Children's Home run by Care Perspectives Ltd in Sandwell

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 1 Registered provider: Care Perspectives Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home that provides care for up to three children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been registered with Ofsted since 30 April 2024. The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2025; he is suitably experienced and qualified.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, three children were living in the home. Two children were present in the home during the inspection; one child spoke with the inspector.

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This monitoring visit

A monitoring visit at this children’s home was undertaken following whistle blowing concerns reported to Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff are not always clear about their responsibilities to protect children. Some staff do not understand the child protection policy or know how to report a safeguarding concern. The manager does not have an effective system in place for recording, reporting, and monitoring safeguarding concerns. Liaison with professionals has not always been effective. There have been huge delays in sharing information with professionals, this does not ensure that children are protected from harm. Once shared, the manager has taken guidance from these professionals, and they have worked together to ensure that children are safe.

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This monitoring visit

There are weaknesses in the assessment and management of risks for children living in the home. Managers do not ensure that they consider all information about children to manage their risks and risk assessments do not provide staff with clear guidance to follow. Protocols in relation to allegation management are not accessible to all staff, and whilst they are appropriate, they are not effective in practice. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 2 The manager does not maintain consistent oversight of the home. Whilst the manager has reviewed incidents of restraint effectively, some incidents have no managerial oversight. The manager has failed to recognise shortfalls in staff practice. This means that the manager has not taken action to address these issues. As a result, these shortfalls in staff practice have been repeated and no lessons have been learnt.

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This monitoring visit

Records in the home do not contain detailed enough information as required by regulation. For example, where children have made allegations, these have not been recorded by staff. The manager has not recognised this shortfall or taken any action to address this.

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This monitoring visit

The manager does not always notify the placing authority, the designated officer and Ofsted when there are serious incidents in a timely manner. This lack of information- sharing reduces the regulator and external professionals’ understanding of safety and quality of care in the home and weakens external scrutiny of the home.

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This monitoring visit

This has been a turbulent period for the home and managers have struggled at times to ensure that children receive consistent care. Since the last inspection two adults have left the company and staff sickness has increased. In addition, there has been a reliance on staff from the company’s sister homes and agency staff. Despite this, some core staff have remained and have shown great resilience and commitment to children. They have persevered through challenging periods and not given up. Managers have worked hard to rebuild staff morale and recruit new team members. As a result, this has significantly reduced the reliance on agency staff working in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Medication is stored safely; there are daily medication checks in place which is in accordance with the organisations policy. Some medication errors have occurred; however, these have been promptly identified and have not had an adverse effect on children. Robust investigations have been undertaken following these incidents and lessons have been learnt to prevent future occurrences.

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This monitoring visit

Staff want the best for the children who live here. Relationships between staff and children are warm, affectionate, and loving. Their positive relationships are clear to see. Children like spending time with staff and enjoy living here.

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This monitoring visit

Children make good progress in all areas of their development. Even those who have only been in the home for a short time are progressing in confidence and self-esteem. This is because staff go out of their way to welcome them into the home and spend time getting to know them.

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This monitoring visit

Incidents of restraint have significantly reduced from children’s starting points. Staff physically intervene when children become unsettled and show behaviours which place themselves or others at risk of harm. Staff understand the reasons behind children’s behaviour and provide them with good support afterwards. This helps children to move on from the incident. The recording is effective and clear, Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 3 and reflection and debriefings take place to help the staffs to reflect on their practice and explore the triggers for the incidents, including how they could respond differently in the future. The manager provides scrutiny of these incidents and measures of control to ensure that their use is fair and proportionate. Good management oversight and prompt action to address issues means that children are treated fairly and stay safe. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/06/2025 Full Good 17/02/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 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 with 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— that staff—

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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;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(ii)(v)(vi))

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The registered person must ensure that all allegations are recorded appropriately and evidence all actions and outcomes. They must also strengthen their understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children and report concerns in a timely manner. Risk assessments must contain all relevant information known regarding children, be kept up to date and provide staff with effective strategies to direct staff to safeguard children. 1 February 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 promotes their welfare. 1 February 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that the home's workforce provides continuity of care to each child 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)(e)(2)(h))

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The registered person must ensure that child receive care from a consistent staff team and that they have effective oversight of all incidents in the home. They must be professionally curious and recognise shortfalls in staff practice and take effective practice to improve any identified shortfalls. The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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The registered person must ensure that all records are kept in line with schedule 3. 1 February 2026

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A notification made under this regulation—

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the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all serious events are reported to HMCI and in a timely manner. 1 February 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 7

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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: 2765520 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care Perspectives Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: The Mansfield Group, 47 Morris Road, Leicester LE2 6BR

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Inspector

Marianne Grandfield, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2765520 9 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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