Children's Home run by Sanitas Cura Ltd in Liverpool

Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 1 Registered provider: Sanitas Cura Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in June 2025 and is privately operated. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

One child was living at the home at the time of this inspection. The child spoke with the inspector during the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post is currently vacant. A new manager was appointed in January 2026 and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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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: 21 January 2026

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/01/2026 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 3

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Summary of findings

One child has lived at the home since the last inspection. The child has continued to make progress and has developed positive relationships with the staff.

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Summary of findings

Staff understand the child’s individual needs. They feel supported by leaders and managers and spoke positively about working at the home.

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Summary of findings

The manager is committed to providing good-quality care and has made a positive impact since joining the team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child living at this home is making progress from their starting point. They are cared for by a nurturing and child-focused staff team. The child was able to identify adults they would go to with any worries or concerns and recognises the positive relationships they have with the staff. The child said that they are happy living at the home and spoke of many positive experiences they have enjoyed.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the child’s risks and vulnerabilities and recognise the time it takes to build trusting relationships. This has supported the child to talk more openly about their feelings and worries, and helps them to better understand their emotions and behaviours. Conversations with the child are both planned and ad hoc. They cover a variety of topics and capture the child’s views. However, important subjects such as internet safety have not been discussed to support and educate the child on how to stay safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in good health. Staff ensure that the child’s physical and emotional health needs are supported, and they help the child to access specialist services as required.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is encouraged to engage in activities and has enjoyed going to escape rooms, water activity centres, museums and farms.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of education and encourage the child to engage with an online tutor daily. When the child refuses to engage, staff are innovative in providing educational activities away from the home. However, there is a lack of professional challenge from leaders and managers, who have not escalated their concerns regarding delays in arranging face-to-face tuition for the child. This does not support the child’s educational needs and attainment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are committed to ensuring that the child enjoys spending regular meaningful time with the people who are important to them. Staff support the arrangements for the child to see their loved ones, and family members are welcomed into the home. The child’s Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 4 parent spoke positively about the support provided by the staff and the progress their child had made while living at the home.

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

Safeguarding concerns are well managed, with timely action taken to address issues. Plans to support staff to minimise the risks for the child are clear, concise and regularly updated. However, they do not include details of a recent emerging risk. Leaders and managers accept that action had not been taken in a timely manner to provide appropriate information and guidance for staff in relation to this emerging risk.

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

The staff use a range of strategies to support the child when they are feeling distressed, and they respond with care and nurture. Consequently, there has been a recent reduction in both the number and duration of incidents.

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

Since the last inspection, there have been a number of occasions when physical intervention has been necessary to keep both the child and staff safe. On each occasion, the child was supported to discuss the incident with someone independent. Staff are given the opportunity to debrief following some incidents of physical intervention. However, this is not consistent, meaning that all staff are not given the opportunity to reflect on incidents and receive practice support and guidance.

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

Consequences issued to the child in response to behaviour are not recorded as required by regulation. Records lack management oversight and scrutiny and are not evaluated for their effectiveness.

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

There has been one incident of the child going missing from home since the last inspection. Staff took appropriate action and followed the child’s risks plans to support their safe return. The child was supported to speak with someone independent on their return.

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

The child feels confident to raise any worries and concerns and has trusted adults to support them. When the child made a complaint, the manager addressed this, and the child was included throughout the process.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The new manager is suitably qualified and experienced. Staff spoke positively about the support they receive from leaders and managers and how they value the consistent guidance and the positive impact this has on their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have good oversight of the home and understand the strengths and areas for development. The manager has ensured that all staff are now up to date with mandatory training and has commissioned bespoke training to support staff in responding to the specific needs of the child. Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 5 Staff are supported through regular supervision and team meetings. These forums provide staff with an opportunity to discuss the child and areas they feel could be developed to improve the quality of care and support provided to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers acknowledged that the home looks tired and worn in places. Kickboards need to be refitted to kitchen cupboards, and damage in the lounge needs to be properly repaired. The back garden also requires attention, as this is an empty space with no furniture or personalisation. Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 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 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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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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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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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that children’s risks plans detail all known risks for children along with clear guidance to support staff in keeping children safe. 24 June 2026

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within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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the name of the child; 24 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 7 details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate. (Regulation 35 (a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(i)(ii))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that all staff have the opportunity to reflect on incidents following the use of physical intervention.

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that any consequences implemented to keep children safe or in response to their behaviour are clearly evaluated for effectiveness.

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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;

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seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs;

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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 24 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 8 child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (a)(b)(c))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that concerns regarding children’s education are appropriately challenged and escalated as required.

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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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 as to—

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meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that the home environment is maintained to a good standard and is homely. 24 June 2026

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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: 2835212 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 64 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside L12 7JB

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Inspectors

Kelly McCurdy, Social Care Inspector Sarah Billett, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home: 2835212 10 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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