Children's home run by Tranquil Children’s Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2827780 1 Registered provider: Tranquil Children’s Care 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

A private company owns this children’s home. It provides care for up to two children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2025. He is also registered to manage another home owned by this company.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the homes first full inspection since the home was registered in July 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

There was one child living at the home at the time of the inspection. The inspector spoke with the child as part of the 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 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: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2827780 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child lives at this home. The child is settled, and they are making good progress. The child has positive relationships with staff and enjoys spending time with them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff strive to create a family environment where the child is nurtured. Staff regularly praise the child and reinforce how proud they are of the child’s achievements. This helps the child to feel secure, loved and valued.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child attends school regularly. Sometimes the child is reluctant to attend but staff are persistent in their encouragement. They use incentives that are meaningful to the child to promote school attendance.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to regularly spend time with their family. This is effectively planned to ensure it is a positive and safe experience for the child. Staff have developed positive relationships with the child’s parent and are in regular communication with them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in good health and has access to the community health services that they need. Staff ensure that the child attends routine appointments. For example, with en- couragement from staff, the child attended the dentists for a check-up. This was some- thing the child was previously reluctant to do.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are supporting the child to learn new skills and be increasingly independent. They use visual aides to support the child’s understanding of new concepts. For example, staff have created visual prompts based on the child’s favourite cartoon character to help the child to be more independent with their personal care. This is helping the child to develop the skills and confidence they need to live independently in the future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child lives in a warm and welcoming home. The child has chosen how they want to decorate and personalise their bedroom. However, the blind on their bedroom window is damaged. In addition, loose cords on the blinds to windows throughout the home present a potential hazard. Action was taken to remove one blind and secure the cords in the child’s bedroom during the inspection.

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

Staff are embedding clear boundaries and rules for the child. The child is starting to accept this, and it is helping the child to adopt good daily routines. For example, the child goes to bed at the agreed time and complies with rules about the amount of time they should spend on their mobile phone. When the child tests these boundaries, staff are consistent in their response. This is helping the child to understand what is expected. Inspection report for children’s home: 2827780 3 The child is settled and incidents where the child is upset are rare. Staff are still getting to know the child, and they are adapting and changing their approach to understand what works best. Staff are creative in their approach to distracting and defusing difficult situations and physical intervention is only used as a last resort.

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

Risks to the child are known and understood. The manager ensures that there is an up- to-date risk management plan in place to support staff to manage risks to the child. Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding processes and know what to do if they have a concern.

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

The child does not go missing from the home. However, the manager ensures that there are clear procedures in place for staff to follow in the event the child does go missing from the home. This promotes a consistent and effective response.

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

The children’s guide is available to the child, and it describes the homes complaints procedure. Staff take opportunities to remind the child how to make a complaint if they are unhappy about something. However, the document is not written in an accessible format. This is not helpful to the child as it means that they cannot read it without the help of staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

An experienced and appropriately qualified manager leads the home. He is supported by a deputy manager who is actively involved in the running of the home. Together they form a cohesive and effective management team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has good oversight of the home. All reports and plans evidence the manager’s oversight. The manager has robust monitoring systems in place. This helps the manager ensure that staff are delivering good care and that the home is operating in line with regulations.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Induction and training programmes for staff are detailed and ensure that staff are aware of essential information to carry out their roles. Staff are supported throughout their probation period with regular reviews to identify any further learning or development required. This ensures that staff are prepared to support the child in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff work collaboratively to provide children with consistency and stability. Communication is good and team meetings are regular. Managers use team meetings to ensure that child’s needs are well understood. Staff discuss ways to adapt and change their practice to best meet the child’s needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision. This supports them to reflect on their practice and identify any areas for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff enjoy their roles and morale is high. Staff feel supported and valued by their managers. One member of staff said, ‘The managers are approachable, helpful and understanding. Nothing is too much trouble for them.’ Inspection report for children’s home: 2827780 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, 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child's health. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that loose cords on window blinds are secured so that they do not present a hazard to the child. 29 January 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s guide and complaints procedure are written in a format that is accessible and meaningful for the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 24, paragraph 4.22)

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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: 2827780 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Tranquil Children’s Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Andrew Seed Accountants, 54 Wood Street, Lytham St. Annes FY8 1QG

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Inspector

Sophie Thomson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2827780 6 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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