Children's Home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited in Lancashire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 1 Registered provider: Prosperity Childrens Services 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 privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to 2 children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager’s post is vacant.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 1 child was living at the home.

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Inspection date: 10 March 2026

Date of last inspection: 19 November 2025

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Inspection date: 10 March 2026

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 10 March 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 inspector has 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: 2808376 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 same child has lived at the home since the last inspection, and no other children have moved in or out during this time. The child has mainly positive relationships with staff and identifies them as people they can trust.

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Findings from the inspection

There has been no registered manager at the home since October 2025. An interim manager started working at the home in January 2026. The interim manager and senior leaders have a good understanding of the child’s individual needs and vulnerabilities.

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Findings from the inspection

The child said that they feel safer at the home than where they previously lived. They said that the interim manager ‘gets things done’ and they know that if they raise an issue, it is acted upon. When the child raises concerns about professionals, the interim manager ensures that it is shared with relevant agencies.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff advocated for the child to receive education when they were was none in place. As a result, the child now has a tutor 3 days a week and staff provide them with informal learning opportunities on the other days. The interim manager and staff are working with other agencies to identify a suitable school for the child to attend.

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Findings from the inspection

There are documents which detail the child’s progress. They contain photos of the child engaging in activities, as well as consultations with them to gather their views and suggestions.

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Findings from the inspection

Incidents of self-harm have reduced since the last inspection due to staff responding more effectively. However, there have been occasions when staff have not acted in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures. For example, a child was able to access prescribed medication and ingest tablets due to medication not being stored safely. The interim manager has since put in place medication competency checks, additional staff training, and improved security measures to ensure that all medication is stored safely.

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Findings from the inspection

The interim manager and senior leaders have worked hard to put effective monitoring systems in place to monitor the child’s progress and improve the quality of their care. There are now clear strategies in place for staff to follow to meet the child’s needs and ensure their safety. Newly implemented auditing tools and trackers identify the actions required to ensure that staff act in accordance with regulations. They also provide leaders and managers with an oversight of staff practice and how this impacts on the child.

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Findings from the inspection

Not all the requirements set at the last inspection have been met and some are restated. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 3 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/04/2025 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 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, 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; and

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(v)(vi))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff have appropriate training, skills, and knowledge to manage and effectively respond to all risks for children. 6 May 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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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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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 14 (1)(b) (2)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that children experience a positive and planned move in and out of the home. 6 May 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff have the skills and confidence to communicate effectively with children. Staff should understand that they have a responsibility to respond to children who are expressing their views, acknowledging that it is not the responsibility of children to meet their needs or feelings when wanting to share information. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 22, paragraph 4.10) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Prosperity Childrens Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 8, Venus House, Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, Altham, Accrington BB5 5BY

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Inspector

Nicola Rutherford, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2808376 8 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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