Children's Home run by New Paradigm Social Limited in Liverpool

Inspection report children's home: 2836272 1 Registered provider: New Paradigm Social Limited.

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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 children’s home is operated by a private company. It is registered to provide care for 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The home and manager have been registered with Ofsted since July 2025

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Information about this children's home

This is the homes first inspection since it was registered. 1 child was living at the home at the time of this inspection. The child spoke with the inspector about their experiences of living at the home.

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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 requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be 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

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: 2836272 2

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improvement to be good

Children do not always move into the home in a well-planned way. The lack of thorough assessments by the manager when two children moved in contributed to staff being unable to keep children safe. Two serious incidents involving different children resulted in their placements ending in an unplanned way. This does not ensure that children had a positive experience of living in this home and have had further disruption in their lives.

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improvement to be good

The child receives care from a committed staff team. They are supported to build trusting relationships with staff, who care about them. This helps the child to develop a sense of belonging which underpins the progress they make.

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improvement to be good

The child attends an educational setting appropriate to her needs and abilities. Staff work in partnership with education departments and other relevant professionals. This ensures that the child has every opportunity to enhance their academic ability and reach their full potential.

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improvement to be good

The child’s health needs are met well. The child is registered with health professionals and appointments are made as necessary. Medication is stored safely, and records are maintained on the administration of medication.

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improvement to be good

Staff support the child to maintain positive relationships with their families and friends. Consequently, the child maintains their family identity and are able to have relationships with people who are important to them.

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improvement to be good

The child lives in a home that is warm and welcoming. The child can personalise their bedrooms. This helps to ensure that they experience a sense of belonging and value in the home.

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improvement to be good

Managers have not given enough consideration to children’s vulnerabilities and presenting risks when agreeing to new placements. This has caused bullying in the home, and children spending time in each other’s bedrooms during the night without staff knowledge. Managers took immediate action in response to these incidents which reduced the risk of further harm, however, there remains uncertainty over how this was able to happen and the risk this presented.

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improvement to be good

The manager and staff comply with locally agreed protocols when the child goes missing. However, the managers oversight and monitoring on missing episodes does not Inspection report children's home: 2836272 3 evaluate staff practice. This is a missed opportunity to review staff practice and improve the strategies in place to protect the child from going missing again.

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improvement to be good

Staff are skilled in deescalation techniques when the child experiences difficult emotions. As a result, since the last inspection, staff have not needed to hold the child to ensure their safety or the safety of others.

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improvement to be good

Recruitment of new staff to the home is safe. Staff are vetted and assessed as suitable before any appointment is confirmed. These procedures promote the child’s safety by helping to prevent unsuitable adults from working with them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The home is led by a suitably experienced registered manager he is ambitious to implement change and is child focused.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Managers’ oversight of the home and the child’s care requires strengthening. There is a lack of analysis following missing incidents. This limits the ability of the manager to identify patterns and trends to make improvements in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff have completed all mandatory training. This helps them to understand their role in safeguarding and promoting the child’s welfare. Staff are either qualified or are currently enrolled and working towards an appropriate qualification.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff receive support and guidance from the manager. They receive regular supervision and confirm that their supervision supports and challenges their performance to improve.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Team meetings take place regularly and have a focus on staffs learning and skills. They provide staff with opportunities to share key messages around practice in the home and promote a consistent approach to caring for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager works in partnership with education staff, the child’s family and local authority professionals to ensure that appropriate support is in place to assist the child’s progress and to maximise their potential. Inspection report children's home: 2836272 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, 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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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11(1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(iii)(b))

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This specifically relates to staff supporting children to resolve conflict with others in the home. 04 May 2026

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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— that staff—

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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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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; 04 May 2026 Inspection report children's home: 2836272 5 are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(iv))

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This specifically relates to ensuring that when care planning all risks have counter measures to guide staff. Furthermore ensure that children are supported to have positive relationships. 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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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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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h))

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This specifically relates to ensuring that the manager reviews all episodes of missing from care incidents. 04 May 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that children’s moves into the home are well planned. 04 May 2026

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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: 2836272 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: New Paradigm Social Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 121 Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 8UR

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Inspector

Dave Carrigan, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2836272 7 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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