Children's Home run by Vcare - 24 Limited in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 1 Registered provider: Vcare - 24 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 was registered in 2020 and is owned and operated by a private provider. It offers care for up to 2 children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since October 2024.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was completed following the issuance of a compliance notice under Regulation 6 and Regulation 13 of The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

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This monitoring visit

Since the assurance inspection that was completed in November 2025, one child has left the home. There are currently no children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a restructure of staffing within the organisation; a new staff team has been allocated to work with the registered manager at the home. Staff working at the home will have achieved or be working towards the relevant qualifications in the given timescales. Additional training has been developed and delivered by the development manager. The development manager is supporting the registered manager in ensuring that staff have evidenced their skills through their induction and regular knowledge checks.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has considered the skills of the staff team and has submitted a variation to Ofsted to stop caring for children with learning disabilities. The new category request will mean that the home offers care for children with social and emotional difficulties, which aligns with the skills and experience of staff.

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This monitoring visit

Restrictive practices training is now delivered internally by a trainer who has experience of working in residential settings. The course will no longer teach floor Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 2 holds as standard, and each child will have a bespoke physical intervention risk assessment. This means that staff will be clearly informed about what holds to use. The systems relating to the oversight of physical interventions have been strengthened to ensure that any holds used are proportionate and safe.

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This monitoring visit

Significant renovations have been made to the home, which has improved the living environment. The upstairs has had new flooring fitted, and there has been significant repair and redecoration work throughout. The renovations are in their final stages of completion. There have been revisions to the cleaning rota. This means that the physical environment will be a clean, safe place for children to live.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has benefited from shadowing other experienced managers within the organisation. This means that effective systems and good practice have been shared and will be implemented within the home. There have been additional audit tools introduced to give the registered manager and responsible individual greater oversight of children’s individual plans and progress.

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This monitoring visit

Systems and processes have been revised to increase the manager’s oversight of children’s plans and staff knowledge. The variation has been submitted to enable children to be cared for by staff with appropriate skills and knowledge. However, as no children have been living in the home since the changes were made, the impact and efficacy of the changes have not yet been evidenced. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/08/2025 Full Good 11/06/2024 Full Good 05/03/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 19/07/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably;

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(iv)(vii)(ix))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that children have personalised plans in place that recognise children’s specific needs and risks and direct staff practice to meet children’s needs.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that staff follow individualised plans and make day-to-day decisions that support positive outcomes for children, including but not limited to attending education and a range of activities. 31 March 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 5 The registered person must also ensure that the home is clean and provides an environment that is homely and not institutionalised. This specifically relates to ensuring that repair works are carried out in a timely fashion and to a good standard.

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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 to aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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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) (2)(a)(c)(f)(h))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that there are appropriate plans in place to ensure that children receive care in line with the statement of purpose.

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The registered person must ensure that staff have the skills and experience to deliver a consistent behaviour management approach that enables children to achieve positive education and enjoyment outcomes.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that monitoring and review systems provide insight to the quality of care children 31 March 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 6 receive and that information captured improves this care for children.

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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: 2591499 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 10, Halifax Way, Pocklington Industrial Estate, Pocklington, York YO42 1NP

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Inspector

Ali Owens, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2591499 8 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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Inspector

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