Children's Home run by Enhanced Young Persons Care Limited in Durham

Inspection report for children's home: 2831282 1 Registered provider: Enhanced Young Person's Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home is run by a private provider. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties and/or have a learning disability.

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Information about this children's home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in June 2025.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of inspection, 3 children were living at the home. All children were spoken with and observed during the 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: 13 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: 2831282 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/01/2026 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2831282 3

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Summary of findings

Children have trusting relationships with staff members who know the children's needs and communication abilities. Children make progress and participate fully in school and in fun activities with staff. The manager fosters a positive culture where both children and staff achievements are celebrated. Staff say they feel supported and that their views are valued. Safeguarding practices are effective and unsafe behaviours have reduced as a result. However, risk assessments and personalised behaviour support plans do not consistently reflect all known risks and some care plans are not clearly written.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have positive and trusting relationships with staff. Staff speak of children warmly and with positive regard. One parent said, 'It is clear to me that the staff love [Name of child] and that is lovely to see.'

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and supporting children to discover different foods. Some children who previously had limited diets have been helped to expand the range of foods they enjoy. Furthermore, children are encouraged to develop independent self-care skills, and one child is more able to tolerate personal care. This helps children to understand the importance of hygiene routines.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children's education is prioritised. Staff communicate with professionals effectively to promote positive experiences for children. As a result, children enjoy attending school and college and make progress with their education outcomes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to spend positive time with important people, including family members and friends. Planned holidays are child focused and staff have supported children and their families to spend holidays together for the first time. This helps children to maintain positive relationships, enjoy time out of the home and explore new activities and opportunities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand children's communication needs and abilities and help children share their views. However, it is not consistently evidenced whether children are consulted about their plans. Furthermore, one child said that they did not know that they had a plan or what was written in it. This limits children's involvement in decisions about their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The quality of children's plans is not consistent. One plan is difficult to follow and it is written in a way that is not helpful to the child and does not reflect their views. This limits the effectiveness of plans to guide staff practice. Inspection report for children's home: 2831282 4

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

Staff understand children's individual risks and vulnerabilities and work consistently to improve children's safety. Staff are skilled at identifying hazards and positively redirecting children towards positive choices. There has been a reduction in unsafe behaviours for all children.

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

Staff respond positively to children when they are in crisis. They identify ways to support children to manage their emotional responses to challenges more safely. Staff are trained to use restraint to redirect children away from danger and help them to recognise unsafe behaviours. This has led to a reduction in unsafe situations for some children. Additionally, children can access a wider range of activities because of this increased safety.

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

Children do not go missing from this home. However, staff understand what actions to take should this occur and are prepared to respond. Staff's supervision of children and trusting relationships help children to feel safe in their home.

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

Children's risk assessments do not consistently reflect all known risks and how these should be managed. This prevents staff from having the right information to protect children from harm. This has not led to unsafe situations for children but does increase the risk because staff do not have all the required information about children's risks.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has embedded a culture of celebration in the home. Achievements for both children and staff are recognised. Staff said this gives them opportunities for positivity and brings team members closer together.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager uses monitoring tools to maintain an overview of the performance of staff and the progress of children. She identifies learning opportunities and communicates these consistently with staff. This helps staff to make improvements to their practice. However, this oversight is not yet consistent and there are some missed opportunities to drive forward improvements in the quality of some children's documents.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff say they feel supported by the manager and that they can approach her for guidance. Staff receive regular practice-related supervision sessions. They offer staff opportunities to reflect on their practice and identify career development opportunities. Staff say that they feel valued working for the organisation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff training and development is prioritised by leaders. Recent improvements to induction and training have improved the opportunities available for staff to develop their skills and knowledge. New staff say that this has helped them feel confident in their roles. Inspection report for children's home: 2831282 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that each child is provide with support to communicate their views, wishes and feeling and participate as fully as possible in all aspects of their care planning and daily care. This may include the use of and support to use communication aids, equipment and/or any necessary language support. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 22, paragraph 4.6)  The registered person should ensure that they actively assess all known risks to each child. Where there are safeguarding concerns for a child, their plans must include details of the steps staff will take to manage any assessed risks daily. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 42, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure that they seek to develop the home's effective working relationships with each child's relevant persons, including parents. ('Guide to

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Recommendations

the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 52, paragraph 10.3)  The registered person should ensure that staff always record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that will be helpful to the child. ('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: 2831282 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Enhanced Young Person's Care Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 1 Fox Street, Sunderland Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE10 0BD

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Inspector

Mark Cryer, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2831282 7 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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