Children's Home run by Oasis Midlands Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 1 Registered provider: Oasis Midlands 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 registered with Ofsted in December 2024 and is privately owned. 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

At the time of this visit, 2 children were living at the home. Both were present during the visit and spoke with the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager is registered with Ofsted and is suitably qualified and experienced.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted received information that raised concerns about the care and safeguarding arrangements for children living in the home. This visit was carried out to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements in place to keep children safe. Requirements and recommendations from the previous inspection were not reviewed as part of this visit.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, one child has moved into the home in an emergency. Despite the urgency, the manager took appropriate steps to gather relevant information from professionals and family members to inform the decision. Consultation with key agencies was timely and effective. This ensured that care planning and risk management were based on accurate and up-to-date information. As a result, appropriate safety measures were put in place for both children, and the child moved into a home where staff were prepared to meet their individual needs.

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This monitoring visit

Risk management and safety planning are robust. Clear systems are in place to safeguard children, and risk management plans are dynamic and regularly updated in response to new and emerging information. Multi-agency working and information-sharing are strong, ensuring that risks are well understood, consistently Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 2 monitored and managed effectively. As a result, staff respond promptly and appropriately to changes in children’s circumstances, reducing the risk of harm.

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This monitoring visit

Staff demonstrate a thorough understanding of children’s individual risks and needs, and they report feeling confident and suitably trained to put safeguarding strategies into practice. Staff’s responses to missing-from-home incidents are proactive. Leaders promptly take action to strengthen practice and improve staff’s responses when they identify shortfalls. As a result, children are located quickly, reducing ongoing risk and promoting their safety.

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This monitoring visit

Feedback from professionals and parents is highly positive. Children report feeling safe, well supported and enjoying life at the home. Positive and nurturing interactions were observed between children, staff and managers. These strong relationships help children settle and make progress from their starting points.

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This monitoring visit

The manager provides effective leadership and has developed a more reflective and therapeutically informed approach to practice. She is well supported by the responsible individual. The manager demonstrates a strong understanding of the complexities of one child’s circumstances, including the associated risks, and recognises the need for a dynamic and responsive approach to managing these risks. This ensures that safeguarding arrangements are continually reviewed and adapted to reflect the child’s changing needs, helping to prioritise children’s safety and welfare. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/07/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 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 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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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) and (2) (f)(h)).

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that post-incident evaluations provide sufficient analysis to inform and improve behaviour management practice and reduce risk of recurrence of incidents.

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Requirement Due date

This includes the registered provider ensuring that staff follow children missing protocols and children's views on how they wish to be supported are clearly recorded within their positive behaviour support plans. 1 March 2026

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Requirement Due date

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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Requirement Due date

has spoken to the user about the measure; and has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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Requirement Due date

Regulation 35 (3)(b)(i)(ii)). 1 March 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 5 This specifically relates to the provider ensuring that staff and managers involved in physical intervention are consulted and given the opportunity to discuss the incident and reflect on their wellbeing and practice within 48 hours of the incident occurring.

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Recommendation

 The registered person must ensure that staff consistently promote positive behavio using strategies that are aligned with each child's relevant plans. This specifically includes the use of therapeutic and trauma-informed language that supports childr to reflect on their behaviour in an empowered way, rather than experiencing sham guilt. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 39, paragraph 8.13)

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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: 2784147 6

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Inspector

Nateisha Cardoza-Evans, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2784147 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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