Children's home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited

Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 1 Registered provider: Prosperity Children's 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 one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

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

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Information about this children's home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 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 these inspections, 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. 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: 2807817 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

Since the last inspection, the same child has continued to live at the home. Staff know the child well and have worked hard to build positive and trusting relationships with them. Staff understand the importance of the child's relationships with their family who they have spent time getting to know. This has helped them to work together to ensure that the child's time with their family is a positive and safe experience.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support the child's education and health needs being met. The child is attending an educational provision daily which is significant progress for them. Staff have conversations with the child about the importance of accessing health services which they regularly revisit to encourage attendance at health appointments.

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Findings from the inspection

The quality of direct work with the child is variable. Staff are proactive in encouraging the child to think about their future and promoting the child's aspirations. However, on occasion staff do not effectively challenge or offer alternative viewpoints to allow the child to develop socially aware behaviour or better understand their relationships.

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Findings from the inspection

Risks for the child have significantly reduced since they moved into the home. There are clear plans in place to support staff in safeguarding the child. The plans are regularly reviewed and there is a collaborative approach to assessing the child's risks through discussions at team meetings.

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Findings from the inspection

There are clear plans in place for staff to respond to incidents of substance misuse. However, staff are not always proactive in challenging and addressing the child's misuse of substances at the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff do not always take effective action in response to the child going missing from the home. On one occasion staff did not search for the child, and on another occasion, there was a delay in staff carrying out searches. There was also a delay in leaders and managers addressing this shortfall. However, there is now clear guidance in place for staff and those spoken to as part of this inspection know what to do when a child goes missing. More recently staff took effective action by searching for the child and returning them safely to the home when they were missing.

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Findings from the inspection

There is an experienced registered manager who is supported by a deputy manager. There are clear systems and processes in place to ensure effective oversight of the child's day to day care. Leaders and managers update the workforce development plan regularly to support the continuous development of staff practice and quality of care provided to the child. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 3 Staff speak positively about working at the home and the support they receive from managers. Supervision and team meetings take place regularly. The therapist or behaviour management specialist often attend the team meetings to provide advice and guidance about how to meet the child's needs. This provides staff with opportunities to discuss and reflect on their practice and consider how they can better support the child. Staff are also provided with additional training relevant to the child's individual needs.

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Findings from the inspection

Leaders and managers have implemented a workbook to support the induction of new members of staff. This enables managers to monitor and review the progress of new staff practice more effectively. Safer recruitment practices are followed for staff new to the home.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child's relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)(v)(vi)(vii)).

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff take effective action to locate children who are missing from the home. And that staff are proactive in addressing incidents of substance misuse for the child.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 8 May 2026

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

mutual respect and trust; 8 May 2026 Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 5 an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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Requirement Due date

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

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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Requirement Due date

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

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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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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child's age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful

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(Regulation 11(1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff support the child to develop positive skills and strategies to manage their behaviour and relationships. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 6

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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

Hayley Smith, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2807817 7 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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