Children's Home run by Bright Futures Care Solutions Limited in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 1 Registered provider: Bright Futures Care Solutions 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

The home is operated by a private provider and provides care for one child with social and emotional difficulties. The child moved into the newly registered home on 23 October 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered in September 2025. This is the home’s first inspection.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: none Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Despite the short period of time that the child has been at the home, there is evidence of progress in several areas of their life. Relationships between the child and staff are very positive. Staff have thought carefully about the recent transition and introduction to the home. This has included staff moving from the child’s previous placement to provide them with the stability of care. These positive relationships have enabled the child to quickly engage in enjoyable experiences, such as go-karting, baking and going to the gym.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child had previously experienced significant periods of time out of education. Staff understand the importance of education and are trying to establish positive routines to promote this. Recently, the child was reported to be engaged in education 80% of the time. This is excellent progress from their starting point. Staff are working together to implement plans to support the child to resume their improved engagement with education. The staff team is anticipating that with a consistent staff team, healthy boundaries and good leadership, the child's engagement in education will be sustained.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are utilising incentives to try and engage the child in positive activities that they are known to like and that they previously enjoyed. A social work practice supervisor said that the child’s engagement in team sport has been an example of excellent progress for them in relation to positive achievement and social opportunities. This activity has enabled the child to have positive peer interactions.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Systems are in the process of being developed to evidence that the voice of the child is central to the home. The child shared some views about their education, which were actioned and addressed by the registered manager. Capturing the views of the child is yet to be fully implemented and embedded into practice. The manager has plans in place to strengthen this area of practice.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since moving into the home, the child's positive and healthy routines have slipped. This has included long periods of time spent gaming, which reduces the child’s ability to engage in education. Staff endeavour to implement consistent and healthy routines to ensure that the child is not gaming for long periods of time during the night.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has recently been presented with extensive life-story work. This is positive for the child. However, the implementation of this important journal has not been carefully and thoughtfully considered. The manager has since recognised this and plans to explore with the local authority how this can be addressed. Careful and collaborative discussions with the local authority are necessary to address how this important and sensitive information is delivered to the child to help and support them in understanding their life history and care experience journey. Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 3

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

Risk have reduced in several areas of the child's life. This is, in part, due to the strength of the positive relationships between staff and the child, who have been involved with them from their previous placement and know them well.

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

There have been no missing-from-care incidents. Staff work with the child to ensure that they are open with them about their whereabouts and actions. Any potential risks are known and mitigated against. There is good communication between the team. Missing from care has been a historical risk for this child. The child regularly engages in activities with staff and chooses to spend time with staff in the community.

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

There has been need to hold the child. This reflects the staff team’s ability to manage and understand the needs of the child. Staff use positive de-escalation skills and the strong relationships they have with the child to manage incidents. There is further development needed to include the child in their behaviour support and risk management plans.

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

The process for the recruitment and selection of staff is good and prevents unsuitable adults from working with vulnerable child. There was one reference that was not verified at the time a person began working in the home. However, a risk assessment was in place for this.

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

When the child becomes dysregulated and there are risks associated with self-harm, staff follow processes to ensure that the child is supported to regulate their feelings, while offering monitoring and support, reducing risks. When incidents result in children hurting themselves, staff should ensure that appropriate medical advice or treatment is sought.

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

Staff do not fully understand the potential risks that the child is exposed to when online gaming. Staff use observations and relationships with the child to exercise professional curiosity and be aware of who the child is gaming with and what games are being played. The risk management plan does not clearly identify the risks associated with gaming or include strategies to minimise risks.

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

Risk management plans are cumbersome and hold a lot of information. Information about pertinent risks is not always clearly recorded. Not all staff are signing to record that they have read and understood the child’s risk management plans.

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good

The manager is an experienced registered manager. She is new to this home and is dual registered to manage another home in the service. This has provided a period of instability for the home. The manager has processes and systems that she intends to Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 4 implement that evidence effective monitoring of the home, but these are yet to be fully embedded.

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good

The manager and recently appointed deputy are committed and dedicated to improving the systems and processes for the home. This is still work in progress and further time is required to enable managers to embed this work effectively.

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good

The staff do not yet have a coordinated approach to working with other agencies to support the child. The manager does not yet have a good understanding of the support given to the child and how this contributes to the child’s life-story work.

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good

Staff are supported with regular supervisions. There is evidence of regular practice sessions within supervisions. However, they do not offer routine opportunities for reflection. The staff team benefits from a variety of mandatory and additional training. The systems and processes for evidencing this are not fully embedded or effective. This training is also bespoke to help staff meet the specific needs of children in their care. The staff team is currently being formed, focusing on the culture they want to develop in the home and using reflection of their practice to support their learning.

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good

Staff morale is good. There is a core number of staff who have offered stability to the child. Staff report enjoying their role and finding the job rewarding. They report feeling well supported by managers. Staff have trust and confidence in the manager.

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good

Professionals speak positively of the staff and their commitment to the child. They recognise the progress that the child has made since living at this home. Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 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, The 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i))

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In particular, ensure that the quality of risks management plans capture all knowns risk, and strategies to manage risks are regularly reviewed and updated following incidents. 5 January 2026

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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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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; 5 March 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 6 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that effective management monitoring systems are in place that promote consistent quality of care, and that managers and staff have full information about the child and arrangements for their care.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children are consulted regularly on their views about the home’s care to inform and support continued improvement in the quality of care provided. Due consideration should be given to the child’s cognitive ability in the development and implementation of any consultation processes. Children should be able to see the results of their views being listened to and acted upon. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 22, paragraph 4.11)  The registered person should ensure that expectations of standards of behaviour are high for all staff and children in the home. These standards should be clear and unambiguous. Positive behaviour and relationships should be reinforced, praised and encouraged; poor behaviour should be challenged and discussed. The development of safe, stable and secure relationships with staff in the home

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Recommendations

should be central to the ethos of the home and support the development of secure attachments that, where appropriate, persist over time. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 39, paragraph 8.11)  The registered person should ensure that the importance of understanding who we are and where we come from is recognised in good social work practice, for example, through undertaking life-story work or other direct work. Staff in children’s homes should play a full role in work of this kind. The delivery of life- story work is completed sensitively and in a planned manner, in conjunction with the local authority. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 16, paragraph 3.14)  The registered person should ensure that children’s homes staff encourage children to take a proactive role in looking after their day-to-day health and well-

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Recommendations

being. Where children have specific health needs or conditions, they should be supported to manage these subject to their age and understanding. When a child needs additional health or wellbeing support, staff should work with the child’s placing authority to enable proper and immediate access to any specialist medical, psychological or psychiatric support required. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.10) Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 7

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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: 2849140 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bright Futures Care Solutions LTD

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: suite E2 Lancaster House, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 6JE

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Inspector

Beverley Allison, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2849140 9 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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