Children's Home run by Partners in Care Limited in Westmorland and Furness

Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 1 SC035049 Registered provider: Partners in 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 run 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 December 2025. The manager is also a registered manager at another home run by the organisation.

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Information about this children's home

One child was living at the home at the time of this inspection and they were spoken with during the inspection.

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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: 10 February 2026

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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: SC035049 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/02/2026 Full Requires improvement to be good 16/04/2024 Full Good 02/05/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 26/04/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 3

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Summary of findings

The home has recently undergone significant staffing changes. Leaders and managers are focused on rebuilding the team and maintaining stability for the child prior to moving any additional children to the home.

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Summary of findings

Staff understand children's complex vulnerabilities. They have the right skills and knowledge to respond positively to keep children safe. Concerning incidents are reducing.

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Summary of findings

Management oversight has improved. Leaders are prioritising the recruitment of staff who have the right qualities to enhance the care that children experience. Managers are committed to achieving the right outcomes for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has experienced changes in staffing. Leaders and managers recognise the effect this has had and have prioritised rebuilding relationships. Staffing stability has improved and the child is building trusting relationships with new and established staff. Another child moved on from the home shortly after the last full inspection. Their move was well planned and staff helped the child to experience a positive ending to their time at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to develop self-care and independence skills. Staff are consistent in their approach to helping children understand the importance of positive health routines and habits. However, bedroom cleaning routines are yet to be embedded as part of this developmental support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to spend safe and positive time with family. When staff identify any concerns, they share them with the right professionals to ensure that there is a shared approach to assessing risk and taking the action needed. This helps children to maintain quality relationships, which are safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is not currently attending school. The manager has taken action to promote the child's engagement with home education tutors. Staff promote healthy activities and interests. However, aside from this, there are no structured daily plans in place while the child is not in formal education. This limits the likelihood of the child engaging with informal learning activities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Parts of the home require maintenance and redecoration. Managers have plans to address this and work is underway. However, there is no evidence of the child being consulted about the look and feel of the home. This prevents children from feeling listened to and that their views are valued. Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 4

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

Staff are skilled at helping the child to calm. They understand the child's triggers and respond positively when the child is upset or angry. Staff have reflective conversations with the child afterwards to support them to understand their emotions and increase the child's ability to manage crisis situations more safely. One professional said, '[Name of child] has shown a reduction in incidents and an increased ability in managing emotional responses.'

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

There have been no missing-from-home incidents since the last inspection. However, staff have maintained their safeguarding knowledge and understand how to respond should a child go missing from the home. Furthermore, staff have a good understanding of the child's complex vulnerabilities. Well-written risk assessments contain all known risks and guidance for staff on how to keep the child and others safe. As a result, incidents in the home have reduced since the last inspection.

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

Staff do not give children consequences for children's poor choices or behaviour. Instead, natural consequences are supportively explained to the child in restorative conversations. For example, they prioritise the replacement of damaged furniture over purchasing new play and activity equipment. This helps children to understand the impact that their behaviour has on themselves and others.

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

The manager has not completed a review of the home's location in over a year. This means that the manager has not fully considered any changes in the local area to assess whether the home's location remains suitable for vulnerable children to live. This does not help managers and staff to have all the information they need to keep children safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably qualified and experienced. Management capacity in the home has increased since the last inspection with the addition of a new deputy manager. The deputy manager is enthusiastic and shares the same vision for the development of the home. This enables greater oversight of the quality of care and has led to necessary improvements and developments in the staff team and the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff recruitment is a priority for leaders and managers. Recruitment activity is ongoing to ensure that there are sufficient staff to care for children as set out in the statement of purpose. Managers are committed to recruiting staff who share the values established in the home. Safer recruitment checks are in place and ensure that suitable staff are employed to care for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular, practice-related supervision sessions. These give staff opportunities to discuss their roles and responsibilities and explore areas of development. Staff participate in discussions about progression to more senior roles. This helps to motivate staff to develop their practice and be aspirational. Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 5 Team meetings take place regularly and allow staff to reflect on the effect they are having on the care of children. The meetings also provide opportunities to discuss and agree consistent approaches to the child's care. Staff said that they feel well supported by managers, and their views about children's care are valued and contribute to making a difference. Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when children are not engaged in full-time education, they are supported with suitable, structured activities to regain their confidence in education. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 28, paragraph 5.15)  The registered person should ensure that children are consulted on their views about the home. Children should be able to see the results of their views being listened to and acted on. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 22, paragraph 4.11)  The registered person should review the appropriateness and suitability of the location and premises of the home at least once a year. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 64, paragraph 15.1)

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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: SC035049 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Partners in Care Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Mark Cryer, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: SC035049 8 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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