Children's Home run by XYP Childcare Limited in Tameside

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 1 Registered provider: XYP Childcare Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered as a multi-building children’s home in July 2023. The manager registered as part of this registration.

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties, using up to three buildings under a single registration.

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Information about this children’s home

One child was living at the home at the time of this visit.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged as inadequate at the full inspection on the 1 and 2 October 2025. Inspectors identified serious shortfalls in the safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home. Ofsted issued two compliance notices, under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

A monitoring visit took place on the 27 November 2025 to monitor the provider’s compliance with the notices. The outcome of the visit was that the provider had not taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices. Following a case review, the decision was made to reissue compliance notices under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to monitor the provider’s compliance with these notices.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last visit, one child has remained living in the home. The child has developed positive relationships with the staff and engages well with them.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s records reflect that risks for the child have reduced since living in the home. There have been no incidents for the child since the last visit. Staff support Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 2 the child to maintain consistent and structured routines. Staff facilitate arrangements for the child to spend time with those important to them. Staff undertake regular welfare checks when the child is in the community or at their partner’s home. Staff have developed relationships with the child’s partner’s family and maintain contact with them to ensure that arrangements to spend time together are suitable and safe.

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This monitoring visit

Plans for the child have been reviewed and updated. These now include all known risks for the child and have been updated following any changes to circumstances. There are clear strategies identified for staff to follow if incidents were to occur. The acting manager has continued to use quizzes to test staff knowledge and understanding of how to manage the child’s risks and meet their needs.

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This monitoring visit

Management oversight of the home has improved. The previous deputy manager continues to manage the home. All staff have had access to regular supervision and monthly team meetings. These provide staff with the opportunity to share information and discuss their practice. Any practice issues are addressed during individual supervision sessions. The use of trackers helps the acting manager maintain oversight of any actions that have been set or needed. The responsible individual has implemented monthly audits which are reflective and identify areas of improvement. The responsible individual has also spent time in the home observing staff practice. As a result, some shortfalls in staff undertaking daily tasks have been identified, and action has been taken to address these. Trackers of shortfalls have been implemented that help the manager to ensure that actions are monitored and reviewed.

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This monitoring visit

It is Ofsted’s view that the provider has taken sufficient action to meet the notices.

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This monitoring visit

Requirements from the last full inspection were not looked at as part of this visit and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/10/2025 Full Inadequate 02/07/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/01/2024 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority;

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i)(iii)(c))

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Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that all information is shared with local authorities prior to children moving into and out of the home, that leaders and managers get to know children when they move in, and that moves out of the home are planned and in the child’s best interests. 11 January 2026

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. 11 January 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iv)(ix)).

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that care is delivered in line with the child’s individual and relevant plans.

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)).

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure children’s records are kept up to date and accurate. 11 January 2026

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults. 11 January 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children;

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are provided with supervision and support to enable them to understand and manage their own feelings and responses to the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same;

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(ix)(x)(b))

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In particular, staff must ensure that children are helped to understand what acceptable behaviour is and support the child to overcome barriers in engaging with staff and professionals. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 43 Stamford Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL5 0BG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Philip Hogan-Birse

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Inspectors

Claire Hobbs, Social Care Inspector Judith Birchall, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2719899 8 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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Inspectors

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