Children's Home run by Inspire Children’s Services Limited in North Somerset

Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 1 Registered provider: Inspire children’s services Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home registered with Ofsted in February 2026 and is owned by a private provider and offers care for one child. The provider offers care for children who may experience social, emotional and Autism or learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living in the home and involved in the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a suitably qualified manager who registered with Ofsted.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 2

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Summary of findings

The child living at the home is making good progress and cared for by attuned staff who know them well. The child is kept safe by staff who respond quickly to any signs of distress. Restraint is used as a last resort to protect the child from harm and incidents have reduced.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers are not consistent in ensuring that there is effective oversight of practice. Records are of variable quality, and significant incidents have not been notified in line with regulations. Leaders and managers are aware of the shortfalls and have prioritised improvements in these areas.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is settled and happy and making good progress in the home. They are looked after by dedicated and skilled staff who take time to understand and celebrate their personality. Staff take time to understand children’s specific communication needs and use a variety of creative methods to engage the child in day-to-day decision making about their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to maintain healthy routines, including personal hygiene and positive sleep patterns. The child’s dietary needs are well understood by staff and creative methods, such as food themes and pictures are used to encourage the child to try new foods and support improved health. Staff approach the child’s personal care needs with compassion and sensitivity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that the child’s health needs are met and are vigilant to any new or emerging concerns. Staff understand the child’s anxiety around health appointments and go above and beyond to ensure that the child feels comfortable to attend, examples include, additional car journeys with the child to the settings to ensure familiarity, leaving a toy with the health provider so there is something familiar when the child arrives, making contact prior to appointments to try to ensure the child sees the same health professional.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Memory books capture special days, people and memories with photos and personalised messages so that the child can look back and remember the cherished experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home environment is warm and welcoming and entirely focussed on the needs of the child, including sensory areas indoors and outside and an outdoor hot tub. The child has access to all parts of the home and there are no un-necessary restrictions. Any adaptations needed to meet the child’s needs have been completed in a thoughtful way to avoid an institutional appearance. Some parts of the home environment need improving and there are plans in place to commence this work. Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 3

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff know the child well and quickly respond to any early signs of distress to try to prevent further escalation. Staff use a range of techniques to help calm the child when they are feeling distressed and subsequently there are few incidents for staff to manage. On two occasions significant events have not been notified in line regulations, however this has not impacted on staff actions to keep the child safe.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Plans for staff to keep the child safe and clear, concise and regularly updated with new information. Staff are confident in their knowledge about risks specific to the child and ensure that they maintain consistent boundaries so that the child feels secure in their care. Staff take a balanced and age-appropriate approach to the internet, and the child is supported to use technology safely.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Restraint is used as a last resort to prevent the child from harming themselves and others. Incidents of restraint have reduced due to staff’s greater understanding of the child’s emotions and how to best support them. The length of time that the child is distressed during incidents has also reduced and this demonstrates that staff interventions are having a positive impact on the child’s emotional regulation. However, restraint records do not always accurately reflect incidents, and management oversight is not used effectively enough to and help promote learning and development.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Leaders and managers follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that appropriate and safe adults are recruited to work with the child. At times exploration of the skills and experience new staff hold is lacking.

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

Leaders and managers are not consistent in ensuring that there is effective oversight of practice and opportunities to positively develop are not always taken. Records do not always capture the child’s lived experiences fully. Leaders and managers have acknowledged this as an area of priority and are taking action to improve consistency.

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

The child and staff team have experienced instability and there has been a high use of agency staff to ensure the child has enough staff to care for them. These frequent changes in carers have at times been confusing for the child. Leaders and managers have recruited several new permanent staff to build continuity for the child, but these relationships will need time to embed.

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

Supervision takes place regularly, although records are not kept up to date and there is a lack of critical challenge. This prevents leaders and managers accurately understanding the standards of care and any areas for further development.

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

Leaders and managers work closely with family to ensure that the child’s needs are consistently met. There is an open dialogue between staff and family to ensure any issues are resolved and the child is kept at the centre of decision making. Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 4 Feedback from professionals and family is positive about the care of the child but some concerns have been raised about changes and continuity of staff. Mandatory training overall is completed within expected timescales. Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 5

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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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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 taking 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 31 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 6 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 the registered person must ensure that there are effective systems in place for the supervision of staff; in addition, the registered person must ensure that child care records are accurate and have effective levels of management oversight to monitor the practice of staff.

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The registered person much notify the HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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and incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person should ensure the timely notification of all serious events. 30 September 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person must ensure that they are maintaining good employment practice. They must ensure that recruitment, supervision and performance management of staff safeguards children and minimises potential risks to them. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1) Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 7

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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 for children’s home: 2825725 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Inspire children’s services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Inspire Together, Channel Court, 8 Hill Road, Clevedon BS21 7NE

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Inspector

Stacey Pellow, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2825725 9 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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