Children's Home run by Care2rise Ltd in Redbridge

Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 1 Registered provider: Care2rise Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run home provides care for up to 4 children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted on 21 January 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

No children had lived at the home since May 2026. One child moved in on the first day of 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/05/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 3

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Summary of findings

The experiences of the child who recently left the home were well documented through meaningful life-story work, activities, daily logs, planners and rewards. Children’s views and feelings are valued. The home’s restorative approach helped to promote positive behaviour, resilience and good working relationships with staff. Managers maintain good safeguarding practices and ensure that allegations, incidents, restraints and other interventions are handled sensitively. Staff receive specialist training when necessary to improve their confidence and skills to meet emerging risks. Supervisions and appraisals are reflective and structured to support the continuing development of the staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff advocated effectively for the child to access full-time education. Communication between the home and the school was positive and frequent, enabling the child to receive coordinated support. Staff at the home responded well to any issues affecting the child’s learning, helping the child to achieve stability at school through daily routines and clear guidance.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff completed life-story work with the child before they left the home. This provided the child with a meaningful record of their life in care and captured the child’s experiences in the home, creating positive memories.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoyed activities at the home and in the wider community, such as go-karting, museum visits, cinema trips and themed celebrations. The child also had access to a games room and the home’s outdoor space. These activities helped to widen the child’s experiences and develop their social skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff supported the child’s positive engagement by offering incentives and rewards to promote good behaviour, build resilience and improve relationships with staff. The child received rewards for completing age-appropriate tasks, such as cleaning their bedroom, attending school and adhering to boundaries.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understood the child’s communication needs and adapted their approach accordingly. Staff used prompts to present the child’s weekly planners, menus and activity plans. This colourful and child-friendly approach helped the child to understand routines and to feel engaged and secure.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child’s views were captured effectively through weekly house meetings. Staff used these meetings to collect feedback, understand the child’s emerging risks and provide a safe space for the child to influence their care. Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 4

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

Staff understood the risks around the child and how to keep them safe. Risk assessments and support plans were detailed and updated regularly. They clearly identified risks, potential harm, the impact on the child and the actions needed to minimise risks. This helped staff respond proactively by recognising triggers, applying strategies to de-escalate and maintaining a safe environment for the child.

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

Physical intervention was used appropriately and as a last resort, when other less restrictive de-escalation practices were not effective. Interventions were proportionate and applied briefly, to prevent the child coming to harm when distressed. The registered manager provided oversight and ensured that behaviour and support plans remained current and effective.

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

Incident records provide a clear account of events and of the support offered to the child and staff. They are well recorded and contain good management oversight. The child was offered meaningful and reflective debriefs, using a restorative approach. Staff were able to learn from incidents and adapt their practice to support the child effectively.

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

The registered manager responded to allegations against staff appropriately. She was committed to safeguarding the child by acting transparently and she followed the relevant procedures. This shows that children are listened to and that staff are held accountable and subject to scrutiny. These actions helped create a safe environment for the child in which concerns were swiftly addressed to protect their wellbeing.

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

To enhance safeguarding, staff carried out bedroom searches sensitively when the child expressed thoughts and threats to self-harm. Items that could potentially cause the child injury were removed, in line with the home’s safeguarding procedures. This helped staff to monitor and keep the child safe.

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

Staff supported the child to engage in meaningful key-work sessions by using creative visual prompts. These sessions helped staff to address targeted concerns, such as online safety and racism. Staff encouraged the child to share their views and understand the impact of their behaviour on themselves and others.

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

Safer recruitment practices are effective. However, further work is needed to develop the diversity of the staff team. This will help to ensure that children are exposed to a wider range of backgrounds, cultures and identities through the staff who care for them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has a stable leadership team. The registered manager is supported in her role by the responsible individual and a deputy manager. Staff say that they feel supported by the management team. They feel valued and say the registered manager is always available when they need her. Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 5 Leaders and managers ensure that staff receive effective training, specific to emerging risks associated with individual children. Staff understand the missing-from-home procedures and the impact of deprivation of liberty orders, enabling them to respond promptly when necessary.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Regular staff meetings are also used to provide further training opportunities for staff to enhance their skills. For example, staff have completed workshops on self-harm awareness, conflict management, safeguarding, and leadership and management.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular individual supervision from the registered manager. These sessions provide staff with a chance to reflect on their practice and for the manager to offer clarity about expectations for children and the home. These sessions have helped staff to increase their understanding of the risks around children and ensure that their safeguarding practice remains current.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

In addition, staff receive annual appraisals to review and assess their performance against the home’s expectations and identify areas for professional development. The registered manager ensures that appraisals are meaningful and reflective.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Quality assurance and monitoring are consistent and effective. For example, the registered manager completed weekly reports in conjunction with a child’s school to review their progress. These reports were used to feed into monthly reports overseen by the responsible individual, to provide a coherent overview of the child’s progress, and to ensure that staff practice remained focused and responsive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers value feedback from external agencies and use their views to improve and inform practice. This shows a strong commitment to be accountable and transparent with all the relevant professionals involved in children’s care. Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should seek to establish a diverse staff team with a range of interests, skills and experiences. They should lead staff to share those interests, skills and experiences with children to enrich the children’s lives. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.6)

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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: 2808734 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 118a Barking Road, Royal Victoria Docks, London E16 1EN

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Inspector

Stella Namakula, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2808734 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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