Children's Home run by Lilian Davis Group Care Services Limited in Sutton

Inspection report for children's home: 2794914 1 Registered provider: Lilian Davis Group Care Services Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

The privately run home provides care for up to 4 children with social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The home and manager were registered in November 2025. This is the first inspection of the home.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, one child was 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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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children's home: 2794914 2

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Summary of findings

Staff and leaders work alongside professionals to support and deliver the plans for the child. The home environment is warm and welcoming. Staff encourage the child to make choices about what is important to them, helping them to develop trusting relationships. Staff and leaders know the child well and understand the risks. Strategies are in place to help keep the child safe. These are overseen by the registered manager. Improvements are needed around missing-from-care procedures, in addition to some further training for staff to meet the child's specific needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have created a welcoming environment. This has helped the child to settle. Staff considered plans and liaised with external professionals to ensure that the child's move to the home would meet their needs. The child was included in decision-making before they moved in, and, as a result, they feel listened to and able to make progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager and staff consider and implement creative strategies to support the child's social and emotional wellbeing. This helps to keep them safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff and the registered manager engage in natural, warm discussions and interactions with the child. For example, the child is supported by staff with their haircare, helping to develop trusting relationships.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is involved with activities both inside and outside of the home. For example, the child has enjoyed trips to escape rooms and theme parks. The child's birthday was also celebrated at the home, helping the child to feel valued.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support and welcome regular family time in the home. Staff work alongside the child's parents, ensuring that they remain involved and informed. This provides consistency and is enabling the child to achieve positive outcomes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Future education arrangements and next steps are being actively considered in discussion with the child and the local authority.

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

The registered manager and staff know the child well and understand their risks. Strategies and procedures are in place to help keep the child safe. Incident records are overseen by the registered manager, who identifies any learning points. Inspection report for children's home: 2794914 3 Staff and the registered manager support the child's health needs. Staff work collaboratively with their in-house colleagues and external health services to ensure that the child receives relevant support to meet their needs.

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

The registered manager follows safer recruitment processes to ensure that suitable people are recruited to the home.

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

The missing-from-care process is in place. However, some staff have limited knowledge of the protocols.

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

Staff participate in induction and training programmes, supporting the needs of the child. However, additional training for staff around emerging risks for the child, including online safety, is limited.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager invests in her staff team, promoting a warm and safe culture in the home. She creates 'champion' roles for staff. The delegated roles focus on specific areas of practice. This enhances the way in which staff work together.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager knows and understands the child well. She advocates for the child's needs and listens to their thoughts, wishes and feelings through informal conversations. This supports plans and decision-making.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Audits created by leaders and the registered manager help to identify any shortfalls in practice. The registered manager exercises oversight and carries out analysis at an early stage to identify learning and to ensure that all areas for development are noted.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff value the supportive supervision arrangements. Supervision by leaders and managers offers time and space for staff to consider their own agenda and to focus on the child's needs. This helps with their continuing development of practice. Inspection report for children's home: 2794914 4

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Recommendations

 The registered person should specify the procedures to be followed and the roles and responsibilities of staff when a child is missing from care. In particular, they should ensure that all staff are familiar with missing-from-care Philomena protocols in full. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 45, paragraph 9.28).  The registered person should ensure that staff skills for safeguarding include being able to identify signs that children may be at risk. In particular, they should ensure that staff receive additional training in relation to online safety and the emerging risks for children. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 43, paragraph 9.12).

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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: 2794914 5

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Lilian Davis Group Care Services Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Unit B4 Sutherland House, 43 Sutherland Road, Walthamstow, London E17 6BU

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Inspector

Andrea Ulett, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2794914 6 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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