Children's Home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited in Rochdale

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 1 Registered provider: Prosperity Children’s Services Limited

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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 privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 18 November 2025

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspectors evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have 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: 2700241 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, 2 children have remained living in the home. One child has remained settled and is making progress. However, staff have been unable to meet the needs of another child, as a result, the provider has requested that they move out of the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff understand the importance of education. They ensure that children who are not attending formal schooling are supported to access suitable alternative learning provisions. Additionally, staff use every day experiences to encourage learning and help children develop essential skills. As a result of this consistent support, one child is now gradually reintegrating back into education and is making progress.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager maintains appropriate oversight of incidents and ensures that children are only held when it is necessary to keep them safe. They review incident records and provide evaluations that identify actions to support learning. Children and staff are spoken to after incidents to help them reflect and share their views. Children are supported to develop strategies to help them better manage their emotions.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support children to experience positive emotional health and wellbeing. When concerns arise, staff take immediate action to ensure that the home remains safe, and they make timely referrals to external agencies so that children receive additional support when it is needed. However, the manager has not ensured that essential emergency resources, such as ligature cutters, are easily accessible to staff. The manager has acknowledged this shortfall and has now implemented safer arrangements to reduce risk.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff understand what actions they should take when children go missing from home. They are proactive in trying to locate children, including searching local areas and contacting relevant family members. When children return, staff are curious about their well-being and talk to the child about where they have been. Information is appropriately shared with professionals and risk assessments are reviewed to ensure that they contain the most current details.

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Findings from the inspection

A new manager is in post, oversees the day to day management of the home. The manager ensures that staff receive regular, reflective supervision that supports their learning and development. Team meetings are opportunities to reflect on incidents, and the in-house therapists provide additional support to help staff develop their skills and knowledge.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is a large and spacious and children’s bedrooms are personalised to their tastes. However, repairs, including damage to children’s bedrooms, are not addressed in a timely manner. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 3 The manager has clear systems in place to evaluate the quality of care being provided to children. The manager’s audit tool provides a clear evaluation and analysis of care, as well as identifying areas for further development. The manager ensures that actions to improve practice are clear and met within a reasonable timeframe. In addition, the manager welcomes monthly visits from independent visitors and uses their reports to further aid learning and improve practice.

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Findings from the inspection

There have been no incidents requiring escalation of strategy meetings for children at risk of harm. It is too early to determine whether the actions taken have resulted in improved outcomes for children. Consequently, the requirement is restated. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 29/01/2025 Full Good 13/02/2024 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 5

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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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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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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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

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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.

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(Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(b)

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In particular, leaders and managers should ensure that staff working in the home have the necessary skills, experience and competence to meet the needs of the children and take effective action to de-escalate to promote children’s safety. 10 May 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 6 This requirement is restated.

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Additionally, leaders and managers should ensure that ligature cutters are stored safely, in a place where staff can easily access them if required.

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The quality and purpose of care standard

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

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home

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In particular, leaders and managers should ensure that the home is maintained to a good standard, and repairs are completed in a timely way. Specifically, replacing and repairing broken items in children’s bedrooms and bathrooms, and ensuring that carpets are cleaned.

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This requirement is restated. 10 May 2026

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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seek to involve each child’s placing authority effectively in the child’s care, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans and

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if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers should effectively escalate delays in convening a strategy meeting when a child is at risk of harm.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated. 10 May 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Prosperity Children’s Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 8, Venus House, Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, Altham, Accrington BB5 5BY

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Inspectors

Sarah Probert, Social Care Inspector Sonja Vega, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2700241 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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