Children's home run by Revive Social Care Ltd

Inspection report children's home: 2833808 1 Registered provider: Revive Social Care Ltd

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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 owned by a private company. It provides care for up to three children who may experience emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has applied to register with Ofsted and is suitably qualified.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection there were no children living at the home.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report children's home: 2833808 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the home was registered, one child has moved in. They moved out after three months to their long-term home. The moves into and out of the home were thoughtfully planned. The child’s new carer told the inspector that the manager and staff were attentive in supporting the child to move.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff helped the child to develop trusting and positive relationships. Staff were creative in nurturing the child’s speech and language which enabled them to share their wishes and feelings. For example, the child was able to share their feelings about moving from the home. The social worker told the inspector the manager and staff were ‘brilliant.’ As a result, the child was living in a nurturing and supportive home environment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff team were attentive in supporting the child’s barriers to education. Staff created a structured and imaginative education programme for the child that reflected their individual needs. As a result, the child learned the alphabet, colours, numbers and how to write their name. The social worker and education co-ordinator spoke positively about the effective communication and advocacy of the manager regarding the child’s education.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoyed a variety of activities and day trips. The child joined a rugby club and started swimming lessons. Staff encouraged the child’s interests by arranging visits to a science museum, animal farm and play centre. Also, staff helped the child to learn about their community and the child went on walks with staff, shopping and helped to collect litter. As a result, the child’s confidence and independence was nurtured and developed.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff valued the child’s relationships with their family. This enabled the child to enjoy family visits and to maintain their important family connections. Staff helped the child to understand their move to their long-term home by involving them in organising their personal belongings and toys. As a result of this sensitive approach, the child has been able to settle in their new home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand how to safely administer medication. The manager and staff team were proactive in reviewing the child’s medication routines with health professionals. This enabled positive changes to be made to the child’s bedtime routine. As a result, the child’s confidence and independence was developed.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home provides a comfortable and relaxing environment for the child. The spacious garden provided the child with opportunities to play and explore the outdoors. The manager has plans to create a vegetable and fruit garden. Leaders recognise that the personalisation of some areas of the home is an area for development and has plans to address this. Inspection report children's home: 2833808 3 The home’s manager took on the role in December 2025 and has applied to register with Ofsted. She was previously the deputy manager and has a good understanding of the home and staff team. Staff speak highly of the manager describing her as inspiring, kind and supportive.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff team are passionate and committed to creating a safe and nurturing home environment. External professionals speak positively about the quality of the care the child received and the communication by the manager and staff team. This enabled informed decisions to be made regarding the child’s long-term care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff feel valued by leaders and managers. Staff speak positively about the quality of their supervisions, training and team meetings. The new manager received a comprehensive induction from the previous manager who has been promoted to a senior management role. Consequently, a positive and reflective learning environment is being created for managers and staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There are effective monitoring systems in place to review the child’s progress and staff practice. Leaders and managers recognise that an area for development is reviewing the use of language in the child’s records and ensuring all correspondence and communication is captured in children’s files effectively.

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

The manager and staff team understood the child’s needs well. Staff developed consistent routines for the child that helped them to feel safe. Also, staff helped the child to understand any changes to their routines. For example, the manager and staff designed an education room to help the child understand the differences between their education and home routines.

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

Staff understood how to support the child when they felt unsettled. This created a nurturing and inclusive living environment for the child. Staff are trained to use physical intervention safely when these are required. Staff appropriately helped the child when they were in crisis. As a result, the child felt safer and was able to share their feelings.

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

The manager and staff understand the risks to children in the community. Staff helped the child to learn about road safety. As a result, the child was safer walking with staff in the community. Staff were positive role models for the child. This encouraged the child to be kind to other children when they played together in the community.

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

Leaders and managers recruit staff safely. This ensures that suitable adults care for children. The manager has a good understanding of the individual skills of the staff team. This enabled the child to be supported well by the staff team in their different activities. As a result, the child was safe living in their home and when they were out in the community with staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Inspection report children's home: 2833808 4

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that for children's homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. This specifically relates to the personalisation of the communal areas of the home and children's bedrooms. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 15, paragraph 3.9).

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. This specifically relates to the use of language in children’s records and reports and ensuring that all relevant correspondence is uploaded to children’s files. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 62, paragraph 14.4).

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Information about this inspection

The Inspector has 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 children's home: 2833808 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Revive Social Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 18 Witley Close, Wirral CH46 8UU

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Inspector

Siân Heffey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2833808 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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