Children's Home run by Compass Children‟s Homes Limited in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 1 Registered provider: Compass Children's Homes 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 owned by a private company and is registered to provide care for up to 5 children with social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children's home

No children were living at the home at the time of this monitoring visit.

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Information about this children's home

There has been no registered manager since 10 June 2025.

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This monitoring visit

This children's home was judged to require improvement at the full inspection on 4 and 5 June 2025. Several statutory requirements were set at the inspection. These were in relation to regulation 11, the positive relationships standard, regulation 12, the protection of children standard, regulation 13, the leadership and management standard and regulation 14, the care planning standard. A recommendation was also made in relation to regulation 40, notification to be sent to Ofsted following a serious incident.

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This monitoring visit

An assurance inspection took place on 3 March 2026. No children were living at the home. At this inspection, it was identified that the requirements set at the previous inspection were not met. Consequently, 4 statutory requirements were restated. A restriction of accommodation notice was issued to ensure that no further children could be admitted to the home pending the required improvements taking place. An additional requirement was set in relation to regulation 27, to appoint a registered manager to manage the home. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 2 The senior leaders in the organisation have implemented an action plan to make improvements to the physical condition of the home and improvements designed to meet the statutory requirements.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was to evaluate the progress in meeting the requirements set at the previous assurance inspection and review if the restriction of accommodation notice was being adhered to. The restriction of accommodation notice has been adhered to and no children have been admitted to the home.

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This monitoring visit

There has not been a registered manager at the home since 10 June 2025. Senior leaders have appointed a manager to lead the home. The manager has not yet commenced in post. There is no oversight to ensure the safe and effective care of children, if they were to move into the home, at this time.

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This monitoring visit

New staff have been appointed since the last assurance inspection. When they commence in post, there will be sufficient staffing to safely care for 3 children only.

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This monitoring visit

A range of training is planned to develop and refresh staff knowledge. This is in relation to trauma-informed care practice, safeguarding, behaviour management and report writing. This will help staff to respond effectively to children's individual needs.

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This monitoring visit

The home interior was previously flood damaged following a burst pipe in the loft. There was unconnected damage to internal doors and a kitchen appliance. Repairs and redecoration work is almost complete. However, there is no electrical or fire safety certificates for the home. Therefore, the environment is not yet deemed safe for children to be admitted.

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This monitoring visit

The home remains sparsely furnished. Plans are in place to refurnish the home when repairs to the property are complete. Two children's bedroom windows are awaiting replacement to meet safety standards and to prevent an insect infestation from reoccurring. The bedrooms are not ready for children to sleep in.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has created an action plan to address how they will meet the set statutory requirements. However, the plan lacks detail and does not give clarity on timescales or specific actions, or how these will be achieved. There is an over reliance on evidence to be provided on reopening. This limits oversight of progress and does not give assurance that the home will be safe or able to meet children's needs upon reopening.

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This monitoring visit

There has been reasonable progress in meeting the statutory requirements set. However, the requirements set at the last inspection are restated. The restriction of accommodation order notice remains in place. The home is not currently safe or suitable for children to live in. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/10/2024 Full Outstanding 23/01/2024 Full Outstanding 11/10/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 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 with 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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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare;

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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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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child's health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(vi)(b)(d))

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In particular, the registered person should implement agreed recommendations following behavioural incidents.

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The registered person should ensure that the home and garden are safe for children and free from any possible hazards. 1 June 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 — 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 5 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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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 work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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ensure that the home's workforce provides continuity of care to 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. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f))

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In particular, leaders and managers should ensure that staff understand and respond to children's needs effectively.

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The registered person should ensure that staffing sufficiency is kept under review.

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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— 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 6 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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manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(ii))

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The registered person should ensure that children's needs can be met at the point of placement.

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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 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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meet each child's behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child's relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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

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communicate to each child expectations about the child's behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child's age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child's age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful; 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 7 strive to gain each child's respect and trust;

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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;

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de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and

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have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii)(ix)(xi)(xii)(xiii))

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In particular, the responsible person should make certain that systems are in place to ensure that children are prevented from harming one another.

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The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children's home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)) 1 June 2026

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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: 2679801 8

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Compass Children's Homes Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Compass Community Ltd, 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Inspector

Susie Vere, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2679801 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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Inspector

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