Children's Home run by We are Juno CIC in Wirral

Inspection report for children’s home: 2823771 1 Registered provider: We are Juno CIC Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a not-for-profit organisation and provides care for up to three children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in May 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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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: 2823771 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children live in a home that is decorated to a good standard. Leaders and managers were guided by care-experienced adults to help design the decor, which provides a homely feel. The home has pictures of the child and staff doing activities around the home. This helps the child to have a sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff spend time with the child to ascertain their wishes and feelings. This means that the child feels listened to. Staff ensure that the child’s wishes are acted on. Staff speak to the child about the actions they have taken. For example, one child requested a new shower to be fitted to meet their sensory needs, and this was actioned by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff have built a trusting relationship with the child. This helps the child to feel comfortable talking to staff. The child said, ‘I like the staff they are really kind and nice.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff talk to the child to explore their understanding about incidents that occur. This gives children the opportunity to reflect on incidents and helps them to develop their understanding about the risks they may face.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager advocates for the child to attend education. The registered manager and staff ensure that the child attends an education provision that meets their individual needs. Staff work closely with relevant education professionals. Staff stay with the child in school if the child is feeling anxious.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Professionals, family and staff speak highly of the registered manager. A family member said, ‘I would give the home a 10 out of 10.’ Staff provide regular updates to professionals and family members to keep everyone informed of the child’s progress.

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

The child’s risk assessments and safety plans are effective and are updated on a regular basis. The child’s risk assessments include new information. This helps staff to have up- to-date information about the child’s risks and vulnerabilities. This helps to ensure that strategies to keep the child safe are effective.

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

Staff put consequences in place. These are effective because the child learns from any incidents. Staff ensure that these are proportionate and support the child to reflect on their behaviours. This allows the child to build restorative relationships with the staff.

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

Staff know what to do to if a child goes missing from the home. Staff follow the child when they leave the home without permission. Staff follow the child’s risk assessment. This ensures that staff are consistent in their practice. However, staff do not provide the child with an opportunity to speak to somebody independent when they return home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2823771 3 This is a missed opportunity to identify any patterns or triggers to these incidents to prevent recurrence.

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

Complaints are managed effectively, and appropriate actions are taken. Staff ensure that the outcomes are shared with the relevant people. This helps the child and their parents to feel listened to.

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

Staff use physical intervention appropriately to keep the child and staff safe. The child is spoken with in a timely manner. Physical intervention records include information in line with regulation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak highly of the management team and of the support they receive. One member of staff said, ‘Our managers lead by example, demonstrating genuine care, professionalism and a strong commitment to providing high quality care for our children alongside an amazing staff team.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager provides reflective supervision to all staff. The registered manager reviews staff practice effectively. She ensures that staff practice is carefully monitored. This helps to ensure that staff continue to provide good care for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings occur every month. Staff share their caring and safeguarding practices. This helps staff to have a shared sense of ownership about their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has effective review and monitoring systems. These help her to continually improve the quality of care staff provide for the child. The registered manager meets with the responsible individual and the deputy manager fortnightly to discuss any safeguarding issues and strategies to address these. These are shared with staff to ensure that they continually develop their practices to meet the child’s needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The child is supported by a well-trained staff team. Staff receive training to meet the child’s needs. The organisation’s therapeutic team provides specific training to improve staff practices, for example training in relation to self-harm. Inspection report for children’s home: 2823771 4

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when a child returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity for the child to have an independent return home interview. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.30)  The registered person should ensure that records of restraint include the type of hold and the duration of the hold, enabling the registered person and staff to review the use of control, discipline and restraint to identify effective practice and respond promptly where any issues or trends of concern emerge. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.59)

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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: 2823771 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 3A Queen Insurance Building, 24 Queen Ave, Liverpool, Merseyside L2 4TZ

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Paula Swindells-Walsh

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Inspectors

Karen Andrews, Social Care Inspector Stacey Ilaboya, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2823771 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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Inspectors

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