Children's Home run by Bright Young Futures Ltd in Redbridge

Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 1 Registered provider: Bright Young Futures ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This private children's home registered in March 2025. The manager was registered at the same time. This children's home provides care and accommodation for up to 3 children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living at the home. This child was spoken to.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: 10 September 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/09/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 3

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Summary of findings

The child has, over time, developed positive relationships with staff. The child has made progress from their starting point, most notably in education.

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Summary of findings

The child's vulnerabilities are understood and regularly discussed. There is a coordinated approach to safeguarding the child and this is a strength of the home.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers are working to create a trauma informed caring environment for the child. Management are 'hands on' in the home, with a strong emphasis on modelling good practice. The staff team needs to be developed with the skills and abilities to work in a trauma-informed way, which would enable managers to step back and provide consistent oversight.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child living at this home has developed positive relationships with staff. The child can identify staff who they are closer to, can talk to and do activities with, such as shopping. The child was observed to have a positive rapport with staff throughout the time of the inspection. The child has benefited from being in a home where, despite challenges, staff have demonstrated resilience and have not given up on them. This has contributed to the progress that the child has made.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work hard to engage the child in meaningful activities or areas of interest, either in the home or in the community. Activity planners reflect the child's wishes regarding the type of activities they would like to do, which include going to the gym, bike riding and going to the cinema. The child has a particular talent in art, and their artwork is visible on the walls of the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have supported the child to engage in education after a significant period of not being in any education provision. They have achieved pass results in recent exams. The child's parent expressed the view that their child would not have been able to re-engage in education or achieve these results without the support of staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff take time to talk to the child informally and formally on a range of subjects. One- to-one sessions involve staff talking to the child about developing independence skills, risks in going missing and vaping. These sessions give the child an opportunity to reflect and consider alternatives. Where relevant, staff signpost the child to appropriate resources to help, such as the hazards of vaping.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Leaders and managers understand that the child's past experiences are a significant factor in how the child responds to boundaries, keeps themself safe and trusts adults. Therapeutic sessions have been provided to the child, funded by leaders and managers, to help the child safely explore their feelings, as they were not engaging with child and Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 4 adolescent mental health services. The child was overheard to say on return from a session that the therapist was a 'nice lady'.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have positive relationships with the child's parent and are actively involved in supporting family time and the repairing of relationships. The child's parent described the care provided as 'absolutely fantastic'.

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

Staff and managers understand the vulnerabilities of the child. Safety plans outline known risks and what action staff should take to reduce the likelihood of harm to the child. The environment in the home has been adapted to ensure that the child remains safe. The child is helped through one-to-one sessions to understand their safety plan and their responsibilities in keeping in touch when away from the home.

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

Managers and staff collaborate effectively with police, the child's social worker and family to 'map' the child's known associations, contacts and favourite areas in the community. Local intelligence from child exploitation services is used by managers and staff to identify high-risk areas in the community. Consequently, when the child goes missing, managers and staff can identify where the child may be and assess risk in the moment. This means that staff go to where the child is or alert the relevant emergency services. This coordinated approach is a strength of this children's home.

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

Staff receive appropriate training in safeguarding and behaviour management. Staff understand their responsibilities in relation to reporting any concerns that they may have regarding the conduct of staff in the home.

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

When concerns regarding staff conduct are identified, or allegations made, leaders and managers respond quickly to address concerns. The local authority designated officer is consulted appropriately. This ensures that the child continues to be cared for by adults who will promote their welfare and safety.

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

The parent of the child said that the home was the safest that their child had lived in. The social worker for the child wrote:

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

'Staff demonstrate a high understanding of safeguarding policy and practice and have been very proactive in assessing and managing risk, particularly regarding absconding and child sexual exploitation, which are key areas of concern for the young person.'

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leaders and managers demonstrate a great commitment and passion to ensuring that children's needs are met when living at the home. Leaders and managers are present, accessible and 'hands on'. Leaders and managers spend time with the child, undertake one-to-one work and have developed a positive relationship with the child's parent. Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 5 Leaders and managers know the child well and this has been significant in ensuring that specific support has been identified and provided for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leaders and managers have worked hard to address the recommendations made at the last inspection. Two of the 4 recommendations have been fully met. Shortfalls were identified in relation to oversight of updates to risk assessments, safety plans and the quality of one-to-one sessions undertaken. These shortfalls have not impacted negatively on the care provided to the child. However, as these are key documents for new or agency staff to refer to, they should hold accurate and clear information.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leaders and managers have recently had to address issues relating to staff conduct, which has impacted on staffing in the home. Leaders and managers have come into the home to cover shifts and, as far as possible, known agency workers have been used to offer consistency of care. Leaders and managers are recruiting additional staff and reflecting on how recruitment, induction and ongoing support to staff can be strengthened to develop a permanent and stable staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff spoken to say that they feel supported by leaders and managers. Staff receive regular supervision, which is reflective, focuses on how the child's needs are being met and explores staff wellbeing, knowledge, learning and development. Staff receive appropriate training on areas such as recognising self-harm and understanding deprivation of liberty orders. However, leaders and managers acknowledged that intended training on trauma-informed care and practice has not yet been delivered. Leaders and managers see this training as key to ensuring that staff are offering care and support in line with the home's statement of purpose and model of care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager provides opportunities through supervision for staff to think about the influence of the child's life experiences, and seeks to model trauma-informed practice when working with the child. In discussion with staff as part of this inspection, it was not clear whether this has influenced how staff respond to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

A strength of leaders and managers is the ability to collaborate with local authority, health and education agencies to effectively coordinate support for the child. Leaders and managers will identify and fund resources themselves, if lacking or not available in a timely manner through the network, to ensure the child is receiving appropriate care and intervention. The child's social worker wrote, 'I have seen evidence of proactive and child-focused care planning and implementation.' Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 6

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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 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home's workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers should ensure that staff are able to work effectively as individuals and as a team, in line with the model of care and ethos of the home. Where leaders and managers engage in day-to-day activity to model good practice, this should not distract from effective monitoring and oversight of records. 1 October 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 7

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff understand the factors that affect children's motivation to behave in a socially acceptable way and their own responses to children's negative behaviour. Staff should encourage an enthusiasm for positive behaviour through the use of positive behaviour strategies in line with the child's relevant plans and model of care practiced in the home. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 39, paragraph 8.13)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should review possible patterns or trends in turnover of staff, whether agency or directly employed, and be able understand and, where possible address, any negative trends in order to establish a stable staff team. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 54, paragraph 10.19)

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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: 2778895 8

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Bright Young Futures ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 2nd Floor 107 George Lane, London, Greater London E18 1AN

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Jahrone Beckford

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Inspector

Colin Bent, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2778895 9 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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