Children's Home run by Bekind Care Limited in Trafford

Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 1 Registered provider: Bekind Care 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

This home is privately owned and provides care for up to 3 children who may have learning difficulties and experience social or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There were 3 children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since the home opened in November 2022.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/07/2025 Full Good 17/06/2024 Full Good 27/06/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 3

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Summary of findings

Children make good progress and benefit from nurturing, individualised care delivered by a committed and experienced staff team.

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Summary of findings

Children’s moves in and out of the home have been carefully planned, with staff working with families and professionals to ensure that these are successful.

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Summary of findings

Children live in a welcoming home environment, attend education and are supported to access a wide range of activities that promote their independence, confidence and community participation.

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Summary of findings

Staff use a range of communication methods to help children express their wishes and feelings and children are involved in decisions about their day-to-day lives.

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Summary of findings

Families, schools and professionals consistently spoke positively about the care children receive and the progress they have made.

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Summary of findings

Children feel safe, have positive relationships with staff and are developing skills that support their independence. However, improvements are needed to ensure medical advice is sought when children injure themselves and that night-time observations are only used when necessary.

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Summary of findings

Recording is not always consistent, some health plans require updating and recruitment processes need to be strengthened.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Two children have moved out of the home and 2 children have moved into the home since the last inspection. One child returned to live with their family. The staff worked closely with the child and their family to ensure that the move home was successful. Another child moved out due to becoming an adult. The manager remains in contact with the child and their family and continues to offer support, advice and guidance. Children’s moves have been well planned and sensitive to their individual needs. For example, one child stayed at the home for weekends initially until they could manage a full move. Child centred plans ensure that the children have a positive experience of moving into the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has plenty of communal areas including two lounges and a conservatory. There is also an enclosed garden with a bucket swing and seating area. There are lots of toys, games and books available for children, both for fun and to meet their sensory needs. Children are encouraged and supported to personalise their bedrooms. Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 4 All children attend education and have recently returned following the summer holidays. Staff took proactive steps to prepare children for their return using visuals tailored to their individual communication needs. The manager works closely with schools and education professionals, maintaining strong communication and advocating effectively to ensure that children receive education and support that meets their individual needs and promotes positive educational outcomes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are well met. The manager responds promptly to any health concerns and ensures that the children receive the services they need. However, one child’s health plan did not have the information needed and the staff had not had the necessary training required to support the child’s health.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children lead active lives, they enjoy swimming, walking and going to parks. All the children have stayed at a caravan during the holidays where they have enjoyed the time with staff. Children are encouraged to use public transport rather than rely on car journeys. This helps children develop essential life skills, increases their confidence within the community and supports them to prepare for adulthood while remaining active and visible members of their local communities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to express their wishes and feelings in ways that are meaningful to them. Staff use a wide range of communication tools, including social stories, symbols, photographs, visual timetables, happy and sad face activities and observation of children's behaviours to help understand their views. Staff have regular one-to-one conversations with children around topics such as feelings and friendships and children are routinely involved in decisions about activities, meals and day-to-day life in the home. Staff make consistent efforts to seek and capture children's views. However, there remain opportunities to further explore and reflect on responses where children indicate a negative response, to ensure their views continue to inform planning and support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All children have made measurable progress because of the care and support provided by the staff. Progress reflects each child's starting point and identified needs. For some children, this has involved developing a sense of safety, security and trust through consistent relationships, nurturing care and predictable routines. For others, significant progress has been made in developing communication skills, emotional regulation and independence skills.

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

Children feel safe living at the home and as a result they have made good progress. The children and staff enjoy positive relationships built on trust. The staff know the children well and are guided by robust plans that are regularly reviewed and updated.

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

The use of restraint has reduced and interventions used are now less restrictive. Staff are skilled in de-escalating incidents and know what works well for children to enable them to be calm and happy. Additionally, the use of mechanical restraint has reduced and where appropriate, stopped completely. Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 5 Children are supported sensitively around personal care, and they are encouraged to develop these skills themselves to promote their privacy and dignity. However, physical observations of the children take place during the night without consideration as to if these checks are necessary.

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

Children are supported to understand risks within their environment and to develop the skills needed to keep themselves safe. Staff complete regular one-to-one sessions with children covering topics such as road safety, community safety and fire safety. These sessions are often completed ahead of relevant activities or outings, helping children to understand key safety messages and that these are timely, meaningful and relevant to their everyday experiences.

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

When children self-injure, the staff use different strategies to prevent injury including the use of a helmet for one child and blocking or using cushions. However, when children have managed to hurt themselves, the staff have not sought medical advice.

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

There has been one complaint made by a local resident, this has been managed appropriately with the manager taking proactive steps to engage with neighbours, promote positive relationships and balance the needs of children with the impact on the local community.

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

The manager is suitably experienced and qualified and they lead a committed and child- centred staff team. The manager knows the children well and is committed to ensuring that staff are supported to reach their potential.

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

Staff are positive about the support they receive from managers and spoke warmly and knowledgeably about the children. They demonstrated a good understanding of children's individual needs, vulnerabilities and preferred methods of communication. However, the quality of recording is inconsistent, with variation in the level of detail provided, the language used and how children's experiences are recorded. As a result, records do not always provide a clear and consistent account of children's day-to-day experiences.

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

Staff receive regular supervision and team meetings take place regularly. These are child focussed and allow the staff the opportunity to reflect on practice and to discuss the children’s progress or any concerns.

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

Recruitment records identified shortfalls in safer recruitment practice for staff who had previously lived overseas. Although the manager had obtained Disclosure and Barring Service checks, right to work documentation and references, they did not seek, or record efforts to seek, overseas criminal record checks. As a result, the manager cannot be fully assured that all appropriate checks have been undertaken to assess staff members' suitability to work with children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 6 The manager works closely with other professionals and has built good relationships with other professionals involved in the children’s care. Professionals spoken to were complimentary of the management of the home and the impact that living there has had on the children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; and

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the registered person ensuring that there are plans in place for the staff to follow when children self-injure. This must include when medical advice should be sought. 16 October 2026

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the 16 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 8 individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the registered person ensuring that where appropriate overseas police checks on staff have been completed and are satisfactory.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children who cannot or choose not to verbalise have their views heard and respected in the same way as other children and that these are considered. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.24)  The registered person should ensure that the staff understand that the home’s records on each child represent a significant contribution to their life history and as such these should be written in a non-stigmatising and factual way that is helpful to children and their families. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that the observation of children during the night must not remove reasonable privacy and should allow as much privacy as is possible’ (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 19,

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Recommendations

paragraph 3.36)  The registered person should ensure that staff have the relevant skills and knowledge to be able to: respond to the health needs of children; and where necessary meet specific individual health needs arising from a disability, chronic condition or other complex needs. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.12)

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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 Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 9 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: 2697331 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bekind Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 49 Winstanley Road, Sale M33 2AG

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Inspectors

Kerri Lynch, Social Care Inspector Rebecca Robson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2697331 11 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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