Children's home run by Gims Care Solutions Limited

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2798954 1 Registered provider: Gims Care Solutions 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 run by a private provider and provides care for up to 2 children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered in November 2025.

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Inspection date: 9 March 2026

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 9 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: 2798954 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, one child had moved into the home and 2 children had moved out. At the time of this inspection, there were no children living at the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Information about children’s progress, needs and emerging concerns is shared regularly with social workers. The staff make sustained efforts to maintain proactive communication. However, responses from the local authority have not always been timely, which has delayed decision-making and planning. Leaders and managers have recognised this and escalated concerns appropriately to ensure children’s needs remain prioritised and that effective multi-agency working is maintained.

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Findings from the inspection

Children were motivated to attend education and supported to find courses in which they were interested. For example, one child had begun a construction course. Children’s attendance was good and they made educational progress.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support children to be aware of risks and manage their safety both at home and in the community. In general, when children go missing from the home, staff respond in line with children’s missing-from-home protocols. However, the recording of information for some incidents is unclear and makes it difficult to identify the action taken by staff. On one of these occasions, the child disclosed some concerning information. However, it is unclear what the staff did to locate and support the child.

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Findings from the inspection

On occasion, staff have not been vigilant, resulting in one child accessing a room that should have been secure. Staffs personal belongings were accessed, exposing the child to avoidable risk. Leaders and managers identified the lapse in practice and took appropriate steps to reinforce safety expectations with staff.

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Findings from the inspection

When there are concerns about staff practice, information is shared with Ofsted and other agencies, such as the local authority designated officer. The registered manager ensures that procedures such as internal investigations are carried out to maintain children’s safety.

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Findings from the inspection

There have been some senior management team changes since the last inspection, but no other changes to the staff team. The responsible individual has remained a consistent person for staff and children. This has helped to reduce the impact of the change in managers.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is managed by a permanent and qualified registered manager, who has developed a good understanding of the home’s strengths and areas for development. Since the last inspection, the manager and staff have worked hard to improve the quality of care. As a result, all the previous requirements and recommendations have been met. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2798954 3 Since the last inspection, the manager has arranged additional training for staff, so they understand how to care for the children. This means that the children receive care from staff who are continually improving their practice.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff are provided with regular supervision sessions. These are reflective discussions that help the staff to develop new approaches to care for the children.

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Findings from the inspection

The staff have regular team meetings that provide opportunities for reflection and sharing ideas. Good staff attendance and engagement support a team approach to caring for the children.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/07/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2798954 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

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

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Requirement Due date

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(vi)(b)) 8 June 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2798954 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Gims Care Solutions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Office 10, The Old Courthouse, Orsett Road, Grays, Essex RM17 5DD

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Inspector

Naomi Starbuck, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2798954 6 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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