Children's Home run by Coastal Quality Care Limited in Lancashire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 1 Registered provider: Coastal Quality 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 operated by a private company. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in May 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home. The child spoke with the inspectors.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 9 December 2025

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspectors evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. 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 children’s home: 2737844 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any 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

The child who lived in the home at the time of the last inspection continues to live here. They have formed and sustained positive relationships with staff.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support the child’s health and wellbeing through regular physical activity and a balanced and nutritious diet. When the child is struggling to manage their emotions, there is ongoing support available from the organisation’s therapist.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that the child can access education at home through a tutor, supporting their learning and promoting independence through additional learning opportunities. The manager is working with educational professionals and the placing authority to identify a suitable provision that will meet the child’s needs.

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Findings from the inspection

The child is encouraged to share their views and wishes as well as discussing plans, activities and meal planning for the week ahead. As a result, the child feels listened to and is actively engaged in decisions that shape their daily lives.

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Findings from the inspection

When the child goes out with friends, staff drop them off and collect them, actively checking who they are spending time with as well are completing welfare checks. These measures have reduced incidents of the child going missing and encourages them to make safer choices. There has only been one missing-from-home episode since the last inspection. Staff are proactive in trying to locate the child and report them missing to the relevant agencies, including the police. In addition, there is clear management oversight relating to actions taken and staff practice.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff engage the child in regular age-appropriate discussions to support their understanding of risk, promote safer online behaviours and support healthy relationships. However, on occasion, the language within records does not reflect the supportive nature of this work.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff have access to training, and the manager ensures that they are equipped to meet any emerging needs of the child. However, not all staff have achieved their qualification within the required time frame.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has strengthened supervision sessions, giving staff more opportunities to explore the child’s needs and reflect on practice. In addition, team meetings provide another platform to ensure that risks are identified and understood and that safeguarding processes are consistently followed.

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Findings from the inspection

Some of the requirements raised at the last inspection have been met. Two new recommendations have been made. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/12/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 19/08/2025 Full Inadequate 23/07/2024 Full Good 21/02/2024 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 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 registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character; and

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must strengthen recruitment arrangements to ensure that all staff have a completed and satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before they start work.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 2 April 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff can access appropriate facilities and resources to support their training needs and should understand the key role they play in the training and development of staff in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.11)  The registered person should ensure that staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Coastal Quality Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Scott House, Clarke Street, Poulton Industrial Estate, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 8JW

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Inspectors

Shauna Morley, Social Care Inspector Sally Mitchell, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2737844 7 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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