Children's home run by Bright Futures Care Solutions Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 1 Registered provider: Bright Futures Care Solutions 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

This home is owned and operated by a private provider. It provides care for up to one child who may experience emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

One child was living in the home at the time of the inspection, and the inspector spoke with the child.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the home’s first inspection since it was registered in September 2025. The manager, who also registered with Ofsted in September 2025 and was present throughout both days of the inspection.

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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: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide consistent, attentive support that enables the child to feel secure and well cared for. They maintain the home to a high standard, ensuring it is clean, modern and comfortable. By actively encouraging the child to personalise their bedroom and outdoor space, staff have helped them develop a sense of ownership and belonging in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff take a proactive approach to promoting the child’s wellbeing. They encourage and facilitate regular participation in meaningful activities, such as gym sessions and boxing. As a result, the child is more physically active, is developing positive routines and reports feeling listened to and understood by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since moving into the home, the child has felt safe enough to attend education consistently. This represents a significant and sustained improvement for them. Staff have effectively supported their move to a full-time education timetable, and they are now working towards GCSEs. The virtual school deputy head speaks positively about the important role that staff have played in supporting the child’s progress and achievements.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child’s plans are detailed, written directly to them and presented in clear, child-friendly language.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff provide consistent support to help the child develop their independence skills. They break tasks down and build skills at the child’s pace, which has increased the child’s confidence. Staff focus on key areas such as budgeting and cooking and cleaning, and their guidance has enabled the child to make steady, meaningful progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child currently lives away from their home area. Staff support them to maintain links with key people in their life. Family time has built up to include an overnight time with family and key people in the child’s life, such as previous carers and siblings.

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

Staff have implemented robust plans to reduce risks and promote the child’s safety. Risk management plans are detailed and are reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain current and effective. Staff’s consistent application of these plans, in partnership with the child, has resulted in a significant reduction in risk. Notably, this progress has contributed to the removal of the deprivation of liberty order, demonstrating the positive impact of staff practice.

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

Incidents within the home are managed well. When an incident or near miss occurs, staff complete clear and reflective records and identify appropriate actions to prevent reoccurrence. They ensure that the child is offered a debrief and the opportunity to Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 3 express their views, which supports the child’s understanding and emotional regulation. Relevant professionals are informed promptly, ensuring good multi-agency communication and oversight.

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

There have not been any complaints, allegations against staff or physical interventions. This once again reflects the culture and ethos of the approach used in the home. Skilled staff manage incidents and use de-escalation techniques. This ensures that the child is kept safe. Without the need for more significant interventions. The child has access to an advocate. The child can speak with professionals independent of staff.

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

The registered manager and the staff work with wider agencies to ensure that the child is safe. This was reflected in comments received from wider professionals. All professionals were positive, especially about how the registered manager and staff had worked with the child. Professionals could all see a distinct improvement in the child. This linked to their safety and progress.

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

Staff carry out key-work sessions using an honest, non-judgemental approach that supports open and meaningful conversations with the child. These sessions focus on relevant topics and are strengthened by the positive relationships staff have developed with the child. However, records of these sessions do not consistently demonstrate the impact of staff’s work. The write-ups do not always show how discussions have influenced the child’s understanding, behaviour or progress. This limits the home’s ability to fully evidence the effectiveness of staff practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is knowledgeable, creative and committed. Staff say they feel supported and enjoy working in the home. One staff member said they ‘love working here’. Another said, ‘I am proud to be part of a team.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Comprehensive quality assurance processes are firmly in place. The manager maintains clear oversight of all plans and documentation. These processes ensure that plans highlight the strengths within the staff team and the home, while also identifying areas where the manager, staff or the service as a whole can further develop and improve.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Training arrangements are robust. Staff and the manager receive training that directly aligns with the child’s identified risks and needs. This includes core mandatory training, such as safeguarding, which ensures that all staff have the knowledge required to meet the child’s basic safety and welfare needs. In addition, staff also complete more specific, targeted training relevant to the child’s circumstances. This equips them with the skills and confidence to respond effectively to the child’s individual needs and behaviours.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from regular supervision and team meetings. These established forums follow set agendas. Supervisions appropriately focus on the child and on staff practice. However, the recording of how research influences supervision discussions is limited. Additionally, while staff are aware of whistleblowing procedures, their understanding of Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 4 the risks associated with closed cultures is less well developed. Supervision is not explicit enough in the exploration of staff’s evolving practice and in challenging assumptions. Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice, which allows them to reflect on their practice. In particular, this recommendation is centred around the recording of research and training in supervision in order to ensure that the impact and reflection on practice is captured. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping, and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. In particular, this is in reference to key-work sessions, ensuring these are detailed,

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Recommendations

accurate and consistently recorded. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  Supervision of staff practice should ensure that individual adults in the home are engaged in the safeguarding culture of the home so they understand what they would need to do if they found other staff misusing or abusing their position to the detriment of the safety of a child. In particular, this is about staff remaining aware of the potential for closed cultures to develop. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.14)

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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: 2847260 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bright Futures Care Solutions LTD

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: suite E2 Lancaster House, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 6JE

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Inspector

John McDonnell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2847260 7 regulates 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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