Children's Home run by Horizon Transitional Care Ltd in Wolverhampton

Inspection report for children’s home: 2870462 1 Registered provider: Horizon Transitional Care 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 January 2026 and is owned by a private company. It provides care for up to 4 children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and a range of complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in January 2026 and is suitably qualified and experienced.

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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: 2870462 2

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Summary of findings

Managers have created a nurturing and homely environment for children. One child has moved into the home since registration. They receive consistent and child-centred care from staff who understand their needs. The child is making good progress in many aspects of their life, including education, health and relationships.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child has moved into the home since registration. Staff know the child well and use the child’s preferred methods of communication to encourage them to express their views and make decisions about their daily life. As a result, since moving to the home, the child has made positive progress in many areas, including their emotional wellbeing, health and education.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is well maintained and welcoming. It is furnished to meet the child’s needs, including sensory play areas. Staff encourage the child to share their views, and their bedroom is personalised to reflect this. This creates a nurturing environment and helps the child feel settled and secure.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to engage in new activities, which boosts their confidence and enhances their life experiences. Staff celebrate the child’s achievements. Rewards are personalised and encourage the child to work towards their goals and maintain a healthy routine.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff communicate effectively with professionals who are involved in the child’s care. The child’s education provider gave positive feedback that the consistent standard of care provided to the child helps improve their confidence in all aspects of their education. The education provider commented, ‘The shift in [name of child]’s progress has been significant.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child’s health needs are met effectively. Staff ensure that the child attends all necessary appointments. When required, referrals are made to appropriate professionals to promote the child’s health and wellbeing.

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

Staff follow clear strategies that provide consistent support to manage any risks. This provides a supportive environment and helps the child feel safe. When incidents have occurred, they have been managed appropriately to reduce future risk, and learning has taken place to improve care and support. There have been no incidents of physical intervention. Inspection report for children’s home: 2870462 3 Medicines are generally well managed. During the inspection, improvements were implemented to ensure that when pain medication is administered, appropriate protocols are in place to support safe, consistent administration, particularly in cases where children may be unable to communicate their pain effectively.

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

The child has developed strong and trusting relationships with staff. Staff seek the child’s views using approaches tailored to their individual communication needs, and their wishes are acted on.

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

Systems are in place to ensure that suitable staff are recruited to meet the child’s needs. During the inspection, improvements were made to recruitment processes to ensure that relevant information is recorded when verifying references.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager provides consistency and stability for both children and staff. The manager is supported by the operations manager, and together they promote an open culture where the child’s needs are central to practice. One member of staff said, ‘Our manager is very hands-on and does an amazing job of ensuring the environment is safe, welcoming, nurturing and well maintained for the young people.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is suitably staffed, and managers support staff in carrying out their roles effectively. Staff receive a range of training that enables them to meet children’s needs. As a result, staff are equipped with the knowledge required to provide consistent, good- quality care for children. Staff receive regular supervision that is focused on children’s needs. Individual supervision sessions are reflective and provide opportunities for staff to review their practice. Following one significant event, a group supervision session did not take place. This resulted in a missed opportunity for the team to collectively learn from the incident.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are very positive about the support they receive from the manager. They say they feel valued and are encouraged to do their best for children to help them progress. Staff share ideas and best practice during team meetings. Staff have commented that they have a strong team, helping them provide effective care. One member of staff said, ‘I am grateful to be part of a home that cares so much about the children and puts their welfare at the heart of everything we do.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff have built positive relationships with external professionals. Professionals have commented that communication is good between staff and agencies, which has helped improve children’s outcomes.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are effective monitoring and reviewing systems in place to identify where improvements are required. Inspection report for children’s home: 2870462 4

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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: 2870462 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Horizon Transitional Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 55 Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton WV4 4AG

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Inspector

Virginia Vickers, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2870462 6 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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