Children's Home run by Florinee Homes in Peterborough

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 1

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is operated by a private organisation. It provides care for up to 6 children with emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

A manager has been appointed but is not yet working at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, 2 children were living at the home. Neither child was spoken to during this visit.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 3 and 4 June 2026. Three compliance notices were served under regulation 12, The protection of children standard; regulation 13, The leadership and management standard; and regulation 26, Fitness of registered provider. The provider had been issued with a notice restricting the admission of additional children.

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This monitoring visit

A manager has been appointed to the home. The manager is currently in the induction process and not yet based at the home. This inspection was supported by a director, the responsible individual and the deputy manager.

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Children’s risk management plans have been reviewed and contain all known risks. These are stored electronically and are available to all staff. Records contain descriptions of children’s individual risks and behaviours, together with strategies for staff to support children. Plans were up to date and indicated that risks were evaluated and that appropriate risk level indicators have been applied. Other children’s plans relevant to understanding their care needs have been updated and made clearer for staff to understand. These now include aspects relating to court directed orders, time spent with their families and how their time spent together in and out of the home can be managed safely. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 2 Systems have been improved, which allow for clearer recording and oversight of incidents. Staff and managers have received training to better understand how to

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This monitoring visit

use electronic recording systems so that it captures the ‘golden thread’, allowing easy access to all matters relating to children’s care.

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This monitoring visit

Additional learning and refresher training has been provided to staff. This has improved their understanding of matters relating to keeping children safe, responding to allegations and supporting children when incidents occur. Learning had been validated by managers and leaders, who were confident in the staff’s abilities. The implementation of these has not been fully tested at this inspection as there had been an insufficient number of incidents or allegations since the learning had been delivered and new processes had been introduced. The responsible individual and deputy manager identified a significant improvement in the levels and quality of communication among staff and between managers.

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Steps have been taken to ensure that children’s information is restricted to only those who need to access it. Non-care personnel have also received learning in relation to keeping children safe. Risk assessments are now in place for any member of staff that needs to be supervised while working around children.

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The provider has undertaken a reflective review of incidents, which has identified some strengths and weaknesses in management oversight. The report acknowledged aspects of care that had become task focused rather than reflective and therapeutic. The review has recommended several actions to improve the quality of care, which have been implemented.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements and recommendations made at the last inspection, which are not subject to compliance notices, were not considered at this monitoring visit and will be reviewed at the next inspection. They have been restated in this report.

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This monitoring visit

Following this visit, a case review was held which determined that the provider had met the steps in the 3 compliance notices. The notice that restricted the admission of additional children ended on 1 July 2026. No further period of restriction has been imposed. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 03/06/2026 Full Inadequate 10/02/2026 Full Inadequate 09/12/2024 Full Good 22/01/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 4

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background.

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In particular, ensure that each child has an individual care plan that reflects and meet their assessed needs as identified by the placing authority. 26 June 2026

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety. The registered person may only—

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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The requirements are that— 26 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 5 the individual is of integrity and good character;

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the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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Requirement Due date

the individual is mentally and physically fit for the purposes of the work that the individual is to perform; and

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 31 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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Recommendations

 The registered person should, when reviewing the location risk assessment, include up-to-date specific strategies for managing any opportunities and risks posed by the location for the children they care for, up-to-date information reflecting the home’s registered capacity, and staff qualifications. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1)  The registered person should ensure that the use of any monitoring equipment should have a written policy describing how this will support the safeguarding and wellbeing of those living in the home. The use of monitoring equipment, including door alarms and motion sensors, must be in response to children’s individual needs. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 16, paragraph 3.16)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted 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: 2522796 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 13, Swan Court, Forder Way, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough PE7 8GX

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Inspector

Mark Broomhead, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2522796 7 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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