Children's Home run by Care2rise Ltd in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 1 Registered provider: Care2Rise Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered to provide care for 2 children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted on 3 October 2025.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home and their views were sought.

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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: none Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 2

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Summary of findings

Since registration, 2 children have moved into the home, and one child has moved out. Staff provide individualised care to children. The staff team regularly reflect on their practice. Staff are strong advocates for children and are committed to supporting children to feel safe. Leaders and managers encourage a learning environment, ensuring that staff provided a good quality of care to children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children's moves into the home are well planned. Staff support children to familiarise themselves with staff and the home environment prior to moving in. This includes visits to the home. A personalised welcome pack is provided to children, which helps them to understand their new routines, boundaries and support systems.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have built positive relationships with the child in a short space of time. The child can identify staff members who they get on with. The child said that during a prolonged period of going missing, they 'couldn't wait to come home'. Staff speak warmly to and about the child. They take an interest in the things that are important to the child. The child feels listened to by staff, and staff take appropriate action to support the child's wishes where safe to do so.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is clean and welcoming. It is thoughtfully furnished throughout and reflects a family home environment. The child's bedroom is personalised to their tastes. This supports the child's sense of belonging. One professional said that they are 'very impressed' with the quality of care afforded by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child's physical and emotional wellbeing and have a good understanding of their needs. Children are registered with local health services and are supported to attend appointments. The manager and staff communicate effectively with social workers and other external professionals. This enhances multi-agency support for the child. Staff are committed to advocating for the child to ensure that their needs are prioritised. This supports the child's sense of self-worth and helps the child to understand how to advocate for themself when they reach independence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is not currently attending an educational provision. Staff are exploring potential options with the child and their professional network to identity an appropriate provision. Staff encourage learning through activities, which include the development of their independence skills. The registered manager has identified online training courses to support the child's learning in this interim period.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child moved out in an unplanned way shortly after moving in. While this decision was difficult, leaders and managers acted to ensure the safety of both the child and Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 3 staff. No work was undertaken to support the child's understanding of their time in the home, or to preserve memories of time spent with staff.

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

Risk assessments are individualised and consider all known vulnerabilities. Risk assessments are updated following incidents. Actions to keep children safe are clearly documented. Staff take appropriate action to keep children safe, in line with the child's individualised plans.

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

When children go missing, staff make persistent efforts to locate them. Staff make regular attempts to contact children via telephone and continually search the local area regardless of the time of day or night. Staff liaise with professional and personal networks and make appropriate contact with the police when needed. Staff advocate strongly for children to the police to ensure that children's risks and vulnerabilities are understood and that effective action is taken to safeguard children.

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

Staff have undertaken a range of safeguarding training, including self-harm training. Staff are professionally curious and are confident to explore concerns empathetically with children. For example, staff noticed a child with self-harm risks was wearing long sleeves on a hot day. Through sensitive discussions with staff, the child was able to speak about an incident of self-harm. Staff worked with the child to reduce continued risks, including completing a bedroom search. Restraint is used infrequently and only as a last resort to ensure the safety of children and staff.

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

Staff are safely recruited. This means that adults caring for children have been verified as safe adults. Within monthly supervision, leaders and managers explore with staff whether their circumstances have changed and whether there are any personal concerns that may impact staff's suitability to work with children. Regular online checks of staff's Disclosure and Barring Service certificates are completed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers are committed to supporting the development of staff's practice, to achieve good outcomes for children. This includes ensuring that training and learning activities are interactive to promote engagement and retention of knowledge. Leaders and managers review staff's understanding to ensure that the learning is embedded in practice. The manager regularly reflects on both her and her team's practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff morale is currently high. Staff say that they enjoy coming to work and feel supported by managers and their colleagues. There have been times during this inspection period when staff morale has fluctuated. Leaders and managers have taken effective action to support staff to feel valued and improve their experiences. This supports a positive environment for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from regular professional supervision. Supervision is reflective and detailed. It considers both the needs of children and the needs and development of staff. Clear Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 4 actions are identified. When leaders and managers identify concerns regarding staff practice, additional supervision sessions take place to explore these.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is good management oversight. Leaders and managers have a thorough understanding of children's needs, incidents and day-to-day care. The responsible individual undertakes a thorough monthly review. This balances strengths and development areas and highlights clear actions to improve the care afforded to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Monitoring systems have not been consistently implemented. For the first 4 months following registration, an independent visitor did not attend the home. While no children were living in the home during this time, this reduces independent scrutiny of staff practice. The quality of care review report completed by the registered manager did not contain the child's views or feedback from external professionals. Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 5

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Recommendations

 The importance of understanding who we are and where we come from is recognised in good social work practice, for example, through undertaking life-story work. Staff in children's homes should play a full role in work of this kind. The registered person should ensure that children are supported to understand their journey through the home, even when children move on in an unplanned way. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 16, paragraph 3.14)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should actively seek independent scrutiny of the home and make best use of information from independent and internal monitoring (including under regulations 44 and 45) to ensure continuous improvement. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 54, paragraph 10.24)

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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: 2842368 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 118a Barking Road, Royal Victoria Docks, London E16 1EN

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Inspector

Siobhan Holmes, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2842368 7 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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