Children's Home run by Care2Care Children’s Home Ltd in Warwickshire

Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 1 Registered provider: Care2Care Children's Home 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 operated by a private organisation and was registered in January 2025. The home provides care for up to 3 children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. There were 2 children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Inspection date: 10 August 2026

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 10 August 2026

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At these inspections, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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'. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 2

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Findings from the inspection

We identified serious and widespread concerns in relation to the care and protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

At the time of the inspection, 2 children were living in the home. One child has moved into the home since the last inspection, and no children have moved out.

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Findings from the inspection

Leadership and management arrangements remain unsettled. A manager started in post shortly before the last inspection. However, an application to register with Ofsted has not been submitted. This continued instability undermines consistency for children and staff and limits effective management oversight.

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Findings from the inspection

Despite the absence of stable leadership arrangements, a child has been admitted to the home. The child moved into the home sooner than anticipated, which prevented a well-planned and supportive transition. In addition, insufficient staffing arrangements to meet the child's needs have resulted in a daily reliance on agency staff. Consequently, the child has experienced reduced continuity of care and fewer opportunities to develop secure and meaningful relationships with the adults caring for them.

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Findings from the inspection

Monitoring and oversight continue to be weakened by instability within the leadership team. Opportunities to learn from incidents are being missed, and there continue to be delays in notifying Ofsted of serious incidents involving children. This restricts the regulator's ability to maintain effective oversight and scrutinise safeguarding arrangements.

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Findings from the inspection

One child is settled in the home and has developed positive relationships with some staff. They attend school regularly and are supported to participate in activities that they enjoy. However, children are not consistently given meaningful opportunities to express their wishes and feelings. Their views are not always sought or considered, and they do not routinely receive explanations about decisions relating to their care and welfare. This limits meaningful participation in decision-making and may result in children feeling excluded from matters that affect their lives.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff have completed relevant training, including training in child exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour. However, they do not consistently demonstrate an understanding of how children's previous experiences influence their behaviour. As a result, staff responses are not always underpinned by curiosity, empathy and trauma-informed practice. This reduces the effectiveness of support provided to children and may hinder the development of trusting and secure relationships.

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Findings from the inspection

Requirements raised at the last inspection have not been met and are therefore restated. In addition, 2 further requirements have been raised. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/05/2026 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/06/2025 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The children's views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children's care and welfare and their lives.

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

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ascertain and consider each child's views, wishes and feelings, and balance these against what they judge to be in the child's best interests when making decisions about the child's care and welfare;

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help each child to express views, wishes and feelings;

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help each child to understand how the child's views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child;

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regularly consult children, and seek their feedback, about the quality of the home's care;

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help each child to understand how the child's privacy will be respected and the circumstances when it may have to be limited; and

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ensure that each child— 20 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 5 is enabled to provide feedback to, and raise issues with, a relevant person about the support and services that the child receives;

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Requirement Due date

has access to the home's children's guide, and the home's complaints procedure, when the child's placement in the home is agreed and throughout the child's stay in the home; and

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Requirement Due date

keep the children's guide and the home's complaints procedure under review and seek children's comments before revising either document. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(c))

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

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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) (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to children's psychological health. The manager and staff must ensure that appropriate advice is sought, in a timely manner, to support children's mental health. This may include when a significant event happens to children and ensuring they receive appropriate support for their mental and emotional health. The support must be meaningful through being regular and consistent. 20 September

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults. 20 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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meet each child's behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child's relevant plans;

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strive to gain each child's respect and trust;

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understand how children's previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children;

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are provided with supervision and support to enable them to understand and manage their own feelings and responses to the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(viii)(ix)(x))

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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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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)) 20 September

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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— 20 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 7 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—

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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;

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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)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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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— 20 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 8 the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review ("the quality of care review report").

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supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5))

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Requirement Due date

*The requirement under Regulation 13 is subject to a compliance notice. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768643 9

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Care2Care Children's Home Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Room 147, 981 Great West Road, Brentford TW8 9DN

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Aaron Charles-Chambers

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Inspector

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