Keelan Taylor Care Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 1 Keelan Taylor Care Ltd Registered provider: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation service is owned and operated by a private provider. It offers accommodation for up to 4 looked-after children and care leavers in shared group-living homes and accommodation for up to 2 looked-after children and care leavers in single occupancy living.

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provider

The service manager, who is also the nominated individual and sole director, registered with Ofsted when the organisation was registered in July 2025.

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This monitoring visit

On 9 October 2025, Ofsted issued a notice restricting the accommodation of this service. This was in response to concerns raised about the suitability and fitness of the registered service manager, who is also the nominated individual and sole director, to operate this service and ensure children's safety, protection and wellbeing.

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This monitoring visit

This purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the provider's actions to meet the notice and to reassess the suitability and fitness of the provider. The visit focused on a single premises, which was inspected as part of this monitoring activity. The provider has complied with the restriction notice. No children have moved into the premises since the restriction notice was issued.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector found that the accommodation is not decorated to an acceptable standard, and staff practice does not consistently promote a nurturing and homely environment. For example, the use of visual closed-circuit television in kitchen areas is disproportionate to any identified or potential risks to children.

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This monitoring visit

Furthermore, the home is not adequately maintained. The dining area wall requires repair due to water damage from a previous leak, a child's bedroom fire door hinge Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 2 is broken, and there is mould present in the shower unit. These issues create an institutional impression rather than a domestic setting, which does not support the development of the skills necessary for children to prepare for independent living.

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This monitoring visit

Staff practice does not always ensure that children's records are up to date or that they capture children's experiences and progress. Not all staff review the child's support or pathway plans to make sure that relevant information is included about children's targets, goals and objectives. This lack of oversight has the potential to hinder the sharing of information and misrepresent the child's progress towards independence.

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This monitoring visit

During this inspection, the registered manager was reassessed to determine their continued suitability for the role. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 3

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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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the 'Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards'. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The accommodation standard is that children experience a comfortable and secure living environment.

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

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ensure that the location of the premises used as supported accommodation is suitable for the category or categories of supported accommodation provided, by—

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are designed and furnished so as to meet the needs of each child individually and all children collectively;

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offer a comfortable, positive and nurturing environment, while respecting children's need for privacy;

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are adequately maintained so as to provide a welcoming and homely environment within both individual and shared living spaces;

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are designed, furnished and maintained to remove avoidable hazards which could pose a health and safety risk to children. (Regulation 6 (1) (2)(a)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)) 30 January 2026

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The support standard is that children receive individual and tailored support that meets their needs.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that plans for support are based on initial referral information, are meaningful and are created in full consultation with the child, taking account of relevant plans for the child; 30 January 2026 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 4 keep the child's support under review, taking into consideration the plans for support, and relevant plans, to ensure that the child's needs continue to be met and that the child is kept safe. (Regulation 7 (1) (2)(b)(c))

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 5

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Michael Ferguson

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Inspector

Patrick McIntosh, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Keelan Taylor Care Ltd 6 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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