Children's home run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 1 Registered provider: East Riding of Yorkshire Council 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 run by the local authority. It provides care for up to two children who may experience emotional and social difficulties. At the time of the inspection, two children lived in the home. The children were spoken with during the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was newly registered on 13 July 2025. The suitably experienced manager registered with Ofsted at the same time. This was the home’s first inspection since opening.

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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. Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff and the manager are committed to building secure and trusting relationships with the children. With dedication and perseverance from staff, the children have begun to develop a sense of belonging and importance. The manager demonstrates a clear understanding of what each child needs to make them feel safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff are strong advocates for the children. The children feel supported and understood, and this is balanced against clear boundaries around expected behaviour. The children respond well to the consistent and clear responses from staff, who reflect and learn from incidents in consultation with the in-house clinician.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made positive progress in terms of their social and emotional well- being. There have been no incidents of children going missing since the home’s registration, and there has been a significant reduction in incidents involving children. Children are demonstrating ongoing progress in all areas.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are developing self-confidence and a sense of self-worth in response to the consistent and nurturing care they receive from staff. One child is now able to go out independently, and both children are supported in developing healthy relationships that are appropriate for their age and level of development.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children’s relationships with family are actively encouraged and promoted, and decisions are made in consultation with the relevant professionals and are appropriately assessed. The manager is persistent in supporting the children and their families to maintain a relationship where it is safe to do so. One child has been able to re-establish a consistent relationship with their family during this period, with dedicated support from staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

This is a recently registered home, and clear progress has already been made in a short period of time. There remains some room for improvement in terms of children’s education. However, the manager continues to actively promote the children’s return to education. The manager consults with relevant professionals to achieve positive outcomes for the children and advocates to secure the most appropriate educational setting to meet children’s individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to look after their health and attend regular medical and dental appointments. One child continues to use a vape. Staff should ensure that tailored support is given to children to fully address their health needs, particularly by seeking targeted support from specialist services. Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 3

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

The children feel safe and protected, and they are building up a trusting relationship with staff due to the caring and individualised responses staff give to each child. This works to reduce the risk of harm and involves regular consultation and planning with the relevant professionals and family members for each child. The children can identify members of staff who they trust and feel safe with.

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

The children are supported to take risks that are appropriate to their respective ages. This has helped them to develop independence in accordance with their ages and level of development. The children receive support and guidance from staff around healthy relationships, and interpersonal relationships are appropriately assessed for risk in consultation with relevant professionals.

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

Staff understand the children’s lived experiences and show insight and reflection into how the children’s behaviour is coming from a place of trauma. Staff link with the onsite clinician to help them respond. Staff have developed an accurate understanding of children’s experiences and how these impact behaviour. Learning takes place following incidents to ensure staff respond to the children in a trauma- informed and nurturing manner.

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

The home employs staff who are safe and appropriately skilled to work with vulnerable children who have complex needs. Staff are clear about safeguarding and whistleblowing procedures.

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

There has been one medication error in this period. However, prompt and effective management oversight took place immediately. The incident was reviewed and reported to the relevant professionals. Appropriate action was taken, and no harm came to the child.

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

While children have made good progress and there has been a significant reduction in incidents and restraints, one significant incident was not reported to the regulator. A restraint that took place during an incident was not recorded correctly. However, there was good reflection by the manager and staff following this incident and lessons were learned.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is building a stable and dedicated core team of staff, which has allowed for consistency and stability for the children. This helps the children to feel safe and to build trusting relationships with staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is effective and consistent oversight from the manager, who monitors the quality of care given to the children and seeks feedback from them on their experiences of living in the home and the care provided to them. The manager Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 4 regularly consults with and seeks feedback from professionals involved with the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There have been no complaints in this period. The manager has good oversight of all incidents and uses reflection to learn from these. Reflective practice is in place to ensure that staff respond to the children in a nurturing and trauma-informed way.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have a clear understanding of what does and does not work for the children in terms of their responses to children, and the manager has used this understanding to develop individualised plans around the children’s care. Practice is consistent with the home’s ethos and objectives. The therapeutic model is truly on the road to becoming fully embedded within the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Regular supervisions take place that are reflective, and the manager has good oversight of this. Staff are inducted well, and training is focused on meeting the specific needs of the children. The decision around the children coming to live in the home was balanced around the individual needs of each child, and this balancing act continues to take place when considering care planning and the impact on each child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager continues to strive for permanence for each child and is committed to providing them with a nurturing childhood, while actively planning for their futures.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has built positive working relationships with the staff team, external professionals and families based on mutual respect and a reflective culture, keeping the well-being of the children at the heart of the effective multi-agency working that is taking place. Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered persons 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 persons must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure ("the user"), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and 1 January 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 6 within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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A notification made under this regulation—

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the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (4)(e) (5)(a)(b)) 1 January 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that, in line with the ethos of the home, children are offered advice, support and guidance on their health and well-being. Staff should have the relevant skills and knowledge to help children understand, and where necessary, work to change negative behaviours in key areas of health and well-being, such as vaping. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.10 and page 35, paragraph 7.18)

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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: 2839192 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley HU17 9BA

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Inspectors

Sarah Adotey, Social Care Inspector Lisa Richards, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2839192 8 inspects 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. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium,

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