Children's home run by Created2Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 1 Registered provider: Created2Care 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 privately run children’s home provides care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, three children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in October 2023. There has been no registered manager since 2 September 2025. The current manager has submitted an application to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

Ofsted are in the process of assessing the suitability of the new responsible individual who joined the home in October 2025.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/04/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff show genuine care and kindness towards children and understand their needs well. As a result, children have built close and positive relationships with staff. This has helped children to settle in the home and make progress from their individual starting points. Two children spoken with said they get on with staff and like living in the home. One child voiced that they do not like living with some of the children in the home, however, leaders, managers and staff are supporting this child well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support all three children to go to school or college regularly and engage in learning. For one child, staff worked closely with the school by carrying out weekly visits to watch how the child behaved in the class. This helped staff and teachers understand the child better and agree on ways to support them. The deputy headteacher of the school said this was very helpful and the child has become calmer, more settled and is now able to join in with lessons and make progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are understood and met. Staff support children to attend routine health appointments. When a child was anxious about attending a dental appointment, the responsible individual and staff worked with them to ease their worries and prepare them for future visits. This reduced the child’s anxieties and increased their confidence in accessing dental care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote healthy lifestyles. They ensure that children have nutritious home-cooked meals, encourage good bedtime routines and regular activities, including swimming, football and bike riding.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s bedrooms are personalised and furnished to meet their needs. The children have decorated their bedrooms to their personal tastes, including colours, themes and decorations, which makes the bedrooms feel homely and cosy. These choices give children a sense of belonging, making them feel settled and able to thrive in their home.

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

Leaders, managers and staff have high aspirations for the children in their care and work effectively with their professional networks to promote children’s well-being. They demonstrate a strong understanding of children’s behaviours, needs and vulnerabilities. Appropriate risk and behaviour management plans are in place that give staff strategies to manage and reduce risks to children. The risk assessments are regularly reviewed and updated, ensuring that staff remain informed and respond to children’s changing needs.

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

Staff manage incidents and challenging behaviours effectively, using de-escalation techniques and appropriate physical intervention to keep children safe. Regular keywork sessions help children to reflect on their behaviours and set clear, achievable goals. These conversations are meaningful, focusing on each child’s individual needs and Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 4 vulnerabilities. Records capture children’s voices clearly and show the positive relationships they share with staff. Children’s wishes and feelings are listened to and respected, helping them feel valued, supported and understood.

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

When children go missing from the home, staff take appropriate action and make efforts to locate and contact them. They work closely with safeguarding agencies to reduce risks. For one child, who had a high number of missing incidents, the number of missing episodes has reduced significantly. The child has developed strong and trusting relationships with staff and they say that they feel happier and settled living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have a strong understanding of the children’s needs and past experiences, including their traumas. They are committed to providing a range of positive experiences for children and ensure that the children receive high-quality care. The manager shows emotional intelligence and is attuned to the emotional needs of children. As a result, children are becoming more aware of themselves and better able to understand and manage their feelings.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There have been no allegations made against staff in the home. When a safeguarding concern arose for one child, leaders and managers responded appropriately and informed the relevant safeguarding agencies. They worked closely with professionals to put a safety plan in place, while having reflective and supportive conversations with the child to maintain their safety. Ofsted was notified, enabling regulatory oversight.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that staff receive adequate training tailored to children’s needs and vulnerabilities. This equips staff to meet children’s needs effectively and promotes ongoing professional development. Additionally, staff supervision is regular and effective. Structured supervision sessions focus on children and support staff training and development needs. Through this approach, leaders and managers maintain a clear oversight of staff performance, ensuring that good practice is continued across the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Pre-admission processes are not sufficiently thorough. While individual children’s risks and needs are considered through careful planning, leaders and managers have not fully considered the potential impact that children may have on one another. As a result, one child said that while they have excellent relationships with staff and wish to continue living at the home, their experience of living alongside another younger child has been challenging.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders, managers and staff have built positive relationships with children’s parents, social workers and schools. One parent praised the staff for the support provided to their child, while professionals consistently highlight the team’s excellent communication and support. The teamwork among the staff team helps children to thrive and achieve positive outcomes. Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 5

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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, 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 care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that when considering new children moving into the home, they fully consider the needs of children already living there and those moving into the home, as well as whether the staff have the skills to meet the needs of all children in their care. 30 January 2026

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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: 2720850 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Created2Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Building 6, 30 Friern Park, London, United Kingdom N12 9DA

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Inspectors

Amena Begum, Social Care Inspector Natalie Mitchell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2720850 7 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.

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Inspectors

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