Children's Home run by Myalo Limited in Manchester

Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 1 Registered provider: Myalo Limited

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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 operated by a private company and provides care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the home’s first inspection since registration in November 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, a sibling group of 2 children were living in the home.

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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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Date of last inspection:

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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Date of last inspection:

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 2

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Summary of findings

Children living in the home are provided with good-quality care. Staff support them to feel settled and make progress.

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Summary of findings

The members of the team have the skills and knowledge to build meaningful relationships with the children they are caring for. The children’s welfare is always promoted.

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Summary of findings

There is a committed and passionate registered manager in place, who leads from a place of high aspirations for both the children and his team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s moves into the home are managed well. The manager carefully assesses the needs of the children, both alongside each other and based on the skills and knowledge of the team. The manager identifies training needs for the team and ensures that this is completed prior to children moving into the home. For one child, the plan was changed due to needing a secure transfer. However, this was managed positively and the child settled.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children have strong and meaningful relationships with the staff caring for them. Staff can identify signs of children’s mental health deteriorating and will implement strategies to help them voice and manage how they are feeling. There has been evidence provided of progress made by both children in the home, most significantly in their abilities to manage their emotions, which has led to a reduction in incidents of self- harm.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are not currently accessing formal education because there has been a significant delay in identifying education settings for the children. However, the manager has been proactive in challenging professionals regarding this. Staff have provided educational activities for the children, and they encourage them to engage in their learning. The manager has supported the children to explore schools for themselves, including sourcing prospectuses and making journeys to the school to familiarise the children with those routes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and team ensure that children’s health needs are being met. Children are supported to access all relevant health appointments, including specialist support such as therapies and orthodontists. Staff have in-depth and meaningful conversations with children regarding the dangers of vaping and actively discourage this behaviour.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that children are offered a range of activities which are suited to their interests. This has included nail and hair appointments, anime conventions and creative Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 3 writing classes. This has enabled the children to develop their own sense of identity and freedom.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children are supported to see people who are important to them. Professionals have reported an improvement in engagement from family members since the children moved into the home and have credited the members of the team for their skills in building relationships with the children and their family members.

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

Staff have the skills, abilities and knowledge to keep the children safe. There are risk assessments in place for most risks which have been identified. The manager has ensured that risk assessments contain clear strategies for staff to implement, such as de- escalation and the specific wording to use for each child to support with this.

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

Risk assessments for vaping and online safety were not in place. This was rectified during the inspection. However, staff are knowledgeable about how to keep the children safe and spoke with confidence of the actions they need to take to safeguard them from these risks. Staff engage children in regular discussions regarding these risks to help them understand the associated dangers. Additionally, the manager approached local shops and informed them that they supplied vapes to children.

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

Incidents in the home are rare. When they do occur, all incidents are clearly recorded in detail by the team and there is clear oversight by the manager. Follow-up work sessions are completed with the children, and their welfare is monitored appropriately. The children have been supported by staff to manage their emotions differently, and this has resulted in a reduction of incidents.

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

Clear and consistent boundaries are implemented for the children. Staff are consistent in their approach, and this has resulted in children building trusting relationships with them. The manager has taken prompt action to ensure that staff who have not consistently implemented boundaries have not been progressed through their probation.

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

The physical environment for children is safe and secure and protects them from harm or the risk of harm. Risk assessments are regularly reviewed, and staff understand and implement strategies to keep children safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by a registered manager, who demonstrates a commitment to their role and to the children they are caring for. They lead from a place of high aspirations for both the children and the staff team. The culture of the home is characterised by high expectations and aspirations for all children. Staff spoke of his calming nature within the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has ensured that staff are trained, skilled, knowledgeable and are effective in undertaking their role. The manager has developed a caring, nurturing team that Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 4 maintains clear boundaries and is committed to improving outcomes for children. The members of the staff team work cohesively, and any difficulties are addressed appropriately.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has effective systems in place to ensure that they have clear oversight of the home and has developed several monitoring systems to ensure that they have clear evidence that all tasks within the home are completed. The quality of care review is detailed and evaluative. However, the manager has not sought feedback from children when reviewing the quality of care being provided.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager works proactively with other professionals, who spoke of their commitment to the children. One professional spoke of a ‘dogged’ nature when challenging other professionals to ensure better outcomes for children. The manager is a strong communicator, and all professionals complimented his abilities in this area.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers and staff receive regular and effective supervision that is focused on children’s experiences, needs, plans and feedback. Supervision is recorded effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager utilises regular team meetings as a space to reflect on the progress of children and the ways in which adults will continue to support them. Additionally, the manager implements research-informed practice for staff to support their own wellbeing and recognise the emotional impact of the work. Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 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 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

Specifically, leaders and manager must ensure that there are risk assessments in place for any new or emerging risks. 26 August 2026

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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—

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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

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that the feedback and opinions of children are included within the report. 26 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 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: 2858448 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 7 Manley Road, Manchester M16 8PN

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Mosley

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Inspector

Rose Maddocks, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2858448 8 regulates and inspects 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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