Children's Home run by Kewb Care Limited in Salford

Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 1 Registered provider: Kewb Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and managed by a private organisation. The home provides care for up to one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home, who spoke to the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager and the home were registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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Inspection date: 26 January 2026

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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Inspection date: 26 January 2026

Judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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Inspection date: 26 January 2026

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 2

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Findings from the inspection

We identified no serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

One child has recently moved into the home in a planned way. The child’s needs were carefully considered alongside the staff’s skills and experience. The manager spoke to the professionals, involved the child’s parent and met with the child before moving in. Although the child has only been living here for a very short time, this has helped them feel settled.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is a warm and welcoming environment. Staff are supporting the child to personalise their bedroom and plans are in place to redecorate it to reflect the child’s taste. However, door wedges are used to prop internal fire doors open, this is a fire hazard.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager and staff understand the importance of education and have identified a school setting in the local area. In the meantime, the child is provided with structure and routines to their day, which include natural learning opportunities.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support the child to develop hobbies and interests. The child is interested in animals and was able to bring their pet hamster with them. Staff support the child to care for it. Staff researched local horse-riding stables and the child is enjoying visiting them.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager and staff are developing a good understanding of the child’s needs and risks to the child are well understood. The child’s social worker said, ‘[The manager’s] been brilliant, very quickly understood [the child’s] risks and needs.’

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has oversight of all incident records. The child and staff are offered opportunities to speak to someone after an incident. Gaps in staff practice are identified, and staff are supported to attend additional training to further develop their skills and knowledge specific to the child’s needs. However, the manager’s oversight is not always evaluative of the incident, the actions for staff to follow are not always clear and there is a missed opportunity to identify patterns of behaviour to help reduce risks.

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Findings from the inspection

The child’s health needs are met. The child is supported to access specialist health services, such as CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health services). The social worker said ‘[The child] has struggled to attend the services previously, so it’s amazing they have attended their first appointment here.’

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Findings from the inspection

The manager appropriately identifies concerns about staff practice. They effectively discuss concerns sensitively with staff and take appropriate action to review staff performance. The manager liaises with other professionals, including the local Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 3 authority designated officer to ensure that staff working in the home are safe to care for children.

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Findings from the inspection

The child is cared for by a consistent staff team. The manager ensures that vacancies in the staff team are addressed. Gaps in the rota are covered by the current staff working in the home. When the manager has planned leave, arrangements are made to ensure that there is appropriate management oversight in place. Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 4

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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 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 aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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

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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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Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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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)(f)(g)(h))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person should ensure that oversight of incident records is evaluative, recognises any patterns of behaviour and is clear about the actions that staff need to take to check the welfare of children. 10 March 2026

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Requirement Due date

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home. (Regulation 25 (1)(a))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person should ensure that door wedges are not used to hold open fire doors. 10 March 2026 Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 66 Baguley Avenue, Widnes WA8 8XF

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Inspector

Sarah Probert, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for the children's home: 2863824 6 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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