Children's Home run by Golden Future Care Limited in Bolton

Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 1 Registered provider: Golden Future Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run and operated by a private company. It provides care for up to 2 children who may have 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 this inspection. Both children spoke with the inspector.

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Information about this children’s home

Both the registered manager and responsible individuals’ posts are currently vacant. However, a new manager and responsible individual have been appointed and applied for registration.

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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 requires improvement to be good

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good

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

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 3

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Summary of findings

Children benefit from well-planned care that meets their needs effectively. Children are kept safe and feel safe.

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Summary of findings

The arrangements for leadership and management require strengthening to promote stability and predictability for children.

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Summary of findings

Instability in leadership and management, combined with a high staff turnover, has negatively impacted on the children’s ability to develop sustainable relationships.

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Summary of findings

A new manager and responsible individual are now employed. Both individuals have applied for registration.

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Summary of findings

Children benefit from a warm, comfortable, physically safe, and appropriately secure living environment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, one child has moved into the home and they have settled in quickly. Another child left the home in February 2026. Staff ensured that the child’s move planned sensitively. The child has kept in contact with staff since leaving.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Both children attend education and make good progress based on their starting points. One child has recently become an ambassador at their school, and the other child is home tutored. A social worker said, ‘The staff are fantastic and I am so impressed. I am happy.’ A child said, ‘I am happy with school and have become an ambassador. That’s the first time I have ever been proud of my behaviour.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from positive relationships with staff and each other. Staff support children to spend time with their families. As a result, they sustain their close relationships with the people who are most important to them. A child described the home as being, ‘lovely, nice and calm.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are registered with the services that they need to be healthy and staff support them to attend health appointments. Staff encourage children’s healthy lifestyles and promote their good health. Medical consent is obtained so that staff are familiar with the health responsibilities that are delegated to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s interests are actively promoted. Staff ensure that children benefit from enjoyable, community-based activities, such as going to the cinema, horse riding and having health and beauty treatments. Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 4 Recently, the children were involved in visiting a local children’s hospital providing gift bags to children on the wards. They received a letter of appreciation from the hospital. Children have also provided food parcels for the homeless at a local food bank to positively contribution to the local community.

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

Staff promote the safety of children and have a good understanding of their specific needs and vulnerabilities. Clear risk management plans are followed by staff to promote the children’s safety. A social worker said, ‘All I can say is that [child’s name] is a completely different child. [Child’s name] is responding and accepting of the boundaries.’

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

Children know how to make a complaint. The manager addresses complaints and takes them seriously. Leaders and managers maintain effective partnerships with the relevant safeguarding agencies to ensure that information is shared to promote the safety of children.

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

Allegations of abuse are managed professionally. However, it was identified that there was a previous allegation that was not reported to Ofsted. The matter was reported to the relevant safeguarding authorities however, failure to notify the regulator prevents independent oversight and scrutiny.

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

The use of physical intervention is a last resort that is only used to protect children from harm. When physical interventions have been necessary, staff are trained in behaviour management to help them de-escalate behaviours and manage challenging situations safely. One child said, ‘The staff are not too strict and the boundaries are good.’

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

The children do not go missing from the home. Both children are closely supervised by staff. Staff have acted quickly, when children have attempted to go missing and have prevented several missing from home episodes occurring. One child is subject to strict safeguards to protect them.

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

Staff ensure that children benefit from a clean, comfortable and homely living environment. The home is physically safe and appropriately secure.

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

Health and safety matters are addressed effectively by staff to ensure a safe environment for children. However, room search records are not completed in accordance with the home’s room search policy.

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

Staff employed to care for children are recruited and vetted carefully. This ensures that children are protected from unsuitable people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

There have been frequent changes to the home’s leadership that has led to inconsistent management oversight and staff not benefiting from consistent and effective leadership. Instability in leadership and management, combined with a high staff turnover, has Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 5 negatively impacted on the children’s ability to develop trusting relationships and sustain their positive attachments with staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

A permanent staff team is now employed alongside a new manager and responsible individual. Both individuals have applied for registration with Ofsted. A child said, ‘I am happy that [staff’s name] is now the manager.’ A staff member said, ‘He is a visible and supportive manager, who offers clear direction and guidance to the team.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The frequency, content and quality of staff supervision have improved since the last inspection. This ensures that staff can reflect on their practice and performance. The manager is introducing a new supervision format to embed the home’s therapeutic parenting model of playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy in practice. Staff benefit from good quality training to help them meet the specific needs of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager has completed a six-monthly quality of care review, to evaluate the progress and experiences of children. The review captures the views of children and relevant stakeholders.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager makes effective use of the home’s internal and external monitoring activities, to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the care provided for children. They tackle any shortfalls to secure continuing improvement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leaders and managers have addressed the requirements and recommendations from the last inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 6

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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

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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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) (2)(a)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that continuity of care is provided for children and that leaders and managers provide improved stability of the home’s operation. 6 July 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; 29 May 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 7 there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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Requirement Due date

a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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Requirement Due date

concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that any room search conducted on a child’s bedroom is clearly recorded, stating the grounds for conducting the search. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 3.20)

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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: 2823275 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Golden Future Care Limited

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2823275 9 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 children, safeguarding and child protection.

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