Children's Home run by Prospera Group Ltd in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 1 Registered provider: Prospera Group Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a private provider. It provides care for up to one child who may experience emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living at the home. The child was 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: 13 January 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: 2839296 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/01/2026 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 3

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Summary of findings

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home, and another child has moved in. The child enjoys spending time with staff and is encouraged to engage in activities that promote their interests and overall wellbeing. While the child is not currently in formal education, they are being supported to access other educational opportunities. The child is also supported to maintain relationships with people who are important to them, including family members. Staff have a good understanding of the needs of the child and are supporting them to develop independence skills.

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Summary of findings

The home benefits from a stable registered manager, who has effective oversight of the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child lives in a comfortable home, which is well maintained. The child has been supported to personalise their bedroom to their individual taste.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is encouraged by staff to explore their own identity and interests. The child takes part in a variety of activities, including paddleboarding, the cinema and walks. These experiences support the child to improve their 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 the child. This has included supporting them to gain certificates of achievement in subjects such as promoting good health and life skills via a unit award scheme. Funding has been agreed for the child to receive home tutoring.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

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

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to develop their independence skills. This has included cooking, cleaning and laundry tasks. These skills build independence and prepare the child for adult life.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to spend time with people who are important to them. A family member recently visited the home to join celebrations for the child’s birthday. This supports the child to maintain positive relationships.

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

The child can identify staff members they feel safe speaking to about their worries. The child understands how to make a complaint. When concerns arise about staff practice, processes are followed to ensure the child’s safety. Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 4 Staff recognise the importance of de-escalation techniques and offer activities, including listening to music, colouring and drawing, to support the child when they become distressed.

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

Physical intervention has been used on several occasions to prevent harm to the child. The child has a good understanding of why staff intervene physically and knows that this is to keep them safe. However, on one occasion, the use of physical intervention was not proportionate and led to an escalation that could have been prevented. The manager accepted this shortfall.

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

Safe recruitment practices are understood and consistently applied. All required checks are completed, which helps reduce the risk of unsuitable people being employed to work in the home.

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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 the responsible individual. As a result, the staff team has remained stable and staff morale is high. One member of staff said, ‘As a team, we are good. We get on really well and help each other out. There is a good atmosphere.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers provide staff with risk plans to follow. However, these plans do not always provide clear guidance on the actions staff should take when risks arise. As a result, staff are not always clear about their roles and responsibilities during incidents where the child may be at risk. The impact for the child has been minimal, and the manager accepted this is an area for further development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that staff are provided with training opportunities to develop their skills. Where training is not meeting the needs of staff, alternate providers are sought. This ensures that the staff can meet the child’s needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision, which helps them consider the progress of child and the impact of their own practice. Team meetings are held monthly and involve input from the therapeutic service commissioned by the home. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity for the team to reflect on what is working well and identify areas where practice can be strengthened.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have introduced new systems to support staff. On call arrangements involve a senior member of staff being situated close to the home. This means that staff have access to in-person support should this be required.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have made changes to the training model that has been used for staff in safely intervening with children. This change introduces face-to-face refresher training, ensuring staff receive prompt, ongoing support. Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 5 Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 6

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and manager must ensure that there are robust monitoring systems in place to identify shortfalls in staff practice or gaps in guidance for staff to follow to manage children’s risks and behaviours. 14 August 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: 2839296 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Langholme, Longsight Road, Langho, Blackburn BB6 8AD

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Inspectors

Ruth Mortimer-Jones, Social Care Inspector Nicola Forrester, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2839296 8 regulates 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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