Children's Home run by Promoting Youth Ltd in Central Bedfordshire

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care for up to 3 children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been in post since November 2025 and has registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate following the full inspection on 1, 2 and 11 June 2026. Serious shortfalls in safeguarding children and the management of the home were identified. Ofsted served 2 compliance notices regarding the help and protection of children and the leadership and management of the home. A restriction of accommodation was issued.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor the actions taken by the provider in response to the steps in the compliance notices. The provider has taken appropriate action and at this visit the compliance steps are met.

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This monitoring visit

One child lives at the home and has remained at the home following the inadequate judgement at the previous inspection. The inspector observed warm and appropriate interactions between the child and staff.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have taken effective action to address fire safety and strengthen the management oversight of the home. A comprehensive fire risk assessment has been completed by a suitably qualified individual. The manager has acted on the recommendations arising from the assessment, including the installation of a lockable lid on the external bin to reduce identified risks. Staff’s knowledge and understanding of fire safety have been assessed through individual competency checks. The staff have had additional training to further develop their awareness and confidence in responding to fire-related incidents. As a result, staff Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 2 are better equipped to recognise and manage fire risks. These actions have improved the fire safety arrangements helping to ensure that risks are appropriately identified, managed and reviewed to safeguard the children and staff.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have increased safeguarding arrangements through the introduction of effective monitoring systems. Safeguarding concerns and management decisions are recorded and reviewed daily by leaders, ensuring that actions are identified and addressed. As a result, children benefit from a safer environment in which concerns are recognised, recorded and responded to appropriately.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have developed the admission’s processes. Referrals are carefully reviewed by the registered manager and responsible individual to ensure that the home can meet a child's needs and that admissions are appropriate. Additional professional oversight is provided during the matching process, and children are not admitted without management agreement. These improvements have enhanced the quality of decision-making, to increase placement stability and ensure that children are only admitted when the home can safely and effectively meet their needs.

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This monitoring visit

Safer recruitment practices are subject to management oversight for all new appointments. The registered manager reviews the recruitment checks completed by the provider's recruitment team to ensure that all requirements have been satisfactorily met before a start date is confirmed. This provides assurance that appropriate safeguarding checks have been undertaken and that only individuals deemed suitable to work with children are employed at the home.

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This monitoring visit

Some of the requirements from the previous inspection could not be evaluated during this visit and therefore these have been restated.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 01/06/2026 Full Inadequate 22/09/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/07/2025 Full Inadequate 18/02/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 3

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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, 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of any methods used, or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(v)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that children and staff are routinely spoken to following incidents. 26 September

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating— 26 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 4 the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review ("the quality of care review report").

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Requirement Due date

supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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Requirement Due date

make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, seek children's feedback for the quality of care review and ensure that effective monitoring systems are in place, together with clear reflection and evaluation of significant incidents which inform and contribute to plans to improve the quality of care for children.

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which— are kept up to date; and are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(b)(c))

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In particular, ensure that records are accurate and up to date. When amendments are made, there must be a clear and recorded rationale, including who made the change and when. 26 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 5 The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children's home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the child's needs are fully understood and assessed before admission, and that the home can meet those needs, including arrangements to support the child's access to education. 26 September

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home environment is maintained to a good standard of cleanliness. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children's home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Promoting Youth LTD

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Phoenix House C/O Jp Accountancy Phoenix House Rosslyn Crescent, Harrow HA1 2SP

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Inspector

Sarah Cooper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2780237 7 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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