Children's Home run by Rose Blossom Care Limited in Bolton

Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 1 Registered provider: Rose Blossom Care 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 owned and managed by a private provider. It 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

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in April 2026. This is the first inspection since registration.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home and was spoken to by the inspector.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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inadequate

How well children and young people are helped and protected inadequate

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inadequate

The effectiveness of leaders and managers inadequate

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inadequate

There are serious and/or widespread failures that mean children and young people are not protected or their welfare is not promoted or safeguarded.

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inadequate

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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inadequate

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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inadequate

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 2

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Summary of findings

There are serious shortfalls in safeguarding practice and in the leadership and management of the home. Checks before children move into the home do not fully consider the known risks that children pose to one another. Leaders and managers made the decision to move a second child into the home despite identifying that staff were unable to keep the child already living in the home safe.

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Summary of findings

Staff do not receive clear and effective guidance about how to safeguard children or manage significant incidents. As a result, safeguarding practice is inconsistent. Management oversight is ineffective. Leaders and managers have not identified all the significant shortfalls found. These shortfalls have had an adverse impact on children’s safety and experiences.

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Summary of findings

Senior leaders are taking the identified shortfalls seriously and have demonstrated a commitment to addressing the concerns and improving practice for children. Since one child moved on from the home, there has been some improvement in staff practice to support the remaining child. However, these improvements are recent and are not embedded in practice.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Since the home was registered, 2 children have moved into the home, and one child has moved out. Leaders and managers have not carried out sufficiently robust assessments when considering children moving into the home. These assessments do not fully evaluate the known risks that children may pose to one another. Leaders and managers failed to adequately consider the impact of one child’s history of aggression, violence and property damage on another child who has experienced significant trauma. As a result, children were exposed to foreseeable risks and behaviours that had the potential to cause emotional harm.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children’s experiences of moving into and out of the home are variable. One child moved into the home in an emergency and was cared for by staff who lacked the necessary knowledge and skills to keep the child safe. This resulted in a further unplanned ending for this child. Another child was provided with opportunities to visit the home before moving in. This approach helped the child to settle.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Staff do not respond consistently or promptly to incidents involving children misusing substances. On some occasions, staff have delayed seeking medical attention for children who have misused substances. Staff do not routinely search children’s bedrooms to remove illegal or harmful items. This does not ensure that children always receive the most appropriate support they need to meet their health needs and stay safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Staff do not consistently listen to and act on children’s views. Managers did not acknowledge or respond effectively to a complaint made by one child. Leaders and Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 3 managers took no action to investigate the concerns or provide a response to the child. This does not help children to feel heard or assured that staff value their views.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

When barriers prevent children from attending education settings, the manager works with external professionals to find solutions that meet each child’s individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Staff encourage children’s relationships with their families where it is safe and appropriate to do so. Staff recognise and understand the importance of children spending time with people who are important to them and actively support and promote family time.

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

Poor assessments of children moving into the home have resulted in children who pose a risk to their peers living together and being cared for by staff who lack the necessary skills and knowledge to keep them safe. Poor decision-making by leaders and managers led to one child moving into the home when it had already been identified that staff were unable to keep another child safe. Leaders and managers did not sufficiently consider whether staff could meet both children’s needs before deciding that they should move into the home. This placed children at unnecessary and foreseeable risk.

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

Staff do not consistently recognise risks to children or take effective action to reduce them. Risk assessments do not accurately evaluate children’s known risks. The assessments do not provide staff with clear guidance on the actions they should take to safeguard children and manage significant incidents. As a result, staff are not equipped to respond effectively to significant incidents and safeguarding concerns.

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

One child frequently goes missing from the home and is highly vulnerable to exploitation, criminality and substance misuse. However, staff do not monitor the child’s internet- enabled devices or consistently supervise and monitor the child when they are away from the home. As a result, the child does not receive the level of protection they need.

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

When children go missing from the home, staff search for them, use creative approaches to encourage their return and work with partner agencies to locate them and support their safe return. However, staff do not search for children consistently. On several occasions, staff have searched tirelessly to locate children and made determined efforts to secure their return. On other occasions, staff have carried out only limited searches and relied on external professionals when children remained missing overnight or for longer periods. As a result, staff do not consistently take the action needed to locate and protect children, increasing the likelihood that children remain missing for longer than necessary.

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

Staff use a range of positive behaviour management strategies, including rewards, de- escalation techniques and distraction methods, to manage children’s behaviour. There have been no incidents of staff physically holding children. However, there have been a number of incidents of verbal and physical aggression and property damage. On one occasion, several staff members barricaded themselves in an office for their own safety. Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 4 On 2 other occasions, staff failed to take effective safeguarding action to prevent conflict with one child. These failures demonstrate serious weaknesses in safeguarding practice.

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

Staff rarely use consequences to manage children’s behaviour. When they do use them, they are appropriate and proportionate to the behaviour displayed. However, staff do not provide children with opportunities to share their views about these measures, and records do not include key information, such as timescales for completion or review.

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

The quality of direct work to help children understand and reduce risks is variable. Staff regularly engage one child in discussions that help them understand risks and learn how to keep themselves safe. However, staff are unable to engage another child consistently and effectively in such discussions. As a result, this child is not receiving the same level of support to understand and manage risks.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

There are significant concerns about the leadership and management of the home. These shortfalls undermine staff’s ability to safeguard children effectively. Managers do not always review staff practice promptly following significant incidents and reviews are not always completed by someone who was not directly involved in the incident.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders and managers have not identified all the significant shortfalls found. Senior leaders have recognised some weaknesses and taken steps to improve practice. This included providing additional support and monitoring for the registered manager, and the responsible individual modelling good practice for staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

There are significant shortfalls in the quality and maintenance of children’s records. The current recording system is not fit for purpose and does not support effective care planning, risk management or safeguarding practice. Records are incomplete and inconsistent and do not provide staff with the detailed up-to-date information they need to care for children safely.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

One-to-one supervision provides staff with opportunities to reflect on their care of children. However, managers do not always hold supervision in line with the provider’s timescales and do not use it consistently to address weaknesses in staff practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Staff say they enjoy working in the home and feel valued in their roles. They describe a supportive working environment where they can seek advice and guidance from senior leaders. A stable staff team is in place and remains committed to providing continuity of care for children, often working additional shifts to cover gaps in the rota.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Family members report that communication from staff and managers has improved recently. One parent said, ‘It was hit and miss but has now improved; they make sure I am still involved.’ Professionals also report good communication and say they are kept well informed about children’s care. One social worker said, ‘[Name of child] tells me [they] feel safe and loves it there. Staff make [name of child] feel listened to.’ Senior Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 5 leaders advocate effectively on behalf of children and appropriately share concerns to support future care planning. Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 6

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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, 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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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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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; and

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that risks for children are effectively assessed and evaluated and that staff understand the risks for each child. 22 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 7 They must ensure that staff understand their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding children and take effective action during any significant incidents to keep children safe.

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They must ensure that there are proactive safety measures in place to support children’s vulnerabilities to online risks.

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They must ensure that staff appropriately supervise and monitor the safety and wellbeing of children in their care.

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They must ensure that staff support children to learn how to keep themselves safe.

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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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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;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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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;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on— 22 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 8 research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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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)(a)(c)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that there are effective monitoring and review systems in place to maintain thorough management oversight of practice in the home, and that any shortfalls in staff practice are effectively identified and addressed.

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They must ensure that management oversight of incidents is completed by someone independent of any incidents at the home.

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They must ensure that staff have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience required to meet the needs of children and keep them safe.

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that there are clear and effective systems in place for keeping children’s records and that staff understand how to use any chosen recording system. 22 October 2026

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Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints made by or on behalf of children.

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In particular, the procedure must provide that no person who is the subject of a complaint takes any part in its consideration or investigation, except at the informal resolution stage if the registered person considers it appropriate. 22 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 9 The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation.

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The registered person must ensure that no child is subject to any reprisal for making a complaint or representation.

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The registered person must supply to HMCI, at HMCI’s request, a statement containing a summary of any complaints made during the preceding twelve months and the action that was taken in response to each complaint. (Regulation 39 (1) (2) (3) (5))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that when children make a complaint, there is an effective response to acknowledge, investigate and respond to children.

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The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the behaviour management policy") which sets out—

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how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

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the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

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within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure ("the user"), and of any other person present when the measure was used; 22 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 10 the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (1)(a)(b) (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that any consequences implemented for children are clearly recorded and include the child’s views on the measure used.

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: 2872273 11

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Rose Blossom Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: React Accountancy, Suite A, 8th Floor, St James House, Pendleton Way, Salford, Greater Manchester M6 5FW

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Inspector

Leanne Carr, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2872273 12 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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