Children's home run by Ellie Divine Limited

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 1 Registered provider: Ellie Divine Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately run. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered with Ofsted in September 2025. There is currently no registered manager at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

There were no children living in the home at the time of the visit.

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This monitoring visit

A full inspection was completed on 9 and 10 December 2025. Ofsted judged the home to be inadequate. Significant failures in the leadership and management of the home negatively affected the children’s care and experience. Both children who moved into the home had their time there ended prematurely because of poor practice and decision making by leaders. Ofsted issued a restriction of accommodation notice on 10 December 2025 to prevent the provider admitting further children to the home.

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This monitoring visit

A monitoring visit was carried out on 27 January 2026 to review whether the provider was complying with the restriction of accommodation notice. At this visit, the inspector found that no children had been admitted to the home since the restriction was imposed. The requirements made at the full inspection were not reviewed and were restated.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to review the progress the provider has made to address the significant concerns at the inspection in December 2025. This includes whether the provider has continued to comply with the restriction of accommodation notice. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 2 The provider has complied with the restriction of accommodation. The inspector found that no children had been admitted or were living at the home at the time of the visit.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has not taken sufficient steps to address the significant shortfalls identified following the inadequate judgement in December 2025. Weaknesses remain in the leadership and management of the home. There is a lack of oversight and support for the new, relatively inexperienced manager and no induction or development plan is in place. The quality of the manager’s supervision is poor. This does not provide assurance that the manager is receiving the support required to develop their skills or effectively manage the home.

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This monitoring visit

Safer recruitment practices are not being followed and do not keep children safe. Leaders and managers have not always ensured that appropriate checks have been completed before staff start in employment. There are gaps in staff employment histories and references are not fully explored. Some references are returned after staff have commenced their employment with no rationale as to why. A disclosure and barring check was completed retrospectively meaning any concerns about the person’s suitability would not have been known before they started.

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This monitoring visit

There continues to be insufficient staff available to care for children. Although new staff have been recruited to work in the home, the staff team does not have the experienced or skills to care for children who may come to live in the home. Staff shortages were being filled through the manager and deputy manager completing additional shifts, reducing their capacity to have managerial oversight. This does not assure the regulator that safe care can be provided to children in this home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has failed to ensure that the home has sufficient finances available to meet the needs of children. Despite managers continuing to escalate this to the provider, concerns continue around managers and staff not having access to suitable finances. The poor response from the provider does not provide assurances around the organisations ongoing financial management arrangements.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has made insufficient progress against the requirements issued at the full inspection. All requirements have been restated. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/12/2025 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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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—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

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;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(d)(e)(f)(h)) 14 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

*The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. 14 April 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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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)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(iii))

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

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understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(2)(a)(ix)) 14 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

*The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)) 14 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

*The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 14 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must carry on the children’s home in such manner as is likely to ensure that the home will be financially viable for the purpose of achieving the aims and objectives set out in the statement of purpose. 14 pril 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 6 (Regulation 47) (1))

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under The Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 7

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Inspector

Natalie Clark, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2822814 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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