Children's Home run by Liberi Care Ltd in Haringey

Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 1 Registered provider: Liberi Care Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care for up to 4 children, who may experience emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered on 13 August 2025. A new manager has recently been appointed and has attended an interview with Ofsted to assess their suitability for registration. At the time of this inspection, a decision was pending.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered provider has recently appointed a new responsible individual, and we are currently checking this person has the relevant capacity, experience, and skills to carry out the role.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living at the home. The inspector spoke to one child during this inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 2 December 2025

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/12/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 3

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Summary of findings

Children make mixed progress. Positive relationships, a homely environment, and support for family relationships are evident; however, planning is not always robust and educational experiences are inconsistent.

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Summary of findings

Children are supported by caring staff, but safeguarding practice is inconsistent. Risk management is unclear; partnership working is not always effective and opportunities to help children understand risks and learn from events are not fully used.

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Summary of findings

Leaders have taken some positive action, including staff recruitment and support. However, management oversight is not sufficiently robust, with gaps in training, record- keeping, and follow-through, resulting in inconsistent practice.

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improvement to be good

Children make differing levels of progress while living in this home. Leaders consider whether they can meet children’s needs before they move in; however, this is not always sufficiently robust. Staff training needs are not fully addressed, and suitability assessments are not sufficiently individualised. This means children’s individual needs are not always fully understood or clearly planned for when they move into the home.

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improvement to be good

Children have varied educational experiences while living in the home. One child is well supported to access community-based educational opportunities, including attending a motor vehicle course that they enjoy. In contrast, another child, who experienced significant disruption to their education before moving into the home, has not received any educational support since moving in. This is a missed opportunity to help the child maintain a learning routine and prepare for their transition to college. Furthermore, leaders and managers have not escalated this to ensure that appropriate educational support is in place.

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improvement to be good

Staff are building relationships with the children at a pace that feels comfortable for the child. This supports children to settle into the home and promotes stability. Children are also supported by mentors, who play an important role in ensuring that their wishes and feelings are understood.

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improvement to be good

The physical environment of the home is well maintained and homely. There are warm, welcoming lounge areas where children can spend quality time. Children’s bedrooms are personalised and reflect their personalities and interests.

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improvement to be good

Staff recognise the importance of family time and are proactive in supporting this where appropriate. This helps children to maintain important relationships with their families. Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 4 Leaders and managers understand children’s behaviours and recognise when they may be distressed. Regular team meetings are held to review and respond to children’s needs. This supports a coordinated approach and helps staff respond consistently to children.

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improvement to be good

Children are supported by mentors in building trusting relationships. However, discussions with children do not consistently address their key vulnerabilities or support them to understand risks and keep themselves safe. Staff-led conversations are largely unplanned, and there is no effective management oversight to ensure that staff are addressing children’s key needs and risks. As a result, children do not receive consistent or purposeful guidance to support their understanding and promote positive behaviour.

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improvement to be good

When children are distressed and situations arise, staff respond appropriately. However, records do not clearly show how staff supported children to feel better or provide a clear account of what happened. Reviews following serious situations are not consistently undertaken. This limits opportunities to identify learning, strengthen staff practice and improve future responses to children.

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improvement to be good

When children are subject to deprivation of liberty orders, they are supported to understand what this means for them, and staff listen to their wishes and feelings, seeking to reduce restrictions in response. However, these decisions are not made in partnership with relevant professionals. This means that expectations are unclear and not consistently applied. As a result, staff did not provide the agreed level of supervision on one occasion, which meant the child was not kept safe.

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improvement to be good

Children’s risk assessments, care plans and safety plans vary in quality. Management oversight of these documents is not sufficiently robust, resulting in inconsistencies in the information recorded and unclear strategies to reduce risks to children. Changes to safety plans are not always clearly explained. For one child, multiple safety plans are in place. As a result, staff are not always clear about which plan they should follow to safely support the child.

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improvement to be good

When children go missing from the home, staff maintain contact, reach out to families and friends, and encourage children to return. Most episodes relate to children returning later than their agreed times. However, when children return significantly late and are reported missing, return home interviews are not consistently requested from the local authority. This is a missed opportunity to gather information that could help staff better understand children’s experiences and keep them safe. Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 5

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

There has been a high turnover of staff at the home. Leaders and managers have responded proactively by recruiting new staff. Newly appointed staff describe a positive experience of working in the home and report feeling well supported by the manager.

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

Since the last full inspection, there has been a change of responsible individual. The required information has been submitted, and the individual is awaiting a suitability interview.

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

Training through staff induction is well planned, and staff benefit from regular updates to remain informed about developments in practice. However, leadership oversight of mandatory training is not sufficiently robust. Some longer-standing staff have not completed essential refresher training, which means they may not be fully equipped to meet children’s needs.

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

Team meetings take place regularly and provide an effective forum for staff to share and discuss children’s needs and progress.

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

At the last full inspection, a requirement was raised following significant discriminatory comments made by a member of staff. The manager stated that this had been formally addressed in supervision with the individual; however, these records were not made available during this inspection. All staff, including the manager, have completed relevant training. However, it is not possible to evidence that the initial concerns have been appropriately addressed. Therefore, the requirement is restated.

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

The manager’s oversight of case records and care planning documents is not sufficiently robust. As a result, inconsistencies in records are not identified, including inaccurate information in care plans. Risk assessments are not consistently reviewed or updated to reflect children’s current needs. However, most staff spoken to during the inspection demonstrated a clear understanding of how to manage risks and keep children safe in practice.

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

The staff team is supported by an external consultant who provides oversight of the quality of care delivered to children. This is intended to strengthen management oversight of practice; however, this is not yet consistently reflected in the monitoring systems in place. Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 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

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 child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans; and

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seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organisations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. (Regulation 5 (a)(b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must take appropriate action, including escalation and consultation, when they are not satisfied that children’s education arrangements meet their needs or when seeking to review children’s agreed restrictions. 1 September 2026

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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

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positive responses to other children and adults. 1 September 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 7 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;

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help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative, or harmful relationship. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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In particular, ensure that planned discussions with children provide opportunities to build positive relationships, reinforce positive behaviour, and develop a positive sense of identity.

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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—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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promotes their welfare. 1 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 8 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 have the experience, qualifications, and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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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)(c)(h))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure appropriate action is taken to address previous poor practice with the member of staff. This requirement has been restated.

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff receive appropriate training to meet the needs of children and that there is consistent management oversight of this.

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In particular, the registered person should establish clear and consistent recording systems to ensure effective oversight of the quality of children’s records and the care they receive.

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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—

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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. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that when assessing the suitability of children moving into the home, they 1 September 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 9 consider staff skills, experience, and training to ensure that children’s individual needs can be met.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children’s risk assessments and safety plans provide clear guidance for staff on how risks should be managed. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 42, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure that when a child returns to the home after being missing or away from home without permission, the responsible local authority provides an opportunity for the child to have an independent return home interview. The registered person should take account of information provided by such interviews when assessing risks and putting arrangements in place to protect each child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 45, paragraph 9.30)

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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: 2822407 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 495 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS

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Inspectors

Angela Reid, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2822407 11 and inspects 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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