Children's Home run by Parkwood Care Limited in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 1 Registered provider: Parkwood Care Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to provide care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered provider has recently appointed a new responsible individual, and we are currently checking this person has the relevant capacity, experience and skills to carry out the role.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, 2 children were living at the home. The inspector met and spoke with one child.

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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: 12 January 2026

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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: 2773682 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/01/2026 Full Good 14/01/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 3

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Summary of findings

Children receive individualised care from staff who know them well and understand their needs, experiences and vulnerabilities. Positive and trusting relationships help children to feel safe, cared for and valued. Children are supported to maintain important family relationships, engage in education and enjoy positive experiences. Staff understand children’s risks and take appropriate action to safeguard them. Effective multi-agency working supports children with complex needs, and managers maintain good oversight of safeguarding practice. Leaders are child-focused and ambitious for children, and staff feel well supported through supervision, training and team meetings. Family members speak positively about the care children receive and their communication with staff. Leadership changes are being carefully managed to provide continuity. However, independent monitoring has not consistently been completed within required timescales,

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Summary of findings

and improvements are needed to ensure effective external scrutiny.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive individualised care from staff who know them well. Staff speak confidently about children’s needs, experiences and vulnerabilities and demonstrate warmth towards them. Children’s care records are detailed and child-focused and provide a clear account of their experiences. This helps staff to understand children’s previous experiences and provide care that responds to their individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children develop positive and trusting relationships with staff. These relationships help children to feel cared for and valued. Importantly, these relationships do not necessarily end when children move on. Some children choose to remain in contact with staff, demonstrating the significance of the relationships they have developed during their time living here.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s views are understood and influence the care they receive. One child told the inspector that they are happy and feel safe. Staff spend time with children and understand what is important to them. This means that children are supported by adults who recognise their individual personalities, preferences and experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of children maintaining relationships with people who are important to them. They actively promote these connections where it is safe and appropriate to do so. For example, staff have supported one child to spend increasing amounts of time with their family. This has strengthened important relationships and helped to increase the child’s sense of belonging. Family members speak positively about the support children receive and the communication they have with staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to make progress in education from their individual starting points. Staff recognise barriers to learning and work with children and relevant professionals to encourage engagement. Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 4 One child who had previously not engaged in education was supported to achieve functional skills qualifications before moving on. Children currently living here have identified education placements, demonstrating continued planning to support their learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from a comfortable and well-maintained home environment and are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms. They are supported to enjoy positive experiences, including holidays abroad with staff. When children move on, staff provide consistent support during their transition, including when the circumstances surrounding a move are difficult. This helps children to experience endings that are as planned and supportive as possible.

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

Staff have a good understanding of the risks that children may face and take appropriate action to reduce the likelihood of harm. Children’s risk assessments are detailed and individualised and provide staff with clear guidance about how to respond to known risks. This supports consistent safeguarding practice and helps staff to make informed decisions when concerns arise.

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

Staff demonstrate confidence in caring for children who have complex safeguarding needs. When incidents occur, staff take appropriate action and seek support from other agencies when necessary. Managers maintain oversight of safeguarding incidents and consider the actions taken by staff. This helps to ensure that safeguarding responses remain focused on children’s welfare.

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

Staff respond appropriately when children go missing from care. Records provide a clear chronology of actions and communication with children, family members and relevant professionals. Staff recognise patterns in children’s missing episodes and seek to anticipate when these may occur. Safety planning is used to reduce risk, and children are welcomed back in a supportive manner when they return.

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

Effective multi-agency working contributes to children’s safety. For one child who is at increased risk of exploitation, staff and managers attend regular professional meetings and maintain frequent communication with the wider safeguarding network. Relevant information is shared and contributes to ongoing safety planning. This coordinated approach means that emerging risks can be identified and responded to promptly.

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

When physical intervention is necessary, records provide a clear rationale for staff actions and enable managers to understand what happened and why. Records include child-focused information and evidence of debrief discussions following incidents. This provides opportunities for children and staff to reflect on what happened and supports managers to identify learning. Managers have recognised previous weaknesses in the recording of physical interventions and have taken action to improve practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers are ambitious for children and demonstrate a clear commitment to providing good-quality care. They speak passionately about children and maintain a strong focus on their individual needs and experiences. Managers know children well, including those who have recently moved on, and have a detailed understanding of the progress children make and the challenges they experience.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Management oversight of children’s care is effective. Managers review safeguarding incidents and ensure that appropriate actions are taken when concerns arise. During the inspection, one child was missing from care. Leaders responded appropriately while continuing to attend relevant professional meetings and contribute to strategy discussions. Their actions demonstrated a clear focus on the child’s immediate safety and wider safeguarding needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel well supported by leaders and managers. They speak positively about their experience of working here and about the children they care for. Staff benefit from regular supervision, team meetings and training. These arrangements provide opportunities for reflection, professional development and discussion about children’s needs and help to maintain consistency in practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are planned changes to the leadership arrangements. The current manager is due to leave, and a deputy manager is expected to take over the role. Leaders have considered this transition, and arrangements are already being implemented to provide continuity. A new responsible individual is also in post and demonstrated appropriate support and involvement during the inspection. This provides stability during a period of leadership change.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Independent monitoring of the service has not consistently provided leaders with the external scrutiny required to support improvement. Regulation 44 reports have not always been submitted within the required timescales and there are gaps in the feedback obtained as part of this monitoring. Consequently, leaders have not consistently benefited from timely and comprehensive independent evaluation of the quality of care provided. Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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Requirement Due date

When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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Requirement Due date

if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires;

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Requirement Due date

The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to—

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that reports provide effective and timely independent scrutiny of the quality of care provided to children. This includes ensuring that reports are submitted within the required timescales and that the independent person seeks feedback from children, their families and relevant professionals to inform their evaluation of the service. 10 November 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: 2773682 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 5, Level 4 Arrive Tomorrow Building, Media City, Salford, Manchester M50 2AB

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Inspector

Lauren Barwell, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2773682 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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