Children's Home run by Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited in Sefton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 1 Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private company. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there were 2 children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

At a full inspection on 29 and 30 April 2026, the home was judged as inadequate. Compliance notices relating to Regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and Regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) were issued.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken to meet the steps in the compliance notices.

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Since the last inspection, the same 2 children remain living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Action has been taken to ensure that medical advice is sought when children report concerns in respect of their physical and mental health.

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Staff ensure that information is shared with relevant professionals, including details of safeguarding incidents and any concerns relating to the children.

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Staff mostly take appropriate action to safeguard children. However, bedroom searches are not always carried out following safeguarding incidents, which potentially places children at risk of further harm. For example, on 1 occasions when Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 2 a child self-harmed, no bedroom search were carried out to ensure that the child had no further access to potential hazardous items.

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Direct work does not always take place to help children understand risk and learn strategies to keep themselves safe.

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Staff debriefs are not always carried out following safeguarding incidents. This limits opportunities for staff to learn and reflect on how they support children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have reviewed and updated children’s risk assessments. However, they are not always updated following incidents. For example, when a physical altercation occurred between 2 children in the home, risk assessments were not updated. Furthermore, children’s risk assessments were not clear on when bedroom searches should be carried out.

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This monitoring visit

New systems have been implemented by the registered manager to review and monitor the quality of care in the home and staff practice. The manager’s oversight has improved in some areas. The manager has identified some shortfalls in staff practice and has taken action to address these. However, they did not identify that staff have not consistently addressed follow-up actions following safeguarding incidents and that room searches have not always been carried out following incidents of self-harm.

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Staff report that they have reflected on and improved their practice since the last inspection. However, not all staff demonstrate a clear understanding of the complaints procedure.

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A case review was held on 25 June 2026. It was deemed that not all steps in the compliance notices have been met. The decision was made to issue further compliance notices relating to Regulations 12 and 13.

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This monitoring visit

The other requirements raised at the last full inspection have not been considered during this visit. They remain in place and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/04/2026 Full Inadequate 03/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 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 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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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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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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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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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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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)) 16 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 5 Specifically, staff must take action to always safeguard children. Risk assessments must include all known risks to children, together with clear strategies for staff to follow.

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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

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Specifically, systems must be in place to monitor, review and evaluate all care provided to children, ensuring that any shortfalls in staff practice are identified and appropriate action is taken to address them. 16 August 2026

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

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provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably;

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home; and 16 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 6 ensure that any care that is arranged or provided for a child that—

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relates to the child’s development (within the meaning of section 17(11) of the Children Act 1989) or health. (Regulation 6 (2)(b)(vii)(c)(i)(ii)(d)(i))

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Specifically, the home must be furnished and maintained to a good standard. Action must be taken to provide care and support to children when needs arise.

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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

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that each child is registered as a patient with a general medical practitioner and a registered dental practitioner; and

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(b)(c))

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Specifically, action must be taken to ensure that children are provided with medical support when concerns arise in respect of their physical and mental health. 16 August 2026

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: 2812913 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Positive Futures, 181 Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool L13 9DY

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pamela Constance

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Inspector

Michelle McGrath, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2812913 8 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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