Children's Home run by Rite Directions Limited in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 1 Registered provider: Rite Directions 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

This is a privately run children's home. The home is registered to care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

There were 3 children living at the home at the time of inspection. Children spent time talking with the inspector and contributed their views.

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Information about this children's home

The manager is registered with Ofsted and is suitably qualified.

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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: 23 October 2025

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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: 2616704 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/10/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 30/06/2025 Full Inadequate 08/10/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/08/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 3

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Summary of findings

The manager is committed to improving and developing the home. Children are encouraged to explore and participate in a variety of activities. This has supported them to feel a sense of belonging and stability. Staff have benefited from a variety of training courses to meet the individual needs of children. Professionals are positive about the care provided for children, and report that communication is good.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged and supported to have access to all healthcare services. Staff promote the importance of health and wellbeing through recorded discussions. For example, one child, who is due to start therapy, has felt confident in talking to trusted staff about their apprehensions. This supports children to create a sense of confidence and strengthen their coping mechanisms.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made significant progress in education from their starting points. The manager and staff have high aspirations for all the children. Attendance and attainment for children is good. One teacher said, 'Communication is very good; I have more contact with the home than any other I know, which benefits children's educational experiences.' This helps children to build peer relationships and have a sense of belonging in a school community.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from living in a homely environment. Children say they are a part of the decision-making for choosing colour schemes throughout the home. Children can personalise their bedrooms. However, it was observed that some areas of the home would benefit from being cleaned.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged and supported to maintain important relationships with family, where it is safe to do so and in the children's best interests. Staff support children to spend time in the community with their families, and families are welcomed into the home to spend time with their child. This supports children to sustain relationships that are important to them.

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

Children's care plans and behaviour management plans are of good quality. The plans identify specific areas of concern, and the impact of previous experiences, which inform behaviour management techniques. Children are encouraged to share their opinions throughout planning, to support them to take some ownership of their development and progress.

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

Staff understand children's individual needs and risks posed to them. Children have not gone missing from the home during this period of inspection. Incidents in the home Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 4 rarely occur and when they have, the manager has been swift to respond and take the necessary actions. This ensures that children are protected and safe from harm. Children told the inspector that they feel safe inside and outside of the home.

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

Children benefit from staff being able to use empathy, which demonstrates that staff care about their wellbeing. Positive interactions and good communication between staff and children were observed.

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

Children's safety is at the heart of what the home aspires to achieve. The manager actively listens to the children and prioritises their needs. Whilst there have been no complaints received children understand how to make a complaint, and who they can go to for support if they wish to do so. This supports children to feel listened to and heard.

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

There have been some staff changes in the home, with some staff wishing to reduce their contractual hours. The manager continues to recruit to vacancies. Where recruitment has taken place, the manager has not consistently followed safe recruitment procedures regarding staff's previous employment.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably qualified. The deputy manager is supported by the manager, supporting professional growth and development within the organisation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel supported, including in their day-to-day practice. The manager and deputy are visible and approachable. Staff have regular one-to-one meetings. They are reflective and a learning forum. These meetings allow staff to reflect and develop on their practice. This assists staff's learning and professional development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff attend monthly team meetings. Staff are provided with opportunities to add topics of discussion prior to the meetings taking place. Team meeting minutes are well recorded, with previous actions identified being measured in the next meeting that takes place. This supports consistency and continuity in the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The managers and responsible individual's oversight of the home have improved since the last inspection. The manager has a clear action plan in place of how they wish to improve the home over the next 12 months. However, the manager has not used opportunities such as the Ofsted surveys to obtain feedback from external stakeholders, children, their families and staff. This is a missed opportunity to identify areas of strength and areas for development for the service.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The use of regular agency staff has not impacted on the care and consistency of care afforded to children. The manager ensures that where agency staff are used in the home, they follow the same induction processes and training as those of permanent staff. This helps with consistency and child wellbeing in the home. Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 5

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Statutory requirements

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

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children's safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children's home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d)) 30 October 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person must ensure they seek independent scrutiny of the home and make best use of information from independent and internal monitoring (including under regulations 44 and 45) to ensure continuous improvement. This also includes ensuring that the point-in-time surveys are distributed to all relevant people so they have the opportunity to provide feedback. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 55, paragraph 10.24)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure the home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets the needs of their children, and is a homely, domestic environment. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 15, paragraph 3.9) Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 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: 2616704 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Rite Directions Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Tan Y Marian, Constitution Hill, Penmaenmawr LL34 6BA

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Inspector

Pauline Wigley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2616704 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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