Children's Home run by Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited in Sefton

Inspection report children's home: 2812913 1 Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. The home provides care for up to 3 children with social, emotional and learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection 2 children were living in the home. Both children were spoken to during the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since December 2024.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

At a full inspection on 29 and 30 April 2026, the home was judged as inadequate. Compliance notices relating to Regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and Regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) were issued. A monitoring visit took place on the 23 June 2026 to monitor the action taken to meet the steps in the compliance notices. The outcome of the monitoring visit was that the provider had not Inspection report children's home: 2812913 2 taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices. The decision was made to issue further compliance notices under Regulations 12 and 13. Inspection report children's home: 2812913 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/04/2026 Full Inadequate 03/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children's home: 2812913 4

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Summary of findings

Staff support the children to access education and health services including access to health services and advice following significant events.

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Summary of findings

Staff regularly engage the children in direct work to support the children to understand key topics and topics that are important to them. They are creative in methods to ensure children feel valued and listened to and have developed positive relationships.

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Summary of findings

The quality of risk assessments has improved with clear actions for staff to follow. Risk assessments are individualised to each child and known vulnerabilities.

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Summary of findings

Records have improved but there remain inconsistencies ineffective systems to provide monitoring of the home.

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Summary of findings

The provider has taken sufficient action to meet the steps in the compliance notices under Regulation 12. However, shortfalls remain in the leadership and management of the home. As a result, a requirement has been issued under Regulation 13.

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improvement to be good

The home is a warm and welcoming environment which is well maintained, clean and tidy. There are areas of the home which have been freshly decorated, and the children’s bedrooms are personalised to their taste.

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improvement to be good

Children have positive relationships with staff and each other. Staff have built positive relationships with the children and speak passionately about the care they provide. Staff understand the children’s individualised needs, likes and dislikes.

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improvement to be good

Staff ensure that children’s health needs are met. Staff support the children to attend scheduled health appointments and seek health interventions, support and advice specific to emerging needs.

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improvement to be good

Staff support the children’s engagement with education. They record and share achievements in response to positive feedback received from school. When there have been concerns identified about one child’s attendance in school, staff have taken a sensitive approach specific to the child’s needs. The manager has worked closely with the virtual head, to ensure a successful transition back into school. As a result, the child’s attendance has improved.

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improvement to be good

Staff understand the children’s preferred methods of communication and are creative in the methods they use to ensure children are understood and feel listened too. One child likes to write letters to show how they are feeling. Inspection report children's home: 2812913 5 Staff support the children to engage in regular, direct work in relation to key topics following any significant events and topics which are important to the children. This supports the children to develop skills and strategies to manage and understand their behaviours and provides an opportunity for reflection.

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improvement to be good

The quality of risk assessments has improved. They are regularly updated and provide clear actions for staff to ensure children’s safety. Risk assessments address any known vulnerabilities for each child and are individualised. Staff share an understanding of how to keep children safe and reduce risk. In one record factual inaccuracies were noted within the chronology of the risk assessment.

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improvement to be good

Staff provide an immediate, tailored response to any significant events which occur in the home. They ensure external professionals are updated, including the emergency duty team and support children to access health services when required. However, incident records do not always evidence that appropriate action is consistently taken.

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improvement to be good

Room searches are completed sensitively and in consultation with children. Staff ensure that room searches are appropriately recorded, indicating the reason for the search and in response to risks for children.

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improvement to be good

Staff have revised their approach to managing the children’s behaviour in consultation with the local authority social worker. Staff now support the children to understand the impact of their behaviour through direct work rather than the use of harsh consequences. For example, on one occasion, staff made the decision to remove a child’s teddy as a consequence for their behaviour. This does not demonstrate a trauma- informed approach to care and may undermine the child's sense of security and emotional well-being.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Since the last inspection, the manager has made improvements and continues to review and strengthen some systems to improve management oversight of the home. However, monitoring of staff training is not effective. Not all staff have completed training in areas specific to the children's needs, including self-harm and safeguarding children with additional needs. As a result, staff do not have the knowledge and skills required to consistently meet all of the children's needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Since the last inspection, one new member of staff has commenced employment. The manager reported that they had compiled the recruitment records. However, not all required documentation was available for review to demonstrate that the member of staff had been recruited safely. Inspection report children's home: 2812913 6 Team meetings are held regularly and provide staff with opportunities to discuss a variety of topics which include practice related subjects. They enable staff to review and revise their ways of working and allow opportunities to share practice. Each team meeting has a set agenda and actions are reviewed and set at each meeting.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager undertakes the quality-of-care reviews within timescales. However, feedback is not included to demonstrate that the opinions of children and stakeholders is sought to review the quality of care being provided in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff supervisions consider the welfare of staff, identify any training and development and are practice related with children’s needs and risks considered. They provide an opportunity for reflection and challenge staff practice. Actions are reviewed and set at each meeting. However, supervisions do not take place in the timescales set out in the home’s statement of purpose. Inspection report children's home: 2812913 7

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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 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

promotes their welfare. 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

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

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Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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Requirement Due date

research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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Requirement Due date

feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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Requirement Due date

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)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that there are effective systems in place to monitor, review and evaluate all staff practice including staff training and ensure that records are maintained and factually correct. 14 October 2026 Inspection report children's home: 2812913 8 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—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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) (5))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that the review of the quality of care considers feedback and opinions of children, opinions of their parents, placing authorities and staff. 14 October 2026

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Recommendations

 A record of supervision for staff should be completed and provide evidence that supervision frequence is delivered in line with the homes Statement of Purpose. ('Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,' page 61, paragraph 13.3)

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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 children's home: 2812913 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Positive Futures, 181 Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool, L13 9DY

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pamela Constance

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Inspector

Vicky Byron, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2812913 10 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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