Children's home run by Progressive Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 1 Registered Provider: Progressive Care Limited

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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 and managed by a private provider. It provides care for up to 4 children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 29 April 2026.

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Information about this children’s home

No children were living at the home at the time of this visit.

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This monitoring visit

On 13 November 2025, Ofsted imposed a condition on the home’s registration. This was because there were no children living at the home and the provider advised that they had no intention of accepting new placements. This condition required the provider to notify Ofsted 3 months before it intends to move any children into the home.

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This monitoring visit

On 14 May 2026, the provider notified Ofsted of its intention to reopen. This monitoring visit took place to ensure that the home is ready to open and that it can provide safe care for children.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has complied with its conditions of registration, and no children have been living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The home has an experienced and qualified manager who has been in the role since January 2026 and registered with Ofsted in April 2026. This time has allowed leaders and managers to ensure that suitable staff are recruited.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have successfully recruited 4 members of staff and one deputy manager. Two further members of staff are going through the recruitment and induction stage. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 2 Of those recruited, 3 staff have the relevant residential care qualification. The remaining staff have been enrolled onto the course and have already started to complete the qualification.

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This monitoring visit

All staff, except the manager, will be subject to a probationary period. This will ensure that staff have the right skills to be able to meet the needs of children. The staff who are already working in the home are currently undertaking an extensive induction period.

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This monitoring visit

There are shortfalls in safer recruitment checks of staff. Managers do not always seek verbal verification of why previous roles working with children or vulnerable adults have ended. Records are unclear about the rationale for why staff have been employed, especially when verbal verification has not taken place.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has been refreshed. It is a spacious, well-appointed home that continues to be suitable for children to live in.

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This monitoring visit

Some requirements have been restated. This is because no children have lived in the home since the last inspection, and therefore improvements remain untested. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/09/2025 Full Inadequate 12/05/2025 Full Inadequate 30/07/2024 Full Good 14/06/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 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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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 considering 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 30 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 5 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)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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In particular, to ensure that there are effective systems in place that demonstrate clear accountability of senior management oversight of practice, ensuring that it is safe.

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This requirement could not be reviewed so is restated.

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority;

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(iii)(c))

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In particular, ensure that before agreeing a child can move into the home, thoroughly consider risks and implement clear plans to reasonably address risks as much as possible.

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In particular, ensure that all children who move into and out of the home have transition plans in place, to support the move to be as positive as possible.

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This requirement could not be reviewed so is restated. 30 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 6 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.

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

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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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; 30 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 7 de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii)(ix)(x)(xi))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement could not be reviewed so is restated.

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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: 2663883 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AE

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Inspectors

Joanna Scott, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2663883 9 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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Inspectors

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