These were addressed at the time of the inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notice under regulation 12 is met. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/04/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 4

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Recommendation

 The registered person should understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Specifically, the registered person should ensure that children's records accurately reflect the times and dates of events. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children's home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 5

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Brulimar House, Jubilee Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 2LX

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Inspector

John Tomlinson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2763903 6 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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Inspector

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