Children's home run by Transcend Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2841954 1 Registered provider: Transcend Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in July 2025. The home is run by a private organisation.

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Information about this children’s home

It provides care for up to 2 children who 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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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 for children’s home: 2841954 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Two children have moved into the home since the home was registered. The children are making progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager works hard to assess children’s relationships to ensure that their experiences are positive. The children spend time together but also have their own interests that they pursue separately.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Feedback from children, their families and professionals highlights significant improvements for children in a short amount of time. One parent described how they are ‘seeing the best version’ of their child now.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have developed strong relationships with staff. Both children said that they feel respected and valued by staff and that the home is a calm place to live in.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work hard to encourage children to engage in education, through the use of incentives. Staff complete key work with children that focuses on praise and encouragement to develop a better understanding of the barriers to them attending education. Children are developing aspirations for their future, which staff support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff focus on improving children’s physical and emotional health. This is supported by the trusting relationships between staff and children. Significant improvements have been made in relation to one child’s health. Staff are well trained and have regular input from medical professionals, who gave positive feedback about the impact of the consistent staff team on children’s health. The child now takes responsibility and ownership for their own health.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children take part in activities that support their interests and wellbeing. This includes sports such as boxing and practising independence skills such as cooking and baking. Children’s achievements are well recorded through the use of virtual memory books, which children can take with them when they leave the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is clean and tidy. However, areas of the home are not personalised to children’s needs. Nevertheless, children are involved in planning a new gym in the home to support their interests.

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

The risks to children have reduced significantly since they moved into the home.

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

Professionals involved with children speak positively about the changes and acknowledge the benefits of living in a smaller home where both children receive individualised care and attention. Inspection report for children’s home: 2841954 3 Risk assessments are updated regularly and reflect the current circumstances for children. There are clear strategies for staff to follow to reduce risk, along with routines that children understand. The registered manager works hard to ensure staff provide consistent care for children. As a result, children engage in meaningful discussions with staff to understand their behaviours. This helps children to feel valued. For example, when a child was involved in an incident at school, the manager supported the child to reflect on their actions and worked with education staff to support the child to return to school.

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

Staff work with safeguarding professionals to reduce risks in relation to children. Staff talk to children to help them understand risks. Staff provide positive role modelling.

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

Recruitment practices are safe. This ensures that those caring for children are safe to do so.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

This is the manager’s first registration. Staff provide positive feedback about the support the manager has given them in their roles and with their wellbeing outside of work. There is positive team morale. Therefore, the environment is calm and nurturing.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has oversight of staff practice. He reviews and monitors the care staff provide for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

External monitoring takes place in line with regulation. The information provided in these reports is not always accurate and the visitor does not always get external feedback. The manager’s feedback in reports does not demonstrate that he has challenged this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision. The manager provides feedback on staff performance and ensures that any actions are addressed. However, supervision records do not demonstrate that staff have opportunities to reflect on their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Annual appraisals have been completed for all staff. Records show that staff have been given constructive feedback on their performance. However, they do not demonstrate the input from staff in their own appraisals and do not include the views of professionals who have worked with the staff member or children’s views.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings take place regularly. There have been improvements made to how these are recorded to show more detail of staff’s discussions. The manager uses meetings to give clear messages to staff about his expectations. He prioritises children’s care needs to ensure that staff continue to provide children with a good quality of care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Recruitment practices are safe. This ensures that those caring for children are safe to do so. Inspection report for children’s home: 2841954 4

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home is a homely environment where children are given a choice about how the spaces they use are decorated. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 16, paragraph 3.19)  The registered person should ensure that visits by an independent person are a rigorous assessment of the home’s arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in the home’s care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 65, paragraph 15.5)  The registered person should ensure that supervision allows staff to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care and that this is captured in records. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 61, paragraph 13.2)  The registered person should ensure that annual staff appraisals take into account,

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Recommendations

where reasonable and practical, the views of other professionals who have worked with the staff member over the year and children in the home’s care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 61, paragraph 13.5)

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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: 2841954 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Transcend Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 4b Peel Road, Blackpool FY4 5JX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Paraskeva

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Inspector

Andrea Foreman, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2841954 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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