Children's Home run by Pinnacle Care NW Ltd in St Helens

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2847722 1

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Pinnacle Care NW Ltd

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and provides care for one child who experiences social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, no child was living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

This home was registered with Ofsted in July 2025. The home has not had a registered manager since November 2025. A new manager is in place and has applied to register.

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This monitoring visit

The home was judged requires improvement to be good at the full inspection on 7 July 2026. Following the inspection, a compliance notice was issued under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act under regulation 25, the fire precautions standard.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the actions taken by the provider to meet the steps outlined in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has taken sufficient action to address the concerns identified.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has fitted fire doors to all the rooms required. Thumb locks are also fitted to the front and rear external doors.

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This monitoring visit

Each room now has a hard-wired smoke detector fitted, all of which have been tested.

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This monitoring visit

Fire extinguishers are located at different places in the home, with checks booked in the coming weeks.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements raised at the full inspection were outside the scope of this visit. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2847722 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/07/2026 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/11/2025 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2847722 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, 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

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (2)(c)(i)) 30 September

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Requirement Due date

satisfy the requirements in paragraph (5)(a) to (c); and

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Requirement Due date

have the capacity, experience and skills to supervise the management of the home, or the homes, in respect of which the responsible individual is nominated. (Regulation 26 (7)(a)(b)) 30 September

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must compile in relation to the children's home a statement ("the statement of purpose") which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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Requirement Due date

keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (1) (3)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is remade. 30 September

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating— 30 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2847722 4 any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (2)(c))

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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: 2847722 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pinnacle Care NW Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Sinclair Accounting Co Ltd, 300 St. Marys Road, Garston, Liverpool L19 0NQ

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Inspector

Andrea Foreman, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2847722 6 regulates and inspects 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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