Children's home run by Nestlings Care BC Limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 1 Registered provider: Nestlings Care BC 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

The home is privately operated and provides care for up to eight children who may have complex mental health difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered with Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2025.

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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

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from living in a warm and well-maintained home. The home is spacious and furnished to a good standard. Children have the freedom to personalise their bedrooms, which ensures that their living space reflects their individuality and preferences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children express that they feel happy, safe and cared for. Observations of children and staff demonstrate warm, trusting relationships. Children speak positively about staff and describe feeling listened to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make progress with their education. Children attend tutoring in the home, which is tailored to their specific needs. This means they have consistent access to education and support suited to their specific needs. Staff provide children with educational activities in the home based on their interest and talents.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making progress from their starting points. They benefit from a calm and nurturing environment. Staff speak fondly of caring for the children. Incidents in the home have reduced because of the relationships staff build with children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The importance of family relationships is understood by staff who support children to spend time with their families. When possible, families are welcomed into the home which helps family time feel more relaxed for children and their families.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are well understood by staff. Staff encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children are supported to attend healthcare appointments and to be physically active. However, staff have not had conversations with children about reducing their use of vape products. This means children are not supported to understand the risks associated with vaping or to make informed choices about reducing their use.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children move into the home, the manager and staff ensure they are well prepared and have effective plans ready for children’s arrival. This ensures staff are well prepared to meet children’s individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff undertake direct work with children; however this is not consistently recorded. This limits opportunities to capture children’s views and feelings. It also means important aspects of children’s experiences may be lost over time.

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

All of the children receive support from the organisation’s therapist. This support also helps to improve staff practice as the therapist provides strategies for staff to follow which help staff to respond to the children’s behaviours. Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 3 Staff provide nurturing care to help children when they are distressed. They respond to children with understanding and empathy. When physical intervention is required to keep children safe, this is used as a last resort. Managers review each incident record and talk to children and staff about what happened. Learning from these conversations is shared and used to inform children’s plans.

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

Incidents of self-harm are sensitively managed. Staff understand the risks associated with children’s self-injurious behaviours. Updated individualised risk assessments are in place, which address the children’s vulnerabilities effectively and set out the action staff should take to support them. As a result, incidents are starting to reduce in frequency.

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

Positive behaviour is rewarded to support children’s learning and understanding. Consequences are rarely used. Praise is used to recognise and celebrate achievements and progress.

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

Staff complete risk-management plans for each child. This enables staff to identify and understand children’s risks. Staff review risk-management plans regularly. However, children’s risk assessments do not include all known risk-reduction strategies. This includes known risks for children such as vaping and internet safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is committed to the children and staff. He has positive relationships with children and staff. The manager knows the children well. He understands the issues that they are experiencing and what support they need.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has good oversight of the home. Effective monitoring and quality assurance systems are in place. Leaders and managers are aware of the home’s strengths and areas for development. The manager uses this information to continually make improvements to the quality of care for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have a strong focus on continuous development. The manager regularly reviews practice to ensure children are receiving high-quality care. This proactive approach means the home remains a safe, nurturing environment for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak positively about the leadership team, highlighting their knowledge of children’s care needs and risk management strategies. Staff say they feel well supported and appreciate the guidance and encouragement they receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are supported through reflective team meetings and regular supervision. However, staff supervision is not carried out consistently in agreed intervals. This does not allow staff sufficient opportunities to reflect on their practice and their relationships with children. Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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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;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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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; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that the children’s individual risk management plans provide staff with clear strategies to manage and reduce risk around internet use, batteries and vaping. 6 February 2026

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 6 February 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 5 In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that staff receive regular supervision.

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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In particular, the registered manager must provide proactive support to help children reduce and cease their use of vape products. 6 February 2026

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

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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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 develop socially aware behaviour;

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

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

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communicate to each child expectations about the child's behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child's age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child's age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful; 6 February 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 6 help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable;

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have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others.

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(Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(xii)(xiii)(b))

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Specifically, the registered person should ensure that each child is provided with proactive keywork sessions that are planned based on children's presenting needs and feelings.

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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: 2821502 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Nestlings Care BC Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Derby Street, Suite 4, Leigh, Lancashire WN7 4PF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Anthony Thompson

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Inspector

Sally Mitchell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2821502 8 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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