Taylor Made Prospects LTD

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 1 Taylor Made Prospects LTD Registered provider: Taylor Made Prospects Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation service was registered on 24 June 2024 and is operated by a private provider in the North-West region. It can accommodate up to 12 individuals in 4 shared or group-living premises that are limited to accommodating looked-after children or care leavers.

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provider

At the time of the inspection, 8 looked-after children aged 16 or 17 were being accommodated.

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provider

The service manager has been registered with Ofsted since the provider was registered on 24 June 2024.

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provider

Inspection dates: The inspection was announced on 2 February 2026. The inspector was on site from 4 to 6 February 2026.

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Outcome

Consistently strong service delivery leads to typically positive experiences and progress for children. Where improvements are needed, leaders and managers take timely and effective action. The next inspection will be within approximately 3 years.

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Summary of findings

Children feel happy and safe where they live. They live in welcoming, well- maintained homes.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers are committed to supporting children to make progress.

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Summary of findings

A consistent staff team helps children to develop their independence skills, so they are prepared for adult life.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers have strong partnerships with other professionals and agencies. They work collaboratively to safeguard children. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Children say that they feel happy in their homes. They live in safe, secure and comfortable accommodation. Their bedrooms are individualised to their taste. Children have access to Wi-Fi throughout their homes, which helps them feel connected to others. When children move into their homes, this is done in a sensitive and carefully planned way. Children are encouraged to visit the home before moving in.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Children typically have positive experiences. They benefit from strong and positive relationships with staff who know them well. Staff are ambitious for children and enthusiastic about the support they provide. Children have a trusted adult they can speak to when they have worries or concerns. Children say that they know how to complain if they have any problems with their support or the accommodation.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Children speak highly of the staff and the nurturing support they offer them. One child said, ‘The staff are lovely and are super supportive and there when you need help.’ Another child said, ‘I like the staff. They have helped me get back into college and are supporting me in other things.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Each child has an individualised support plan with specific goals that have been agreed with them. Staff regularly review progress with children and identify any new skills that they need to develop.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff undertake meaningful support work with children. This helps them to learn skills for daily living in adult life. Staff are creative in their approach when supporting children to live independently. They provide individualised support using a wide range of resources, e.g. quizzes, recipes and ‘grounding techniques’. One child said staff have, ‘Helped me to understand my anxiety and how to overcome it.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff support children to register with dentists, doctors and other primary healthcare services. Staff collaborate with specialist services when children need additional help, for example with their mental health. Children access help quickly when they need it most.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff are empathic about children’s experience of trauma. They are aware of the barriers this creates to children’s progress but remain aspirational for children. Staff support children who have histories of non-engagement in education to see learning in a positive light. They give children encouragement and practical support to enrol in colleges or to look for training, volunteering, apprenticeships, and job opportunities. For example, one child said that staff had, ‘Helped me complete a job application form and prepare for the interview.’ The child successfully obtained the job.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff prepare children to move on from the service. When children reach adulthood, they remain in the accommodation service until they are fully prepared for Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 3 independent living and have suitable accommodation. Staff work with children’s local authorities to help them to move on in a carefully planned way.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Children’s social workers and other agencies are positive about the quality of communication with the service, the quality of the support provided and the progress that children make. One child’s social worker said, ‘Communication is excellent. They report any incidents or concern appropriately.’

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How well children are helped and protected

Leaders and managers ensure that children can live alongside each other safely. They carefully consider the vulnerabilities of each child before they move into their home.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff create safety plans when children move into the accommodation. The plans identify the vulnerabilities of each child and set out how staff will work with children to reduce those risks. Staff review the plans on a regular basis and update them as children’s vulnerabilities change. This helps to keep children safe.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff provide children with tailored support to manage their vulnerabilities. For examples, staff support children to complete substance misuse workbooks. These help children to understand risks and to develop harm minimisation strategies. Staff support children to understand healthy relationships and contraception.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff recognise the signs of criminal exploitation in children. They support children who are at risk of exploitation to understand those risks and learn how they can be safer. Staff develop trusting relationships with children. This helps children to share any concerns they may have about their safety. Leaders and managers ensure that staff receive training relating to the specific risks to children, for example, self-harm and substance misuse.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff follow the safety plans for individual children. When children go missing from home, there is a well-coordinated response to reduce the risk of harm. Staff notify the police and the local authority. They ensure that children are offered return home interviews by an independent service. As a result, children feel cared for and welcomed back to their home. One child missed the last train of the evening. They were a long way from their home. Staff paid for a taxi to ensure the child was not in a vulnerable situation.

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How well children are helped and protected

Leaders and managers use robust safer recruitment processes to ensure that adults can work safely with children. They ensure that staff turnover is low, which means that children have a consistent support team.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff complete detailed records following serious events. However, leaders and managers do not consistently report serious incidents to Ofsted within the required timescales. This means that the regulator sometimes does not have oversight of the action staff take to support children’s welfare. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 4

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers are enthusiastic about their service. The nominated individual and service manager know the children well, and they are aspirational for their futures. One member of staff said, ‘They put their heart and soul into ensuring that they can help and support the young people.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers ensure that the service operates in line with its statement of purpose, which clearly sets out the ethos and objectives of the service. They ensure that the statement of purpose and young person’s guide are kept under review. The young person’s guide is accessible and easily understood by children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers obtain enough information to make informed decisions about children’s suitability for the services. As a result, children are ready to progress with their independence when they arrive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers have good oversight of the service. They have a clear understanding of children’s vulnerabilities and are child focused. They have effective arrangements in place to monitor the quality of the support they provide to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers have completed a detailed quality of support review. They have used this to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement, upon which they have then acted.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers are strong advocates for children. They appropriately challenge services to ensure that children receive the right support. Leaders and managers communicate effectively with other agencies in children’s lives. They attend meetings about the needs of children. Social workers speak positively about the leadership of the service. One social worker said, ‘I feel the provider has strong, professional leadership.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers have regular supervision and appraisals with staff. This means that staff can discuss their well-being, development and progress within the service. As a result, staff feel valued and listened to by managers. Leaders and managers use supervisions to share good practice and reflect on how they meet children’s needs. One member of staff said, ‘Supervisions help me to share any concerns or worries I have and also to reflect on the work I have been completing with the young people I support.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers hold monthly team meetings with all staff. These meetings provide further opportunities for reflection and oversight. Leaders and managers invite partner agencies to speak at meetings, such as substance misuse services. This helps staff to gain the knowledge to support children effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers ensure that newly recruited staff experience a structured and detailed induction. This prepares new members of staff to work on their own with Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 5 children. Leaders and managers ensure that staff are well trained to support the needs of the children. Staff are positive about the support and training they receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers do not always ensure that children’s case records are stored securely. In one home, children’s files containing personal information, were left unsecured in a communal area. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 6

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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 registered person must notify the CIECSS and any relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation or child criminal exploitation;

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child and the registered person considers that incident to be serious;

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the supported accommodation undertaking or a person working for it;

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Requirement Due date

concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry);

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Requirement Due date

there is an incident involving the use of a measure of restraint of a child;

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 27 (3)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)) 22 March 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that they keep young people’s case records stored securely whilst they remain in the setting. (‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’, page 58) Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 7

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children 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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 8

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Taylor Made Prospects Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 2 Europe Way, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0RJ

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Michael Taylor

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Supported accommodation provider details

Email address: Info@taylormadeprospects.co.uk

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Inspector

Steve James, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Taylor Made Prospects LTD 9 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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