Children's Home run by Sanitas Cura Ltd in Sefton

Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 1 Registered provider: Sanitas Cura Ltd

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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 privately run children’s home provides care for one child who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in August 2025, and the manager registered with Ofsted in June 2026.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

The home was judged to have serious and widespread failings at an assurance inspection on 4 September 2025. Due to the serious and widespread safeguarding failures and the poor leadership and management of the home, Ofsted issued a notice suspending the registration of the home.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

A further monitoring visit was undertaken on 26 November 2025, where it was identified that there were ongoing staffing shortages and that there was no registered manager in Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 2 place to lead and oversee the home. As a result, a further notice suspending the registration of the home was issued.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

On 11 February 2026, the provider informed Ofsted that there were still insufficient staff to operate the home safely. Therefore, a further notice suspending accommodation was issued.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

A further monitoring visit took place on 29 April 2026 and it was identified that although the provider had begun to take steps to recruit staff, it remained unclear how many staff had been recruited to work at the home to provide a consistent level of care to children. Furthermore, despite the manager having been in post since January 2026, she had not yet applied to register with Ofsted, and the newly appointed proposed responsible individual had also failed to submit the required documentation. Due to this, a further notice of suspension was issued on 6 May 2026.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

A monitoring visit was undertaken on 10 June 2026 to monitor the notice of suspension. Following this visit, a case review took place and the decision was made to lift the suspension notice. Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 3

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Summary of findings

The child has lived at the home for a relatively short period of time and has already begun to develop positive relationships with staff. Professionals provided positive feedback about how the child has settled at the home, the support delivered by the staff team and a reduction in incidents of the child going missing from home.

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Summary of findings

Staff feel supported by the manager and are enjoying their roles.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has lived in the home for a short period of time after experiencing several moves in a short space of time. The child was supported to experience a planned positive move into the home, meeting the team and visiting the home before moving in. This has supported positive relationships between the staff and the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has not attended education for a prolonged period. The staff have worked alongside educational professionals to successfully support the child back into school following the summer break, on a reduced timetable.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is encouraged to spend time with family and people who are important to them. Leaders and managers have listened to the child and are advocating for ways for the child to spend time with immediate family members in a structured and safe way.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported with their health needs and appointments have been made to attend routine appointments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child takes part in activities of their choice and has enjoyed playing football and go- karting. Staff continue to encourage the child to enjoy different experiences by taking part in a variety of activities.

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

Staff understand the risks for the child and the child’s risk and support plans are regularly reviewed. However, not all risks for the child are recorded and support plans do not always detail clear guidance for staff to follow to keep the child safe.

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

The child has gone missing from home on several occasions. Staff have followed the missing-from-home procedures and reported the child as missing. However, staff have not consistently looked for the child on every occasion. The manager has identified this and addressed the expectations with staff and their safeguarding responsibilities. Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 4 Important conversations take place with the child and they are supported to reflect following incidents. However, conversations about topics such sexual health and relationships have not taken place, despite this being relevant to the child.

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

There are shortfalls in reporting and recording. Records do not always evidence the good work completed with the child, and equally some records are not written in a child- centred way. Leaders and managers acknowledged the impact this may have for the child when reading their records.

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

One professional provided positive feedback about the quality of care provided by staff, support delivered during significant incidents and the good communication between themselves and the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by an experienced and qualified registered manager, who is supported by a caring and committed deputy manager. Together, leaders and managers are aspirational for children and want the child in their care to have positive experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are well supported. They receive high-quality supervision and regular team meetings take place. This provides staff with the opportunity to reflect on their practice and the care for the child, both individually and as a team. The manager also uses these forums as an opportunity to address staff practice and reinforce the expectations of support for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have completed some training specific to the child’s individual needs. However, oppositional defiance disorder training has not been delivered. Leaders and managers have also not ensured that training available in the organisation regarding the dangers of smoking and appropriate adults have been completed by the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers have a good understanding of the strengths and areas for development. They seek and appreciate feedback from stakeholders and the independent visitor to drive forward improvements. Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 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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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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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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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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Specifically, the registered person should ensure that the child’s support plans detail all known risks and contain clear steps for staff to follow to keep the child safe. 16 October 2026

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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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promotes their welfare. 16 October 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 6 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 have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that all staff have completed training specific to the child’s individual needs.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the child receives proactive direct work, targeted to their specific individual needs. (‘Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.7)  The registered person should ensure that staff understand the importance of careful, objective and non-stigmatising recording, ensuring that all records are clear, easy to read and that language is child focused. (‘Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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: 2835139 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 64 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside L12 7JB

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Inspector

Kelly McCurdy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2835139 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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