Children's Home run by Omega Care Group Limited in Knowsley

Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 1 Registered provider: Omega Care Group Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private provider. It offers care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 3 children were living at the home. All the children spoke with the inspector about their experiences of living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2026.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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outstanding

How well children and young people are helped and protected outstanding

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outstanding

The effectiveness of leaders and managers outstanding

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outstanding

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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outstanding

Date of last inspection: 14 October 2025

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/10/2025 Full Outstanding 14/01/2025 Full Good 07/11/2023 Full Good 06/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 3

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Summary of findings

Children receive high-quality care that enables them to make positive and sustained progress in all areas of their lives. Children living at the home are settled and attend education full time. Staff support children to build and maintain positive relationships with their family members and friends.

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Summary of findings

The quality of the relationships between children and staff is excellent. Staff know the children exceptionally well and have a thorough understanding of their individual risks, responding to them effectively and consistently. Discussions take place regularly with children about how to keep themselves safe, and children say these conversations are helpful.

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Summary of findings

The registered manager is caring and committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children. These values are embedded across the staff team, resulting in a highly child- focused culture where children feel valued, listened to and know that they matter. The manager has excellent oversight of staff practice and uses research-informed practice to continually strengthen and develop staff’s knowledge and skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children receive exceptional and individualised care that provides them with opportunities to flourish and make excellent progress in all areas of their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

The culture in the home is warm, welcoming and child focused, with the children’s individual needs, wishes and welfare at the centre of staff practice. Relationships between the children and staff are warm, nurturing and positive. Children are comfortable talking to staff, who take time to listen and help them feel valued and that they really matter. One child has a pet cat, which helps create a sense of comfort and belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff have an excellent understanding of the children’s individual needs and life experiences, and they respond with warmth and empathy. Discussions take place regularly with children about important issues in an open and genuine way. This helps children feel heard, valued and confident to share their views, wishes and feelings.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

The manager and staff understand the importance of family relationships to children and work hard to maintain these connections. Children are supported to spend time with the people who are important to them, and families are involved in their children’s care. One family member said, ‘Absolutely fabulous; all the staff and the way they care for [name of child].’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children attend education full time. Staff encourage and support children to engage in extra-curriculum revision. This helped one child successfully pass all their GCSEs this Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 4 year, which is a superb achievement. Staff are ambitious for children, and achievements are regularly celebrated at the home. A teacher said, ‘[Name of child] is making fantastic progress… done a massive 360; attendance is brilliant.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children are in good health. When appropriate, they are provided with specialist support in a timely and effective way. This helps to ensure that children receive the right help at the right time, promoting their physical and emotional wellbeing.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff support each child to develop their interests and hobbies and take part in activities they enjoy. Children go rock climbing, bowling, on holidays, to singing lessons and on trips to London. This helps children develop their confidence, learn new skills and enjoy positive experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff spend good-quality time with children to help them to develop their independence skills in preparation for adult life. One child said this has been extremely valuable, and they are excited about moving to supported accommodation in the future.

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

As well as promoting a child-focused culture at the home, there is a strong safeguarding culture. Risks are well understood, and support plans provide clear and effective strategies to help staff keep children safe.

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

Multi-agency working is a real strength. One professional said that staff have been consistent and worked creatively with the local authority. Regular planning meetings take place to review children’s plans, ensuring that risks are identified, reduced and managed effectively. This has helped one child remain living at the home and reduce the need for higher safeguarding measures to be put in place. The dedication and commitment from staff also helped to achieve this.

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

Discussions take place regularly with children about how to keep themselves safe, and children say these conversations are helpful. This includes learning about sexual exploitation and radicalisation.

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

Children are involved in identifying the de-escalation strategies they find most helpful when they are feeling anxious or upset. These strategies are incorporated into their individual safety plans and have proved effective, as there have been very few incidents. When incidents do occur, staff manage them sensitively and effectively.

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

Staff work consistently together as a team to ensure that there are clear and consistent boundaries in place and that children understand the reasons for them. Regular safety checks take place of children’s mobile phones, and safety applications are installed on devices. Children say they understand why these measures are important. Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The registered manager has high expectations and aspirations for children and staff. She is caring and committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children. These values are embedded in staff practice with a clear focus on the child being at the centre of everything they do.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

There is an experienced and stable team of staff who work exceptionally well together. This helps provide the children with stability, consistency and opportunities to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff say they feel well supported by leaders, managers and one another. They speak positively about the registered manager, who they describe as ‘amazing’ and ‘dedicated’. Staff also speak warmly and enthusiastically about their roles and responsibilities and the importance of maintaining positive relationships at the home. One staff member said, ‘I love my job. I really do.’ Another said, ‘It’s not just a children’s home, it’s a family.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The registered manager maintains high-quality and effective oversight of staff practice. This helps ensure that safe and consistent care is always provided for children, and there is clear evidence of children’s progress. The registered manager uses research-informed practice when evaluating staff practice, which helps identify areas for learning and development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff receive regular, high-quality supervision, which is child focused and reflective. Team meetings take place regularly and provide staff with opportunities to discuss children’s needs and progress, reflect on their practice as a group and identify further learning. The registered manager supports this by using research-informed practice during discussions to help staff develop their knowledge and skills. Professionals from specialist services also attend team meetings to share information and further enhance staff practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 6

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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: 2567272 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Omega Care Group Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 40 to 42 Kemble Street, Prescot L34 5SQ

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Inspector

Joy Viles, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2567272 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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