Children's Home run by Parallel Parents Ltd in Leeds

Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 1 Registered provider: Parallel Parents 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 run by a private provider. It provides care for up to 5 children who may be experiencing social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living at the home. Three children had recently moved out of the home. Two children were spoken to as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered in August 2024. The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2025.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/01/2026 Full Good 25/02/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 3

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Summary of findings

Children have made progress supported by a consistent and familiar staff team. Children are supported to attend education and spend time with people important to them. Children express that they are happy living in the home and like the staff.

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Summary of findings

There is a manager in place who is supportive and approachable. Staff feel well supported and share that they enjoy coming to work. Staff have appropriate training and support to conduct their job roles.

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Summary of findings

Children are not always well supported around risk. Risk assessments are not updated regularly enough to reflect changing risks, and risk assessments don’t always include accurate information. The response to children missing from home is not always consistent and staff have not followed protocol. Where additional monitoring is in place for children, this is not regularly reviewed and staff are not actively working towards limiting monitoring for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made progress in the home from their starting points. Two children said they liked living in the home and liked the staff team. Progress for children is measured in line with the provider’s model of care. Progress is reviewed for children. Children benefit from a staff team that knows them well and has invested in building positive relationships.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are well supported to spend time with people who are important to them. Staff have built positive relationships with family members of children and share information well. Staff facilitate family time in line with children’s care plans, wishes and views. One parent said the staff were ‘brilliant’ and they ‘couldn’t ask for any more from them’.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from robust multi-agency working between partner agencies. Staff share information with other professionals and advocate for children. Regular multi-agency meetings take place to discuss care planning for children, particularly regarding plans for children to move on. Children moving on from the home are supported by staff and these plans are considered.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote education for children and advocate for education placements. For one child who was not in education, staff liaised with various provisions to find something suitable. One child consistently attends education and staff attend all parent/carer events. The school reported that staff communicate well and communication is transparent, and that ‘the child has come on leaps and bounds’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 4 Children have good support from staff in line with their specific risks and needs. Staff find opportunities to guide, advise and reassure children about their worries. Staff make referrals to partner agencies and signpost children for additional support. This is not always reflected in how staff record this support for children. The records do not reflect the level of support that children receive from staff regarding their emotional wellbeing. The language used in recording is not always helpful or child friendly.

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improvement to be good

Children have support plans and risk assessments in place that are specific to their individual risks and presenting behaviours. Staff use a variety of information sources to assess risk and understand the risks well. Risk assessments are not always updated to reflect changing risks, and for some children incorrect information was contained in their risk assessments.

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improvement to be good

When children are reported as missing from home, they are not always well supported and staff have not followed missing-from-home plans. On one occasion, the delay in a child being reported missing enabled them to travel out of the area and increased risk. Staff regularly actively search for children who are missing and contact professionals. Staff consistently debrief with children when they return home to try and identify risks and concerns. Staff also request independent return home interviews for children.

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improvement to be good

Staff respond well to high-risk incidents for children. They know and understand de- escalation strategies and work well as a team to support children. Where there have been concerns for children around mental health and substance misuse, staff have sought appropriate medical advice and input. The regulator has not always been notified of incidents deemed serious. This does not provide additional regulatory evaluation and oversight for children.

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improvement to be good

Children have restrictions and monitoring in the home. While risk assessed, the plans in place have not been reviewed to remove these restrictions. There is no evidence of ongoing work with the children on the proportionality of the restrictions in managing risks.

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improvement to be good

Staff complete room searches for children when they are concerned about risk. These room searches are justified and proportionate to presenting risks. Staff regularly remove items that are unsafe for children and offer guidance for children around keeping safe.

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improvement to be good

Children are supported following incidents deemed serious. Staff consistently debrief with children and complete direct-work sessions to ascertain their views, wishes and feelings. Staff offer reflective discussions with children to ascertain how they felt and what they have learned from incidents. This supports children to consider behaviour and choices and seek additional support. Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is a present and supportive manager. Children identify her as someone they can talk to, and staff report that she is approachable and supportive. She is present in the home and has high aspirations for children and staff. There is a stable and experienced core staff team in place that works well together. Staff report that as a team they support each other and morale is high, despite challenges within their roles. Staff retention is good and staff report that the home is a positive place to work. Two staff members said they ‘loved’ their jobs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are supported by managers through regular supervision sessions. Supervision takes place every 6 weeks and is completed by the manager. Staff also report they can talk to the manager at any time and share worries and concerns. During supervision sessions, the manager challenges practice that falls short of expected standards.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings take place regularly and are well attended by staff. There are good reflective discussions taking place about children and incidents in the home. Staff and managers consider together what has gone well and what lessons learned can be identified.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a monitoring system in place that allows oversight of the home. These audits are completed monthly and updated accordingly. Actions identified are carried forward and completed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have access to a good variety of training applicable to their job roles. All staff have up-to-date mandatory training and have access to additional training in line with the needs of the children they support. Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that risk assessments are reviewed regularly and after each incident. Staff must follow missing-from-home plans in place for all children. 30 August 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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Requirement Due date

a child protection enquiry involving a child —

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Requirement Due date

is instigated; 30 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 7 or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Requirement Due date

A notification made under this regulation—

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Requirement Due date

the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that limits on privacy and access may only be put in place to safeguard each child in the home (regulation 21(c)(i)). Any decisions to limit a child’s access to any area of the home, and any modifications to the environment of the home, must only be made where this is intended to safeguard the child’s welfare. All decisions should be informed by a rigorous assessment of that individual child’s needs, be properly recorded and be kept under regular review. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 15, paragraph 3.10)  The registered person should ensure that staff record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff have the relevant skills and knowledge to be able to help children understand, and where necessary work to change negative behaviours in key areas of health and wellbeing. This should be reflected in recordings of these sessions. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 35, paragraph 7.18) Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 8

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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: 2779767 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Parallel Parents Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2nd, Floor Lansdowne House, 85 Buxton Road Heaviley, Buxton Road, Stockport SK2 6LR

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Inspector

Mel Turner, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2779767 10 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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Inspector

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