Children's Home run by Contemporary Concept Care Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 1 Registered provider: Contemporary Concept Care Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider. It provides care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in February 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home. The inspectors spoke to the child about their experience of living in the home.

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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: 15 October 2025

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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: 2790126 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/10/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 3

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Summary of findings

Since the last inspection, one child has remained living in the home. The child enjoys positive relationships with staff who know them well. They are encouraged to take part in a variety of activities both at home and in the local community.

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Summary of findings

While the child is not currently in formal education, they are being supported to access other educational opportunities.

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Summary of findings

The child is also supported to maintain relationships with people who are important to them, including family members.

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Summary of findings

Staff have a good understanding of the needs of the child and are supporting their progress, including in relation to developing independence skills.

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Summary of findings

The home benefits from a stable manager who has a good oversight of the home.

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Summary of findings

While safer recruitment practices are generally in place, leaders and managers do not always ensure that the employment history of applicants is fully explored.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm and welcoming. The child has been supported to individualise their bedroom to their taste.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to explore their own interests and identity. The child takes part in a variety of activities in the community including visiting local parks, going shopping and attending local comedy nights. Staff also support the child to explore their faith and celebrate important life events. These experiences promote and enhance the child’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is not currently attending formal education. However, staff work hard to ensure that educational opportunities are made available to them. This has included sourcing a short-term nail technician course and facilitating the child’s application to start college later this year.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to develop their independence skills. These include cooking, cleaning and laundry tasks. The child receives rewards linked to completion of tasks in the home. Staff have also encouraged the child to be involved in planning a holiday to the Lake District. This ensures that the child is making progress in learning skills for semi-independent living. Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 4 Staff ensure that the child’s health needs are being met. Staff complete referrals for specialist health assessments and the manager escalates their concerns where there has been a delay in receiving a service. Staff also speak with the child about making healthy choices, including conversations around the risks associated with vaping.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Managers and staff build positive relationships with family members. Some family members regularly visit the home to spend time with the child. This supports the child to maintain positive relationships with people who are important to them.

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

When the child chooses to leave the home, appropriate action is taken to ensure their safe return. As a result, the number of missing-from-home incidents remains low.

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

When incidents of self-harming behaviour occur, staff offer the child emotional warmth and reassurance. Staff ensure that the child is provided with first aid and seek further medical advice and support when necessary.

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

Incidents of physical intervention are rare. When staff have intervened, this has been to keep the child safe. Following these incidents, the manager ensures that conversations take place with the child and members of staff involved. This ensures that the child’s voice is heard and that there is opportunity for staff learning and reflection.

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

Staff do not use consequences with the child. Staff recognise the positive impact of rewards and use a restorative approach with the child. This supports the child to maintain positive relationships with staff members.

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

Staff deliver regular, planned key work with the child. This is focused on reducing risk and building resilience around future transition and safe decision-making.

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

Staff follow individual risk plans for the child. However, there are gaps linked to management and boundaries associated with the use of electronic devices and vaping. This is a missed opportunity to support the child to stay safe and make healthy choices.

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

Staff receive appropriate training specific to the child’s individual needs. This ensures that staff have the skills required to confidently meet the needs of the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is suitably qualified and experienced. She has a visible presence in the home alongside the deputy manager and responsible individual. As a result, the staff team remains stable, and staff morale is high. One member of staff said, ‘I feel proud to be part of a team that works together to create a safe, caring and supportive environment.’ Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 5 Staff receive regular supervision, which includes recognition of the emotional impact of the work. Staff also benefit from input from a forensic psychologist who has supported them in meeting the child’s needs sensitively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings occur monthly and are well attended by the staff team. These provide staff with the opportunity to reflect on the work being completed with the child including developing their independence skills, managing incidents and professional boundaries.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers advocate for the child and challenge partner agencies. Feeback from the child’s social worker and family members confirms that the staff team is dedicated and the manager goes above and beyond to ensure that the child’s needs are met.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When recruiting staff, leaders and managers do not always ensure that employment history, including any gaps, is fully explored. This increases the risk of unsuitable adults working with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Where agency staff are used, this is not always accurately reflected on the rota. A requirement has been made to address this. Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 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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Requirement Due date

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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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that staff are clear about their role in respect of managing the child’s use of electronic devices, including vapes. 17 July 2026

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character; 17 July 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 7 the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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Requirement Due date

the individual is mentally and physically fit for the purposes of the work that the individual is to perform; and

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that they obtain, in respect of anyone seeking to work at the home, a full employment history including a satisfactory explanation of any gaps in employment.

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4;

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ensure that the records are kept up to date. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that they keep a copy of the staff duty roster of persons working at the home to include agency staff, and a record of the actual rosters worked. 17 July 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: 2790126 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Contemporary Concept Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Cross House Farm, Cryers Lane, Thornton-Le-Moors, Chester CH2 4LH

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Inspectors

Ruth Mortimer-Jones, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Jon Dutton, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2790126 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, safeguarding and child protection.

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