Children's home run by Jupiter Child Care Services Limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 1 Registered provider: Jupiter Child Care Services 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

This home is privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

A manager has been appointed and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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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: inadequate

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

The home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 6 and 7 October 2025. The inspector found significant shortfalls in safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

Following the full inspection, 3 compliance notices were issued under section 22A of the Care Standards Act 2000. These were for Regulation 12, ‘The protection of children standard’, Regulation 13, ‘The leadership and management standard’ and Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 2 Regulation 36, ‘Children’s case records’ of The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

A monitoring visit took place on 2 December 2025. Following this visit, a case review took place where it was agreed that the provider had taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices issued under regulations 12, 13 and 36. Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/10/2025 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive care and support that meets their individual needs. Staff speak of the children with warmth and positive regard and they proudly celebrate their achievements. Children say that they feel happy living at the home and have good relationships with the staff team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff are knowledgeable about the children’s strengths and areas where additional support is required. Staff have a good understanding of the children’s previous life experiences and how these impact their day-to-day lives. They have worked collaboratively with the children’s schools and attendance for both children has significantly improved.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote a wide range of opportunities for children to have fun and participate in new experiences. Children enjoy being part of a football club and attending various youth groups.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work well with parents to enhance the children’s experiences of when they spend time together. Parents value that staff include them in children’s care planning. This ensures that children remain connected to people who are important to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs, including their emotional health, are well met. They have access to community healthcare professionals and are supported to attend appointments. Arrangements to address children’s health needs have significantly improved since they moved into the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Professionals involved with the children report that the level of care and support provided is consistently good and that both children have made progress. One professional stated: ‘[name of the child] is like a different child since living at the home. The staff really are amazing.’

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

Staff understand children’s individual risks and vulnerabilities. Risk plans are personalised and detail all known risks and agreed actions to take to keep children safe. Staff understand their responsibilities and use these plans to safeguard the children effectively.

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

Children are supported to understand how to keep themselves safe through direct work with staff and fun-based activities.

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

Since the last inspection, there has not been a need to hold children to keep them safe. Leaders and managers support the staff team to understand children’s behaviour and the most effective behaviour management strategies. Children are supported to reflect Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 5 following incidents and identify strategies to support them when they are unhappy. This level of support has significantly reduced the number of incidents.

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

There are shortfalls in safer recruitment practices. Leaders and managers have not ensured that all information required in regulation is in place. This does not ensure that all adults who look after the children are safe to do so.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has been in the role for a short time. He is enthusiastic about his vision for the home. The manager demonstrates a good understanding of the team’s strengths and areas for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff say they feel listened to and supported by the manager. They are provided with regular opportunities to reflect on their care of children through team meetings and practice-related supervision. However, the effectiveness of the manager’s supervision is not clear as records lack content and detail. A recommendation has been raised in regard to this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are effective monitoring systems in place, enabling a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the care provided. Where shortfalls are identified, these are addressed promptly and effectively by the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has taken action to address all requirements raised at the previous inspection. Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 6

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that all staff have a reference from their most recent employer and that it is clear that the referee has the authority to provide the reference. Where employees have previously worked with children or vulnerable adults, references must clearly state that there have been no safeguarding concerns. 24 February 2026

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Recommendation

 The manager should receive consistent supervision from an experienced professional which enables them to reflect on their own practice the staff team and children and develop goals for continuous improvement. Recording of supervisions should be of consistently high quality. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards' page 61, paragraph 13.2) Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 7

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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: 2849775 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Jupiter Child Care Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Level One Basecamp, 49 Jamaica Street, Liverpool L1 0AH

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Inspector

Kelly McCurdy, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2849775 9 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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