Children's Home run by Care 4 Every Child Limited in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 1 Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child 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 was registered in 2019 and is run by a private company. The home is registered to provide care for up to 4 children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There is a registered manager in place. The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2025. There were 3 children living in the home at the time of the inspection. The inspector spoke to 2 of them.

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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: 17 December 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: 2534185 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/12/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/01/2025 Full Good 16/05/2023 Full Good 21/06/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 3

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Summary of findings

The registered manager and staff provide good care for children. Children are able to share their wishes and feelings and they are listened to. Children are supported to engage with relevant services to meet their needs. Children’s time with family, friends and important people is supported by staff. Staff respond to keep children safe and work with external professionals and agencies. The registered manager has clear oversight of the running of the home. This includes supporting staff with their wellbeing and development.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager and staff have created a home where children feel settled and happy. They have caring and consistent relationships with the children. The children are relaxed with the staff and said they liked the home. One child said they had staff they would speak with if they were upset or worried.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There are good working relationships with a range of professionals and agencies. Staff attend external meetings and advocate for children. Staff support the children to engage with professionals, at appointments or in the home. Additional support is given by specialist services where appropriate, for example around mental health needs or substance misuse.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to see family, friends and other important people in their lives. Family time is planned and child focused. The registered manager and staff work with professionals to ensure that children’s time with family and friends is safe and appropriate, including staff visiting family and friends home’s where necessary. Staff sensitively deliver difficult messages to children if these arrangements change.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have opportunities to share their views. They have regular meetings where they can talk about issues that are important to them. Topics covered include activities they may want to try and the children’s relationships with one another. The registered manager meets with the children individually on a monthly basis. This allows the children ring-fenced time to express their views, and shows children they are listened to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Key-work sessions are held with children. These cover a range of topics which are relevant to the children and their individual needs, including their health and behaviours, as well as fun topics. Staff write records of sessions to the child and there is a plan in place to develop these sessions and make them even more focused and purposeful. Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 4

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

Children have detailed risk management plans. The plans support staff to understand the child’s individual behaviours and how to respond. One child said they feel safe living in this home.

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

When children go missing, staff respond appropriately. They search for the children and alert external professionals. Staff speak to children after missing episodes to try and understand their feelings and experiences and return home interviews take place. The registered manager has oversight of incidents to identify any themes or patterns. All children have appropriate missing-from-care protocols in place.

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

When physical interventions are used, these are always a last resort and proportionate to keep children safe. After any intervention, children have the opportunity to talk about their experience. The registered manager, or another appropriate person, reviews all incidents and carries out debriefs with staff.

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

Staff help children to keep themselves safe when they are using their electronic devices. This includes working with specialist services for children at risk online. One child has recently had their mobile phone returned to them following the success of work to address online concerns.

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

Allegations against staff are responded to appropriately by the registered manager and shared with the relevant authorities. Plans are promptly put in place to safeguard children. Internal investigations take place to ensure that staff are safe to work with children. When an allegation occurred during another incident, this was not recorded clearly as an allegation, although all appropriate actions were taken.

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

Shortfalls were identified in the home’s location assessment. The assessment has not been updated with current relevant information such as areas of potential risk for children in the local area. The report does not evidence consultation with relevant professionals, as required by regulation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager and staff know the children well. The staff said they get good support from the registered manager and reported being happy working in the home. One staff member said, ‘I like working here. I like what we create for the children.’ There was positive feedback from professionals and children’s family members, who spoke positively about the good communication with the staff and registered manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision. Supervisions focus on staff wellbeing, the care given to children and practice development. The registered manager uses scenarios during supervision sessions to develop staff’s knowledge of safeguarding and regulatory bodies. Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 5 When staff join the organisation, they receive an induction and extensive training. This includes shadowing staff and a mixture of face-to-face and online learning. This helps to build their confidence before working with the children. Staff receive training in areas specific to children’s individual needs and in the therapeutic approach, to inform their practice. All staff’s mandatory training was up to date.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings take place regularly. The meetings have set agendas which the staff can contribute to. The meetings allow staff to consider the children and any of their issues in more detail, including what they can do to best support them. The meetings also focus on the day-to-day running of the home and any areas for staff development. The registered manager uses team meetings to raise any issues with practice where appropriate and as an opportunity to develop staff knowledge collectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has quality assurance processes in place. She completes a monthly report for senior leaders in the organisation. The audit covers oversight of the home, including safeguarding, staffing and the children. The registered manager has plans to support more staff to carry out internal monthly audits, sharing good practice across the organisation. Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 6

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Statutory requirements

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

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children’s home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard).

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Requirement Due date

When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46 (1) (2))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person should consult with agencies such as the police, and ensure the document is reviewed and updated as necessary with relevant information. 18 September 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure any allegation of harm or abuse is managed and recorded in line with the home’s child protection policy. In particular, ensure allegations are recorded separately when linked to other incidents such as physical interventions. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 44, paragraph 9.17)

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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: 2534185 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Allen Mills Howard & Co, Library Chambers, 48 Union Street, Hyde SK14 1ND

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Angela Hodgkinson

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Inspector

John McDonnell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2534185 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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