Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 1 Registered provider: Homes2Inspire Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private company. It provides care for up to three children who have experienced childhood trauma.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home. They were present and spoke with the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager in post since October 2025.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the full inspection on 16 and 17 July 2025. An assurance inspection was completed on 7 October 2025. Serious and widespread concerns in relation to the care and protection of children were identified. Ofsted issued a compliance notice under regulation 13. The purpose of the visit was to review the provider’s progress in addressing the steps set out in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home to live in supported accommodation. The move was planned, and the child remains in touch with staff and shares updates about their progress.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has left and interim management arrangements are in place while a new manager is recruited. The impact of these changes on the child’s care and experiences has been minimal and well managed by leaders and managers.

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This monitoring visit

The management team acknowledges the shortfalls identified at the previous inspection and have worked hard to implement change. Managers have undertaken a review of all incidents that took place when a previous child was living in the home. This has included a considerable amount of reflection with the staff team in Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 2 regular team meetings and supervisions. This has been to consider lessons that could be learned and applied from these incidents.

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This monitoring visit

The child living in the home has been settled, is making progress and there have been no incidents. This means that the effectiveness of some of the planned improvements is yet to be tested.

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This monitoring visit

Additional training has been provided to staff. This includes training about safeguarding, de-escalation, professional curiosity and recording. The management team has also reviewed the home’s statement of purpose and key policies including children’s complaints and children’s meetings. This has been done in consultation with the child to ensure that these policies remain child focused.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments and plans for the child have been updated. Monitoring systems have also been improved so that they are regularly reviewed by staff and managers. These documents contain relevant details of the child’s evolving needs and the risks to them. This helps to ensure that staff have the relevant information they need to safely care for the child.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been extensively renovated. Hazards in the garden have been repaired, and fire doors have been replaced. Significant improvement has been made to areas of the home environment including the children’s bedrooms. The child has been involved and has chosen the colour scheme for their bedroom. The child stated that they really like their home now. A new process for staff and managers to regularly monitor the home environment is in place.

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This monitoring visit

The improved oversight and support from the management team have contributed to improved staff confidence and morale. One staff member said that change was needed and that they are now in a good place.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this inspection, the compliance notice under regulation 13 has been met. One requirement under regulation 40 has been met and part of the requirement under regulation 11 is restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/07/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 27/08/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/04/2023 Full Good 17/08/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 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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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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Requirement Due date

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

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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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Requirement Due date

encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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Requirement Due date

de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children;

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Requirement Due date

understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and 2 February 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 5 that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(xi)(xii)(xiii))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that staff manage children’s relationships effectively in the home. Staff must have the skills to recognise unhealthy relationships between children and take effective action to keep them safe.

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Requirement Due date

Part of this requirement was raised at the last inspection and has been restated.

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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: 1256135 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Homes2Inspire Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Black Country House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury B69 2DG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Cherelle Robinson

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Inspector

Nurul Kabir, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1256135 7 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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