Children's home run by Kaydee Homes Limited

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 1 Registered provider: Kaydee Homes Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private provider and can care for up to two children.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post is currently vacant. A new manager has been recruited.

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Information about this children’s home

There are currently no children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 21 and 22 October 2025. Following the inspection, several statutory requirements were set, and two compliance notices were issued in relation to regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted issued a restriction of accommodation notice to ensure that no further children were admitted, given the identified concerns for this home.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to evaluate whether the actions set following the inadequate judgement in relation to the protection of children and the leadership and management have been completed.

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This monitoring visit

A new manager has recently been appointed and is receiving effective support from the responsible individual. Leaders and managers are reflective and able to identify areas for development. New monitoring systems for incidents and safeguarding concerns have been introduced, which automatically alert managers to ensure timely oversight and decision-making.

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This monitoring visit

Risk management plans have been reviewed and updated to clearly outline risks to children and provide staff with guidance on how to respond. Staff reported feeling more confident in their practice, explaining that the plans now offer clear direction and support in managing children’s individual risks. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 2 Safeguarding procedures have been reviewed. A clear system is now in place to ensure that staff understand how to respond to any safeguarding concern relating to children. Staff have received additional training to strengthen their knowledge, and new flowcharts, forms and processes have been introduced to support consistent and effective practice.

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Safeguarding topics have been explored in team meetings and supervision discussions, giving staff opportunities to reflect on their responsibilities. Staff were able to demonstrate a secure understanding of the procedures they must follow and knew where to access the relevant information when required.

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Leaders and managers have a clear understanding of the areas that require improvement and are committed to enhancing the experiences and care of children. Monitoring processes and recording systems have been strengthened, contributing to improved oversight. However, some incident records remain inconsistent, and opportunities for learning are not always fully captured in documentation.

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Staff training has been a key focus, with leaders and managers committed to ensuring that staff are well equipped to meet the needs of children. Leaders have reflected on children’s behaviours and used this to inform learning and development opportunities. Staff have completed the PACE model of care training and explored therapeutic approaches to strengthen their understanding of children’s needs and how best to support them.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notices and statutory requirements have all been considered met. The restriction of accommodation has been lifted as a result of this monitoring visit. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/10/2025 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 4

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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 with the given timescales.

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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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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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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;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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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)(c)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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In particular, ensure that there are clear monitoring and quality assurance processes from leaders and managers, which identify areas for improvement and allow reflection and action to be taken where required. Continual support, 13 January 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 5 training and development must be in place to meet the needs of children and be in line with the home’s statement of purpose.

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The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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

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ascertain and consider each child’s views, wishes and feelings, and balance these against what they judge to be in the child’s best interests when making decisions about the child’s care and welfare;

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help each child to express views, wishes and feelings;

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help each child to understand how the child’s views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child;

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regularly consult children, and seek their feedback, about the quality of the home’s care;

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help each child to prepare for any review of the child’s relevant plans and to make the child’s views, wishes and feelings known for the purposes of that review;

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is enabled to provide feedback to, and raise issues with, a relevant person about the support and services that the child receives; and

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is given appropriate advocacy support. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)(b)(i)(iii)) 13 January 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 6 In particular, ensure that the child is given the opportunity to have a consultation, sharing views, wishes and feelings. These therefore need to be heard, and feedback needs to be given to the child. Children should live in a home where they feel safe and cared for and where staff are making an effort to create positive relationships.

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment;

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promote opportunities for each child to learn informally;

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maintain regular contact with each child’s education and training provider, including engaging with the provider and the placing authority to support the child’s education and training and to maximise the child’s achievement; and

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raise any need for further assessment or specialist provision in relation to a child with the child’s education or training provider and the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 8 (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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In particular, ensure that staff are supportive of and aspirational for children’s goals and that children are given the opportunity to complete education and independence skills individual to their needs. Where further support and 13 January 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 7 services are required, these should be advocated for and supported.

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The care planning standard is that children—

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

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home;

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed;

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that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested, if—

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the registered person considers that the child is at risk of harm or has concerns that the care provided for the child is inadequate to meet the child’s needs; and

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the child is, or has been, persistently absent from the home without permission. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(e)(i)(ii))

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In particular, ensure that there are clear and effective planning and information regarding children before they move into the home, taking into account how the home can meet the child’s needs in line with clear and relevant plans. Children must also have positive and planned endings when leaving the home. 13 January 2026

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The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person— 13 January 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 8 if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires; and

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to inspect the premises of the home and such of the home’s records (except for a child’s case records, unless the child and the child’s placing authority consent) as the independent person requires.

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The independent person must produce a report about a visit ("the independent person’s report") which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether—

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children are effectively safeguarded; and

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the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being. (Regulation 44 (1) (2)(a)(b) (4)(a)(b))

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In particular, ensure that an independent person visits the home each month and a report is compiled and shared with Ofsted. This should outline whether children have been safeguarded effectively and whether feedback from family has been obtained.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Kaydee Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Foxhall Lodge Foxhall Road, Nottingham NG7 6LH

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Inspectors

Eleanor Quanbrough, Social Care Inspector Caroline Coop, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2831065 10 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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