Children's Home run by Achieving Aspirations Community Interest Company in Suffolk

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 1 Registered provider: Achieving Aspirations Community Interest Company

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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 run and provides short-break services for up to 4 children with physical and/or learning disabilities. The service offers short breaks and shared care arrangements.

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Information about this children's home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2024.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, there were 31 children using the service. One child has a shared care arrangement, and other children attend for short breaks.

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This monitoring visit

At the full inspection on 16 and 17 February 2026, 2 compliance notices were served regarding the protection of children and the leadership and management of the home.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the steps in the compliance notices and the requirements. The provider has taken responsive action to meet most of the steps in the compliance notices and some of the requirements.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of the inspection, 3 children were staying at the home for short breaks.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual, leaders and managers have reflected on the findings of the last inspection and put immediate systems and processes in place to improve oversight. These systems help to critique their own decision-making and recognise areas in need of development. As a result, leaders and the manager's confidence has grown, and children's experiences have improved. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 2 The manager's oversight is becoming more effective. Arrangements for monitoring and oversight have been reviewed, revised and strengthened in some areas.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have identified and implemented systems to support better recording, monitoring and drive learning to improve practice. However, one incident report included a manager's review 5 days after the incident. The manager had reviewed the report in a timely way, but had not amended the review date to evidence this oversight.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers actively seek feedback from professionals, parents and the staff to understand the experiences of the children. Leaders and managers have used this feedback to support improvements.

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This monitoring visit

Children's relevant plans include clearer information detailing why cupboard doors in children’s bedrooms remain locked. Leaders and managers have organised alternative spaces for children to keep their personal belongings. These areas are always accessible to children. Bedroom windows remain locked. Therefore, children are not able to open them fully to allow for greater air flow. Leaders and managers are in the process of gaining quotes to replace the windows in order that they can be opened without posing a risk to children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have revised the missing-from-home policy to add clearer guidance for staff should children go missing. Children have not been missing since the last inspection. However, some of the children's plans do not offer staff clear guidance on how to look for children and where. Other plans include contradictory and outdated information that could confuse staff.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have devised clear protocols to ensure that children's complex health needs are well understood and met by staff. These include protocols for if a child experiences a seizure. Children have not required emergency medical care since the last inspection. Despite this, staff are now clear of the expectations placed on them and how to care for children’s health needs effectively.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the staff have not used physical intervention. However, leaders and managers have taken action to educate staff to ensure that they understand when to use physical intervention and the importance of clear and concise supporting records. Leaders and managers now understand the importance of seeking to understand the impact of an intervention for the child. However, staff are not always provided with guidance on how best to approach children using children's preferred communication style. This does not fully support children to share their views.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, leaders and managers have responded promptly to a medication error. The error did not harm the child. The staff sought medical advice and updated the child's parents and social worker without delay. Systems and Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 3 processes to support safer medication administration are now in place to help reduce further errors.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have taken action to ensure keys are kept safe. Keys are placed in a locked cabinet when not in use.

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This monitoring visit

Staff recognise the importance of ensuring that fire safety standards are complied with. Doors have been fitted with automatic closers. This means that in the event of a fire, they will close securely to help stop fire spreading. Internal doors are regularly checked to ensure they remain in a good state of repair.

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This monitoring visit

Children's community visits have increased. However, staff are not yet able to offer children a varied range of activities. This is because some children are taking time to adapt to changes in activity routines. Staff help children to build on their tolerance. This will increase children's enjoyment in community-based activities over time.

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This monitoring visit

At the last inspection, there were 6 requirements. Of these, 4 have been met and 2 are restated. A further recommendation in relation to children's bedroom windows has been raised.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/02/2026 Full Inadequate 16/07/2024 Full Good 13/06/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 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 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

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

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Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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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) (2)(g)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that incident reports are reviewed without delay.

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Requirement Due date

Leaders and managers must ensure that children's plans are regularly updated and contain relevant and up-to-date information. 11 May 2026

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Requirement Due date

The enjoyment and achievement standard is that children take part in and benefit from a variety of activities that meet their needs and develop and reflect their creative, cultural, intellectual, physical and social interests and skills.

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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

develop the child's interests and hobbies; 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 5 participate in activities that the child enjoys and which meet and expand the child's interests and preferences. (Regulation 9 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was raised at the last inspection and is restated.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that, where safe and appropriate, children are able to open all windows in the home to allow air flow. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: 1250253 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Achieving Aspirations Community Interest Company

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 80 Compair Crescent, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 0EH

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Inspector

Lexi Mitchell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1250253 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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