Children's Home run by Aspris Care North West Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 1 Registered provider: Aspris Care North West 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 by a private provider and is registered to care for up to 2 children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2020.

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Information about this children's home

There were no children living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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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: 11 November 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/01/2025 Full Good 24/07/2023 Full Good 25/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 3

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Summary of findings

Staff support children's time with their family and ensure that children maintain their close relationships with their loved ones.

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Summary of findings

Staff develop positive relationships with children and provide them with consistency in their lives.

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Summary of findings

Staff are supportive of children's education and help them to overcome the barriers to learning.

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Summary of findings

Staff ensure that children benefit from positive and enjoyable activities.

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Summary of findings

Staff have a good understanding of children's specific needs and vulnerabilities and take appropriate action to protect them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home after living there for 6 months. The child was kept safe and made positive progress from their starting point. However, following a prolonged period of unsettled behaviours, the child was moved to a new home. The manager strongly advocated for the child to stay in the home. The child's social worker said, 'Overall, they have shown a genuine commitment to supporting [the child's name] during their placement…staff have demonstrated patience and understanding.'

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child developed positive relationships with staff who provided them with consistency, good help and support. The child enjoyed various activities, including regular horse- riding lessons and playing competitively for a local rugby team. Staff also facilitated other community-based activities that promoted the child's interests and hobbies.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff supported the child to see their family regularly, even though the child lived a long way from home. This ensured that the child maintained close relationships with their loved ones.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff helped the child to resume their education and overcome the barriers to learning. Staff supported the child to attend home tutoring and supplemented their learning by providing additional education-based activities, such as visiting museums.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child attended arranged health appointments with support and encouragement from staff. Staff promoted the child's health needs effectively and helped them lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 4

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

Staff prioritised the child's safety effectively. They understood the child's specific risks and vulnerabilities and took appropriate action to protect them from harm.

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

Staff are trained to manage the behaviours of children safely and effectively. They anticipate issues and act quickly to prevent unwanted behaviours from escalating. On the rare occasions that restraint was used, it is used safely, and as a last resort to protect the child from harm.

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

Staff promoted positive behaviour and ensured that negative consequences were kept to an absolute minimum. Where consequences have been used by staff to address negative behaviours, they are fair, reasonable and proportionate.

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

Despite the various challenges experienced by the staff team, they were consistently pro-active in keeping the child safe. When the child went missing from the home, staff actively looked for them, and on many occasions found them quickly, and encouraged them to return to the home.

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

Significant incidents are reported to the appropriate external agencies. Staff maintain effective partnerships with the police and other safeguarding agencies to promote the safety of children.

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

The accommodation provided for children has been redecorated in anticipation of new children moving in. However, a recent fire risk assessment completed, identified some issues with the safety of several fire doors. Most fire doors have since been rectified or replaced and any outstanding work is scheduled to be completed later this month.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

A qualified and very experienced registered manager has strong and effective leadership of the day-to-day operations of the home. The manager is dedicated, caring and committed and has high aspirations for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff hold regular child focussed team meetings which enables them to have reflective discussions about their practice. The manager ensures that staff benefit from practice- related supervision sessions to support their personal well-being, practice, and performance.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager ensures that the training needs of new or less experienced staff are identified and met effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from relevant training to develop their skills and knowledge in caring for children. This ensures that staff receive appropriate training to help them meet the specific needs of children. Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 5 An independent person visits the home each month to review the quality of care provided. These visits help leaders, managers and staff to understand the weaknesses and strengths associated with the service. The manager acts on any recommendations made by the independent person to secure continuing improvement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff employed at the home are recruited and vetted carefully. This ensures that safely recruited individuals care for children. The manager has addressed and met both requirements from the last inspection. Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 6

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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

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children's home;

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that all fire doors are compliant with the fire safety legislation. 30 September 2026

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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: 2582246 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Aspris Care North West Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 2 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SJ

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Penelope Rafferty

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2582246 8 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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