Children's Home run by Care 4 Every Child Limited in Salford

Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 1 Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child 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 organisation. It provides care for up to 4 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in May 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

There were four children living at the home during the inspection. The inspectors spoke to all of the children.

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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 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: 16 September 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/09/2025 Full Good 05/11/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 3

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Summary of findings

Children have lived in the home for a significant period. Children say that they are happy living in the home, indicating that they feel supported. In addition, professionals and family members speak positively about the care provided by the staff team. Although some areas of improvement have been identified, the overall experiences and progress of children is good.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children live in a warm, nurturing, and supportive environment where their individual needs are understood and met by caring and responsive staff. Many children have lived at the home for extended periods and have developed strong, trusting relationships with the registered manager and staff team. During observations, children appeared relaxed, comfortable, and confident in their interactions with staff. They were seen seeking and receiving appropriate physical affection and reassurance, demonstrating the secure attachments and positive relationships they have developed with those who care for them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children understand how to make a complaint and are provided with opportunities to make complaints confidentially. Staff take children’s complaints seriously and ensure that children are supported to understand the outcome of their complaints and how their views have been considered.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to develop positive relationships with their families. Staff recognise the importance of these relationships and actively promote regular and meaningful family time. Staff also develop positive relationships with children’s family members. This helps to develop trust and supports effective partnership working.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to make progress in their education. When children experience barriers to learning, the registered manager works proactively with education providers and other professionals to identify solutions to improve their education engagement.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported and encouraged to participate in a wide range of activities both in the home and community. Children enjoy outdoor social activities with their friends and have opportunities to experience a holiday abroad. This promotes children’s social development and helps them to create positive memories.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager and staff have not ensured that one child has been adequately prepared for moving on from the home. There has been a delay in completing planned independence work, which has reduced the time available for the child to develop practical skills and the confidence needed to move on from the home successfully. Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 4 Children’s bedrooms are decorated to reflect their individual interest and personalities. This promotes a sense of belonging and helps children feel valued. However, two bedrooms were observed to be untidy. Although staff appropriately support and encourage children to keep their bedrooms clean and take pride in their personal space, further work is required to help children maintain their bedrooms.

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

Physical interventions are reasonable and proportionate and used when de-escalation techniques have been unsuccessful. The registered manager has good oversight of incidents, ensuring that these are thoroughly reviewed and those involved have appropriate debriefs. This provides opportunities to reflect on what has happened, consider the effectiveness of the intervention and any learning to inform future practice.

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

There has been one missing from home incident since the last inspection. Staff responded appropriately, adopting a multi-agency approach to ensure that all resources were used to locate the child and facilitate their safe return. However, prior to the child going missing, staff did not sufficiently consider whether it was appropriate for the child to go out independently, considering the child’s emotional state and the team’s knowledge and awareness of this. Consequently, risks associated with the child leaving independently were not effectively managed.

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

Allegation management is effective. The registered manager has clear oversight of allegations and ensures that thorough investigations are undertaken. This helps to identify any concerns or risks associated with staff practice and the care of children. The manager understands the importance of informing the regulator when allegations are made. In most cases this is done without delay. However, on one occasion an allegation made by a child was not shared with Ofsted immediately. This meant that the regulator’s ability to have timely oversight of the allegation and actions taken to safeguard the child were delayed.

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

Pre-employment checks are an integral part of the recruitment process. This ensures that potential safeguarding risks are identified before staff work in the home.

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

Children are supported to develop the skills that they need to keep themselves safe. Staff have regular conversations with children about their safety and welfare and approach these discussions sensitively. Staff ensure that children understand the information discussed and provide opportunities for them to share their views. This helps children to play an active role in keeping themselves safe.

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

Generally, there is a good response to safeguarding incidents. However, staff have not consistently followed safeguarding procedures around searching a child’s bedroom following incidents where the child has self-harmed. Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by a registered manager who is child centred, committed to the children and knows them well. She demonstrates effective leadership and has been described by her staff as a supportive manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Safeguarding incidents are routinely reviewed by the registered manager. She ensures that a process of critical evaluation and reflection with staff takes place following incidents. This enables areas of development to be identified and addressed, as a way of improving practice and promoting better outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff team have developed positive and effective relationships with external professionals, promoting strong partnership working and ensuring that children receive coordinated support. Feedback from professionals is positive. One social worker commended the team for the high standard of care provided to a child, highlighting the significant progress they have made in both their emotional well-being and education. The social worker attributed this progress, in part, to the consistent support and encouragement provided by the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings provide a purposeful learning space for staff. The registered manager uses these meetings to facilitate group reflection on incidents and to clarify and reinforce expectations of staff practice in the home. This helps staff to develop their practice and maintain a consistent approach to caring for children in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from regular, practice related supervision. Supervision has a clear focus on reflective practice and learning. This provides staff with opportunities to consider their practice and reflect on the effectiveness of the care provided to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children have not consistently benefited from a stable staff team. Instability in the staff team has affected children’s ability to maintain established relationships with staff. In addition, staffing levels have not always been sufficient to meet the needs of children as set out in their plans. Following successful recruitment to the staff team, staffing arrangements are becoming more stable.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The quality-of-care review does not include consultation with the relevant persons, as required by the regulations. As a result, the report does not provide a holistic evaluation of the quality of care provided to children. Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 6

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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, Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

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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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation (1)(2)(a)(vi)). 10 December 2025

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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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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 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; (Regulation 13(1)(b)(2)(a)(d)(e)).

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Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that when there are concerns about the welfare of the child, they always challenge the views and decisions of external professionals that may compromise the child’s safety and wellbeing.

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Leaders and managers must ensure that children receive care from a stable and consistent staff team. Furthermore, staffing 10 December 2025 Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 7 ratios should reflect the staffing requirements identified in children’s plans.

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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 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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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; (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(iii)). 10 December 2025

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The registered person must notify 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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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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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)(c)(e)). 10 December 2025

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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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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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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. 10 December 2025 Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 8 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) (5)).

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children are supported to organise their rooms in a manner that is free from clutter. ('Guide to Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 16, paragraph 3.19)

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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: 2776258 9

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Care 4 Every Child Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Allen Mills Howard & Co, Library Chambers, 48 Union Street, Hyde SK14 1ND

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Angela Hodgkinson

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Inspector(s)

Chibuzo Otache, Social Care Inspector Julia Edwards, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2776258 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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