Children's home run by Horizon Transitional Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1268535 1 Registered provider: Horizon Transitional Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a small private company. It provides care for up to 3 children who have a range of complex needs, including special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2025 and is suitably experienced.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out this visit to investigate information received that raised urgent concerns relating to the safer recruitment practice in the company.

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This monitoring visit

A full review of safer recruitment practice identified significant concerns in the recruitment of a senior member of staff. Delays were identified in information being shared with all relevant safeguarding professionals, limiting their ability to provide effective external oversight of the provider’s safety plan. Further delays in sharing information with the registered manager limited their ability to oversee effectively and ensure that all staff adhered to the safety plan. These delays created a potential safeguarding risk to children.

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This monitoring visit

The shortfalls identified in safer recruitment practice were isolated to the assessment of one individual. A wider review of safer recruitment found practices that consistently meet regulatory requirements. Following this incident, leaders have reviewed and strengthened their recruitment processes and policies to ensure that safer recruitment practice is robust.

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This monitoring visit

No evidence identified that children were directly harmed because of the shortfalls in recruitment practice. The registered manager is committed to strengthening how children’s views are captured and has reviewed how the complaints process for children can be adapted so children with a range of communication needs can Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1268535 2 clearly understand how to make a complaint. As a result, children are provided with a bespoke range of resources to communicate effectively with staff to ensure that their needs are met and their rights are upheld.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has provided evidence to the regulator of the actions already being taken, as well as those planned in the near future, to strengthen practice and address the shortfalls identified at this visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1268535 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

26/01/2026 Full Good 24/02/2025 Full Good 16/10/2023 Full Good 10/01/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1268535 4

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to investigate concerns raised about the practice of the service since the last 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: 1268535 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Horizon Transitional Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 55 Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton WV4 4AG

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Inspector

Charlotte Tippett, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1268535 6 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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