Children's Home run by Josh’s Place Limited in Redcar and Cleveland

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 1 Registered provider: Ar Curam Limited

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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 operated by a private provider. It is registered to provide care for up to 5 children with social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children’s home

There were 3 children living at the home at the time of the inspection and all children were spoken with.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2025.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the latest full inspection on 2 and 3 June 2026. Failures in safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home were negatively affecting children’s safety and protection. In response, Ofsted issued compliance notices under Regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and Regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard).

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This monitoring visit

On 28 July 2026, Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit to review the compliance notices under Regulation 12 and 13.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, there have been changes to the home’s management and leadership arrangements. Senior leaders have a more visible and consistent presence in the home, which has provided increased oversight of the day-to-day running of the home. The consistent and increased presence and oversight have enabled senior leaders to monitor practice more effectively. This has resulted in action where improvement is needed.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have identified gaps in some staff practice, particularly in relation to managing incidents. Leaders have promptly responded to those shortfalls by implementing additional training and support for all staff. Staff are now receiving Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 2 reflective supervisions, training refreshers and are being supported individually on development plans. These actions demonstrate that leaders are committed to improving the outcomes for children. A long-serving staff member has told Ofsted that the support that is now being provided is having a positive impact on both the staff team and children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

One child expressed concerns about the care they were provided. Leaders have listened to the child and explored their concerns. It was found that the issues raised were largely associated with the introduction of clearer boundaries and expectations following the last inspection. Staff have reassured children that boundaries are implemented to promote their safety and wellbeing.

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This monitoring visit

When children are missing from home, staff are following the children’s individual missing from home plans. Risk assessments for all the children have been updated and reviewed by leaders. This ensures that the children’s changing risks and needs are understood by staff and that staff have clear guidance to inform their practice to help safeguard children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff respond appropriately to reduce the immediate risk to keep children safe. When children harm themselves, they are offered external specialist support to address their emotional wellbeing. When room searches have taken place to safeguard a child, the reason for this is explained to children in an age-appropriate and child-friendly manner. This helps children understand that the actions that staff take are to help keep them safe.

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This monitoring visit

When a complaint is made, senior leaders thoroughly investigate. Appropriate safeguarding professionals are informed, and the correct safeguarding procedures are followed. Leaders have identified shortfalls in staff practice and have started to implement clearer guidance for staff to follow. As a result, there has been an increase in the quality of care provided to children.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has taken action to address the steps outlined in the compliance notices. However, due to the changes being in the early stages and learning not yet embedded, the requirements raised under Regulation 12 and 13 have been restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 3

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Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/06/2026 Full Inadequate 20/01/2026 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/12/2024 Full Outstanding 06/02/2024 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 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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Requirement Due date

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

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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)(iii)(v)(vi)(b)) 20 September

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose; 20 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 5 understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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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) (2)(a)(f)(h))

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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: 2580899 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2nd Floor, Richard House, Sorbonne Close, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 6DA

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Inspectors

Kerry Chater, Social Care Inspector (lead) Amber Merriman, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2580899 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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