Children's Home run by Bryanston Care Ltd in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 1 Registered provider: Bryanston Care Ltd

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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 home is owned and managed by a private company. It provides care and support for up to two children with social and emotional needs. One child lives in the home, and the child was spoken to as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2025 and is suitably qualified.

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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: This is the first inspection after registration in September

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Managers have created a homely environment that is well-equipped and offers the child a comfortable home, with a spacious bedroom and ample space to store their belongings. The child has personalised their bedroom and their interests and hobbies are reflected throughout the house.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise the challenges the child has experienced because of moving home frequently. Staff are nurturing and reassuring in their approach and are skilled in putting boundaries in place. Initially, the child struggled with the boundaries but they are starting to respond to them. This has helped the child to build trusting relationships with staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff value the child’s views, listen to them and ensure that the child’s voice and hopes are captured in their plans. Plans are written sensitively and positively, reflecting the child’s feelings about their experiences in the past. The plans also contain practical guidance for staff to help them better support the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are skilled and knowledgeable and have recognised needs for the child that have not previously been addressed. Managers and staff have worked effectively with different partners to ensure that the child has appropriate health support and diagnosis. Managers have challenged professionals, who have not identified this previously. The challenge made has led to constructive multi-agency working.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Through challenge by the registered manager and staff the child is back in education. The registered manager is seeking additional hours to build towards full-time education and has engaged the necessary professionals to do this. This has led to the child’s plans being reviewed and updated.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has been able to reconnect with an important family member through the support of staff. Staff are taking the initiative in ensuring that the child sees their family member regularly and they work closely with the family member to support a consistent approach.

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

Risk assessments are kept up to date and reflect the current situation for the child. Managers share the updates with the staff team, which supports a consistent approach from staff.

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

Managers and staff engage specialist services locally, who specialise in reducing the risk of criminalisation for the child. Staff involve relevant professionals to help the child understand the potential outcomes of their actions. Staff also talk to the child regularly about these actions and seek to understand the reasons behind them. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 3 When a child made an allegation, staff listened to them and acted upon the concerns. Action was taken immediately to safeguard the child.

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

Staff support the child to recognise and express difficult feelings. This has led to a huge reduction in physical interventions. After incidents, managers talk to the staff involved and also to the child. On some occasions, the child has been spoken to by someone involved in the incident. This could deter the child from sharing their views.

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

Due to staff absence, the manager has used regular agency staff to offer additional support in the home. The agency staff are not trained in the same physical intervention techniques as the permanent staff team. This means that staff cannot safely intervene together.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff team is small, and the registered manager has not been present in the home due to an injury. However, staff felt supported by the responsible individual and the acting deputy manager during a challenging time. The registered manager worked from home and was able to remain in touch with staff and the child’s progress during this time.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers have shared their high expectations with the team. They are realistic about the time it takes staff to gain the child’s trust and help them to feel safe. Managers involved the team in discussions around their ability to meet the child’s needs before the child moved to the home. This has helped the core staff to remain focused on the child’s well-being.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Specialist support has been sought by managers from expert providers to complete assessments and guide staff in their practice. Managers have also held professionals to account, where opportunities have been missed for the child. This helps the child to have the best support for the future.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a comprehensive induction, when they start working in the home. However, not all staff have achieved their mandatory qualification within the timescales.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has provided core staff with supervision, but some meetings focus on one topic and do not provide staff with the opportunity to reflect on their practice and skills or support them through challenges. Agency staff who have worked regularly in the home have not received formal supervision. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 4

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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, 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

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)) 30 Jan 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

The individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has 30 Jan 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 5 the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(b) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a))

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children are offered the opportunity to talk about their feelings and add their views to records after any incident of restraint within 5 days. An independent person from the incident should support them with this. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 50, paragraph 9.60)  The registered person should ensure that all staff receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: 2844608 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Godswell Park, Church Street, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4ES

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Inspector

Carol Jagger, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2844608 7 and 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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