Children's home run by Daystars Home Ltd

Inspection report children's home: 2848175 1 Registered provider: Daystars Home Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This privately owned home provides care for up to 3 children who have learning disabilities. There were 2 children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children's home

This is the home’s first inspection since it was registered in August 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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requires improvement to be good

The children's home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report children's home: 2848175 2

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improvement to be good

Children are not having consistently positive experiences. One child shared their positive feedback about the staff in their letter after leaving the home, while one child living at the home said that they are not sure if staff care about them. Children’s progress is also ambiguous. This is because the intended longevity of children’s placements is not being achieved.

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improvement to be good

The decor doesn’t match the age and interests of children living at the home. Children’s bedrooms are not personalised to their preferences. This has a negative impact on children’s investment in the home and sense of belonging.

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improvement to be good

Some positive relationships between children and staff allow children to share their thoughts, set goals and think about their futures. One child said they like living at this home because they can go out and meet their friends but that they would like to have free access to healthy snacks.

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improvement to be good

Children are not enrolled in education. The managers and staff advocate for children’s rights to education and seek to provide learning opportunities while education placements are being sought. Staff encourage children to participate in these learning opportunities, but this is not always successful.

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improvement to be good

Staff try to encourage children to participate in planning activities but struggle to ensure that children engage in this. Consequently, one child has attended only one activity outside the home. External professionals, a family member and the child said that children do not have enough opportunities for activities. This limits positive experiences and fun times for children.

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improvement to be good

Staff aim to understand children’s views and communicate these to relevant professionals. Children know how to make complaints. However, there is limited work completed with children about their heritage and cultural identities.

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improvement to be good

Staff promote a healthy lifestyle and ensure that children attend health appointments.

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

Staff are persistent in their efforts to ensure children’s safety. Children’s vulnerabilities are challenging staff skills and experiences, but staff are committed and consistent in their intentions to keep children safe.

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

Children have thorough plans and risk assessments that inform staff about consistent strategies to support children’s safety. Staff unfailingly follow children’s plans. Inspection report children's home: 2848175 3 Children are frequently going missing from home. Staff ensure that children are discouraged from missing incidents. When children do not return home or staff lose sight of them, relevant authorities are informed. Staff aim to bring children to safety at the earliest opportunity. Furthermore, the registered manager and staff ensure that meaningful post work is completed with children on their return. Children are helped to understand their own risks.

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

The registered manager is proactive at escalating safety concerns to relevant professionals. Therefore, various safety meetings have been arranged. External professionals say that they are kept informed about children’s progress and that staff are good at sharing any concerns. Police officers say that staff are proactive in their methods of searching for children when they are missing.

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

When allegations about staff conduct are reported to the registered manager, they ensure that staff working arrangements are assessed and local authority designated officers are informed. The registered manager ensures that investigations are concluded in a timely way.

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

Recruitment practices are thorough and this reduces the risk of undesirable people working with children.

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

Some belongings of the landlord are stored in external buildings. Despite these items being locked away, there is potential of risk of harm to children as the registered manager does not know what items are stored on the premises. Additionally, damage caused by children to the home is not always swiftly repaired.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

This home has been registered since August 2025, with both the registered manager and responsible individual having been in post since then.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is committed to the wellbeing of children and staff. They have formed strong relationships with children. The registered manager’s expectations are filtered to staff, and they are available to new staff for support when this is needed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervisions with staff take place regularly and this allows staff an opportunity to explore on their concerns about children. Staff say that they feel well supported and enjoy their supervisions. Furthermore, they report that staff morale is good and the registered manager listens to their views.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff complete the training that is deemed necessary by the organisation. The training list is extensive because the registered manager ensures that any additional training for specific children’s needs is being facilitated for staff. Furthermore, the registered manager completes various workshops with staff when they identify gaps in staff knowledge. Inspection report children's home: 2848175 4 The registered manager ensures that children’s records are good quality. They also ensure that staff and children receive thorough debrief after incidents. However, overall evaluations of serious incidents lack the manager’s analytical overview and reflection. This means that overall learning from serious incidents is being missed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is little learning from one placement ending abruptly. Nevertheless, the registered manager and the staff work hard to maintain stability for children at this home. Inspection report children's home: 2848175 5

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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, 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(d)) In particular, the registered manager must ensure that there is no storage of unknown items. 20 April 2026

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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— helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child; 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; use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(2)(e)(f)(h)) 20 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose; ensure that staff— 20 April 2026 Inspection report children's home: 2848175 6 provide to children personal items that are appropriate for their age and understanding; and ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to— meet the needs of each child; and enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (2)(a)(b)(viii)(c)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

The enjoyment and achievement standard is that children take part in and benefit from a variety of activities that meet their needs and develop and reflect their creative, cultural, intellectual, physical and social interests and skills. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff help each child to— develop the child’s interests and hobbies; participate in activities that the child enjoys and which meet and expand the child’s interests and preferences; and make a positive contribution to the home and the wider community; and that each child has access to a range of activities that enable the child to pursue the child’s interests and hobbies. (Regulation 9 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)) 20 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

The health and well-being standard is that— the health and well-being needs of children are met; children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff help each child to— understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding. (Regulation 10 (1) (a)(c)(2)(a)(ii)) In particular, the staff must ensure that children have a choice of healthy snacks and fruit readily available to them. 20 April 2026 Inspection report children's home: 2848175 7

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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 children's home: 2848175 8

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Olatunji Okedeyi

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Inspectors

Sonata Brisley, Social Care Inspector Sheniz Hudaverdi, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2848175 9 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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