Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in Somerset

Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 1 Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to provide care for up to 3 children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living in the home. The inspector saw and spoke with one of these children.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager of the home is registered with Ofsted. They were not present during this inspection, which was supported by the deputy manager and senior managers.

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Inspection date: 14 July 2026

Enforcement action since last inspection: Due to serious and widespread concerns about the provider and leadership and management of the home, a notice restricting accommodation at the home was issued on 19 June 2026 and remains in place.

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

This inspection took place in response to serious and widespread systemic concerns that had been identified about this provider. Ofsted took action to assure itself that the children who live in this home are safe and cared for.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff have begun to plan how they will support children to develop essential independence skills. Children have been engaged in ad hoc pieces of work that focus on their future. However, this work is in its infancy. Planning is not individualised to the child and there are no set targets. There is no system for the monitoring and review of work that is completed or the progress that children make. This does not provide assurances that children will have the skills and knowledge they will need when they move out of the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff talk to children about risk. Conversations are educational and consider children’s viewpoints and the factors that influence their behaviours. Managers have taken action to increase staff’s awareness of risks and how to address them. One child said that staff talk to them about risk, but they do not listen. Despite this ongoing work, the measures taken have not been effective in reducing self-harming behaviours or risks such as vaping and the use of cannabis.

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Findings from the inspection

Restraint has been used appropriately. Following incidents, staff and children are encouraged to reflect on their actions. However, reports that detail staff and children’s actions continue to miss out important details. Limited learning is taken from incidents. Management oversight is brief and rarely analyses and evaluates staff practice and children’s behaviours, to identify any learning. This has meant that children’s care planning and risk assessments are not always informed by practice.

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Findings from the inspection

There have been no instances of children going missing from the home. Guidance for staff in the event that a child goes missing has been revised. Staff now have access to clear instruction that is consistent across documents. This shows a focus on ensuring the safety of children in the event that they go missing.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff listen to children when they raise concerns. Action has been taken to support a child to have more of a voice and to address any concerns that they may have. Responses to allegations about staff are robust. There is a multi-agency approach to investigations and seeking the child’s views. This has resulted in clearly set out, child-focused investigations and outcomes.

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Findings from the inspection

Children have experienced increased consistency of care. Leaders and managers have implemented processes to provide more assurances that temporary or agency staff have an awareness of children’s needs and the planning that is in place to meet them. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 3 Managers have plans to address the shortfalls identified at the full inspection. However, this planning does not address the requirements in relation to leadership and management. This inspection found that the concerns regarding the quality of management oversight and the review and analysis of the care that children receive have not been addressed.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff work effectively with external professionals. They have appropriately challenged others for the benefit of children. This has resulted in effective information-sharing and decision-making.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff are now receiving regular reflective supervision. This focuses on their practice and the care that they provide to children. Mangers have considered how the quality of supervision can be improved further.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/05/2026 Full Good 28/05/2025 Full Good 11/09/2024 Full Good 19/02/2024 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 4

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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 care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home;

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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Requirement Due date

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

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move to adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that children are provided with guidance and support to learn all skills necessary for independence and moving out of the home. 17 September

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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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

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(vi)) 17 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 5 In particular, the registered person must ensure that documents that detail staff and children’s actions in relation to an incident of going missing contain information necessary to evaluate staff action and consider steps required to keep children safe in the future.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered person must ensure that when risks for children are not reducing, action is taken to revise risk management and promote positive outcomes.

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that they monitor and review documents about children and about staff practice.

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In addition, the registered person must ensure that they evaluate the quality of care that children receive to determine the quality of staff practice and consider how staff practice impacts on the progress that children make.

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In addition, the registered person must ensure effective management oversight, analysis and evaluation of the care provided to children. 17 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Black Country House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury B69 2DG

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Inspector

Carla Simkiss, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2728917 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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