Children's Home run by Priory Education Services Limited in Hampshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2585129 1 Registered provider: Aspris Children’s Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is run by a private organisation. The home is registered to provide care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There were 3 children living in the home at the time of the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since August 2025.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the provider’s response to the compliance notice issued by Ofsted following the last inspection, in relation to the leadership and management of the home. Following this visit, the compliance notice is judged to have been met.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has taken steps to improve staffing levels. One new member of staff has begun working in the home since the last inspection. Leaders have plans for 2 more people to start working in the home once the relevant checks have been completed. This additional staffing will reduce the number of shifts that the manager is covering and provide her with more capacity to have oversight of care practice.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has ensured that staff have been provided with supervision sessions and a system is in place to schedule these regularly. A senior member of staff has also completed training to provide supervision to staff. This will allow the registered manager more time to oversee other aspects of the home. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2585129 2 The registered manager holds effective learning and reflective sessions after safeguarding incidents. This ensures that children are spoken to in order to understand how staff are supporting them to be safe.

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This monitoring visit

The manager liaises appropriately with the local authority designated officer if there are concerns about staff practice.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have carried out an extensive exercise reflecting on the admission of one child at a time of staff shortages. While it has not been possible to test the learning from this, as no further children have been admitted to the home, leaders have considered learning to inform future placements to ensure these are well thought out and planned.

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This monitoring visit

Staff said that the newly implemented team meetings have been effective at boosting staff morale. Team meetings are detailed, reflective and a space for learning to take place after incidents. This ensures that children receive a consistent approach from staff.

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This monitoring visit

The outdoor space has been tidied up. This has ensured that children have a homely and safe space to play outside.

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This monitoring visit

Some of the requirements set at the last inspection were not fully tested at this inspection and have therefore been restated. No additional requirements have been issued following this visit.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/06/2026 Full Inadequate 23/04/2025 Full Good 31/07/2024 Full Good 24/04/2024 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2585129 3

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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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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

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(b)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered manager must ensure that children are supported and protected from online risks and the use of drugs. 24 July 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2585129 4 They must ensure that when there are concerns about staff practice, investigations result in clear outcomes and provide next steps to prevent similar issues from reoccurring.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b)) 24 July 2026

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the records are kept up to date. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a)(b)) 24 July 2026

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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: 2585129 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Aspris Children’s Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Michelle Garstang

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Inspectors

Stephanie McDonald, Social Care Inspector Rodica Cobarzan, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2585129 6 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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