Children's Home run by Resi-Action Staffordshire Ltd in Wolverhampton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2624155 1 Registered provider: Resi-Action Staffordshire Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a small private organisation and provides care for up to 3 children who may have social and emotional difficulties. No children were living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since January 2025.

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This monitoring visit

On 30 June 2026 and 1 July 2026, the home was graded as inadequate at a full inspection. Compliance notices were issued in respect of regulation 12, the protection of children standard and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the visit was to review the progress made by the provider in meeting the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

During this inspection, it was found that both compliance notices have been met.

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This monitoring visit

Since the full inspection, one child has moved out of the home. Due to no children living in the home, leaders have arranged training and development opportunities for the staff. The manager and staff work closely with the home’s therapist to complete workshops on therapeutic parenting and the PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) model of care. Leaders and staff also benefit from one-to- one supervision with the home’s therapist. The manager has also arranged refresher training to discuss safeguarding protocols. Staff told the inspector that this supports them in preparation for new children moving into the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have developed learning opportunities for all staff to form positive relationships with children. During the full inspection, it was identified that some Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2624155 2 night staff did not have a positive relationship with the child who previously lived in the home. Leaders have arranged peer sessions with day staff to learn how to form relationships with children, and the manager has created additional team meetings for night staff. This supports night staff to feel more confident in developing relationships with children.

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This monitoring visit

Multi-agency working has improved. Leaders worked well with the youth justice service to support one child’s engagement. Due to this, the child signed in agreement for additional sessions when leaving the home. Leaders continue to work with the home’s community officer. There are ongoing plans for staff to benefit from work with officers to develop their skillset in managing safeguarding concerns.

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This monitoring visit

There have been improvements in staff’s response when children are missing from home. Staff follow children’s plans better and have become more consistent when attempting to search for children. This contributes to children being identified sooner.

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This monitoring visit

The quality of the leaders’ audit systems has improved. The manager has introduced a missing-from-home audit. This helps her to ensure that staff have completed all relevant actions during a missing-from-home incident. In addition to this, she has implemented a notification tracker to ensure that all incidents have been shared with Ofsted. Leaders have also implemented practice reviews, which allows them to complete an in-depth review following an incident in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have taken action to improve the physical condition of the home. One child’s bedroom has been freshly decorated, with arrangements in place to renovate other bedrooms. The whole home is being redecorated to create a fresher and child- focused feel.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders do not always identify when staff practice is not in line with protocols. On one occasion, staff did not take appropriate action following concerns about a child potentially taking drugs while on free time. Leaders did not identify this when reviewing the incident. Due to this, the previous requirement for regulation 13 has not been met.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have not suitably assessed potential conflicts between staff working in the home. There has not been a clear risk management plan to show how the 2 staff members can provide safe handovers with each other. It is not evident how leaders have assured themselves that this is a suitable arrangement.

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This monitoring visit

Incident records are not clear in some areas. One report did not provide clear context on what had been the cause of an incident. Additionally, some language used in reports is not child focused or in line with therapeutic practices. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2624155 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/06/2026 Full Inadequate 16/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/04/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 05/06/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2624155 4

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Statutory requirement

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 with the given timescales.

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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

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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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;

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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)) 16 September

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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: 2624155 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Resi-Action Staffordshire Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Resiaction Staffordshire Ltd, Barn 7, Dunston Business Village, Stafford Road, Penkridge ST18 9AB

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Helen Verschoyle

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Inspector

Chanel Bryant, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2624155 6 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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Inspector

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