Children's Home run by Care Management Solutions Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 1 Registered provider: Care Management Solutions Ltd

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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 operated by a private provider. 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 manager registered with Ofsted in August 2025, and is registered to manage two homes under the same provider.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of inspection there was one child living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 20 January 2026. Two compliances notices were issued under regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit took place to assess the provider’s progress in meeting the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual has completed an investigation into the significant shortfalls found at the full inspection. The manager has been open regarding the struggles they have experienced over the last year in managing two homes. The decision was made that the manager would resign from their other role, creating capacity for them to focus on the management of this home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has a structured support plan. Targets set by the responsible individual are reviewed monthly. The responsible individual also has weekly oversight of the home. They have provided the manager with different monitoring and review tools to assist them in their role. These have only been introduced recently. Therefore, their effectiveness has not yet been assessed. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 2 The work on improving the suitability assessments for when children has not yet started. There continues to be a lack of clarity regarding the decision making of moving children into the home. The responsible individual has committed to not accepting any new referrals for children until this work is completed.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have completed refresher safeguarding training and further training is planned. Team meetings have focussed on child protection and safeguarding scenarios. Flow charts for allegation management and safeguarding referrals are on display to guide staff. A safeguarding folder holds a variety of information for staff to follow and is used as a point of reference to help maintain their knowledge.

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This monitoring visit

Concerns about staff practice found at inspection were referred to the local authority designated officer (LADO). The responsible individual has worked with the LADO to support the investigation and identify areas for improvement. The areas for improvement and not been shared with staff yet. This means progress has not been made against the identified areas.

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This monitoring visit

The child said that they feel safe in the home now. Agency workers are no longer needed as there are sufficient permanent members of staff to care for the child. The child has a positive relationship with their key-worker, and this contributes to their improved sense of safety. The child now has an advocate who they feel comfortable speaking with if they were to have further concerns.

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This monitoring visit

There have been some recent improvements with communication in the home. Staff receive a detailed briefing at the start of every shift, that advises them of any known risks and reminds staff what they need to record as part of their duties. Several important documents have been updated and improved and staff are completing them more effectively. However, night staff have raised the need for improvements in communication to be extended to them, as they have been excluded from these developments.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s care plan is up to date and accurately reflects known risks. Staff consider known risks when planning activities for the child. However, risk assessments are not sufficiently detailed or personalised, and this may lead to inconsistencies in safeguarding.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has been improved. Damage to the children’s bedrooms has been repaired and external scaffolding for the roof has been removed. Small repair jobs are identified and completed in a timely manner to maintain a safe environment for children and staff.

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This monitoring visit

The steps within the compliance notices have been met. Five requirements raised at the last inspection have not been fully met and have been restated. One Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 3 requirement has been met. One recommendation was not considered and is therefore restated.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/01/2026 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 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 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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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;

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

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i) ((vi)(vii))

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This requirement has been restated. 8 April 2026

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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 promotes their welfare.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 8 April 2026 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 5 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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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications, and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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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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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)(c)(f)(h))

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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; and

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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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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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that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested, if—

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the registered person considers that the child is at risk of harm or has concerns that the care provided for the child is inadequate to meet the child’s needs. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)(2)(a)(e)(i))

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This requirement has been restated. 8 April 2026 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 6 The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment, and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(c))

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This requirement has been restated. 8 April 2026

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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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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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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)(c)(2)(a)(iv)(ix))

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This requirement has been restated. 8 April 2026

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The children’s views, wishes, and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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

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ensure that staff— 8 April 2026 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 7 ensure that each child—

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is enabled to provide feedback to, and raise issues with, a relevant person about the support and services that the child receives;

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has access to the home’s children’s guide, and the home’s complaints procedure, when the child’s placement in the home is agreed and throughout the child’s stay in the home;

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ensure that an explanation is given to each child as soon as reasonably practicable after the child’s arrival about—

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how to make a complaint or representations in relation to the home or the care the child receives and how any such complaint or representations will be dealt with.

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In particular when a child provides feedback or makes a complaint, they are made aware of the outcome. (Regulation 7 (1)(2)(d)(ii))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should have systems in place so that all staff, receive supervision sessions to discuss their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: 2844062 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care Management Solutions Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 57 Lydgate, Lepton, Huddersfield HD8 0LT

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Rebecca Halliwell

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Inspector

Kirstie Sutherland, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2844062 9 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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