Children's Home run by Remarkable Outcomes in Liverpool

Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 1 Registered provider: Remarkable Outcomes

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private provider. The home provides care for up to 2 children, who may experience emotional or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living at the home. The child spoke to the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 2

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Summary of findings

The child is progressing well in areas of their care, and their risks have reduced since moving into the home.

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Summary of findings

The child feels settled in the home and has trusting relationships with staff. They have made progress in their emotional health and are engaging with a home tutor.

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Summary of findings

Staff share a good understanding of the child’s needs and provide an appropriate response to any significant incidents that occur in the home. Staff do not remove vaping devices in the home.

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Summary of findings

The home is managed by an experienced manager who has effective monitoring systems in place to track progress of staff and the child’s needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm and welcoming. It is nicely decorated and is clean and tidy. The child’s bedroom is personalised to their taste and there are appropriate furnishings in place. There are photos on display of staff and people who are important to the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to have a sense of belonging and stability, and they have built trusting relationships with the child. Staff understand the child’s needs well and this has supported the child to settle into the home. Professionals and family members are positive about the staff’s relationships with the child and the progress the child has made.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is making good progress from their starting point. Staff support the child to engage with specialist health services, such as child and adolescent mental health services and substance misuse services. Although staff encourage the child not to vape, they do not remove vaping devices when found in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have high aspirations for the child and what they can achieve. They have supported the child to engage in education in the home. Staff and managers work closely with education professionals to ensure that each child receives an education that is well matched to their needs

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to try new things and support their changing interests. The child has been supported to attend a football club. The child expressed a desire to pursue musical interests and now regularly attends guitar lessons. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 3

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff know and understand how to keep the child safe. Risk assessments are detailed, provide staff with clear guidance to follow and are regularly reviewed by staff and managers. When new risks emerge, staff take appropriate and immediate action to reduce risk and ensure that the child is safe.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff support the child to contribute towards their records and write risk assessments with the child. This is in addition to the home’s individualised risk management plans. Staff regularly complete direct work with the child around their understanding of risks. As a result, the child’s risks have reduced. When significant incidents do occur, staff manage these in line with the child’s behaviour support plan and consult with the child, family members and professionals to identify any areas for learning.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff consider other risk indicators present when managing risks and develop safety plans. They share their concerns with external professionals, to ensure that a co- ordinated approach is adopted to reduce risks to the child.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

There have been no incidents when the child has been missing from home. However, on one occasion when the child returned home late, staff were proactive in their response to ensure the child returned home safely. Detailed missing-from-home procedures are in place.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Safer recruitment policies and procedures are in place. Senior leaders have a robust vetting system to ensure that staff are safe and suitable to work with children. The manager has a system in place to ensure monitoring of staff within their probationary period.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is run by an experienced manager, who is supported by a deputy manager. The manager has created a stable and consistent staff team that works well together. Staff say they feel positive about the support provided by senior leaders.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision sessions that are practice focused and consider the child’s needs and behaviours. Each session provides an opportunity for reflection and considers the staff’s wellbeing. Senior leaders have high expectations of staff and use supervision to review performance and development, with clear actions set and reviewed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has established monitoring and review systems in place to support her oversight of the home. The registered manager and senior leaders work with professionals to provide a coordinated approach to children’s needs and risks and apply appropriate challenge when required. However, independent visits to the home are often planned in advance andmay not always provide the most accurate reflection of quality of care in the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 4 Staff are suitably trained and qualified according to the child’s needs and any known risks. The registered manager and the deputy manager evaluate and develop training plans in consideration to any new and emerging needs in consultation with staff. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that, in line with their individual health plans and the ethos of the home, children are offered advice, support and guidance on health and wellbeing. Staff should have the relevant skills and knowledge to be able to help children understand and, where necessary, work to change negative behaviours in key areas of health and wellbeing. Children should be actively encouraged not to vape and this includes staff removing vapes when found in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 35, paragraph 7.18)  The registered person should ensure that any individual appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person must make a rigorous and impartial assessment of the home’s arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in the home’s care. This includes ensuring that visits are a mixture of

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Recommendations

announced and unannounced to the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 65, paragraph 15.5)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This 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’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Remarkable Outcomes

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 73 Gisburn Road, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6SS

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Inspectors

Vicky Byron, Social Care Inspector Eve Ostridge, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2844769 7 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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Inspectors

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