Children's Home run by Thrive Residential Care Ltd in Lancashire

Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 1 Registered provider: Thrive Residential Care 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 run by a private provider. The home provides care for up to 4 children who may be experiencing social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, 2 children were living in the home. Both children spoke to the inspector.

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Information about this children's home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2025.

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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: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/08/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 3

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Summary of findings

Children are making good progress from their individual starting points. Staff are keeping children safe by understanding the children's strengths, vulnerabilities and lived experiences. Leaders and managers are effectively supporting staff, resulting in a stable staff team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from consistent care from staff who are attuned to their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child has been living in the home for over a year and one child moved into the home since the last inspection. The manager planned for the child to move into the home and considered the impact on the child who continues to live there. Due to changes in the child's circumstances, not all aspects of the plan could be implemented before the child moved in. However, this was well managed and did not have a negative impact on either child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm and welcoming and contains personal items belonging to the children. However, the children require additional support to ensure that their bedrooms are tidy, and the garden does not reflect the interior's warmth and inviting nature.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff actively support children to share their wishes and feelings. The children have access to an advocate who helps children to voice their views. The children are instrumental in preparing and developing information about themselves and have contributed meaningfully to the children's guide. Children have ways of expressing their wishes and feelings through accessible media. This enables the children to feel heard and have a sense of decision-making and belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have a thorough understanding of children's health needs. Staff support and advocate for the children to ensure that they can access the health services they require. This ensures that the children are confident to access services to support their health needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff support the children's education. Both children attend education full time. One child has achieved high GCSE grades and has been able to enrol onto A- levels of their choice at college, and one child is studying for their GCSEs. Both children aspire to attend university, and their aspirations are encouraged and supported by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to explore and participate in activities and hobbies that may interest them. The manager and staff celebrate the children's various cultural celebrations aligned with their identities, including Eid, Christmas, Halloween and Easter. This provides the children with a sense of belonging and understanding of their individual identities while sharing experiences and positive memories. Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 4

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

Children are kept safe by staff who know the children's strengths and vulnerabilities and have a clear understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities. There has been one missing-from-home incident, which staff responded to promptly. Staff follow the missing-from-home protocol and take all appropriate action. Staff spoke to the child warmly on return and ensured that the child was comfortable with exploring their reasons for leaving the home. This provides the child with reassurance and a sense of understanding that the manager and staff care about them.

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

Staff address children's needs and incidents as they arise, ensuring timely support. Staff discuss important issues with children, such as staying safe and managing healthy relationships. This helps the children to understand how to manage risk and develop coping strategies. Children develop relationships with staff that are built on trust and a mutual understanding.

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

Staff ensure that clear, consistent routines and boundaries are in place for the children. Incentive charts promote positive interactions and help children to develop independence skills. This helps the children to develop ways to express themselves effectively. Consequences are rarely used. However, when they are used, the effectiveness of the consequence is not always clear.

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

The manager ensures that risk management plans are in place for the children. The plans identify the risks and vulnerabilities and outline strategies to keep children safe. This helps children to feel safe and secure, which is reflected in the relationships between staff and the children and the settled nature of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers understand the children's needs, strengths and vulnerabilities. Staff are confident in the manager. A stable staff team is in place with a range of skills and experience. This promotes stability and security for the children. The relationships formed are built on trust and understanding.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that staff have access to training that is aligned with the children's needs. Training is delivered both online and face to face. Staff have access to an in-house psychologist who explores strategies to meet the children's needs. This provides consistency for the children around the care afforded to them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings take place monthly and offer an opportunity to share key messages, reflect on the children's progress, identify areas of need and address them with short information and training events. Messages to staff are clear and informative, ensuring that children receive consistent care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff's feedback about leaders and managers is consistently positive regarding the support they receive. They feel they can approach leaders and managers. One staff Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 5 member stated that they 'feel listened to' and are able to explore what they would like to develop on.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have regular supervision sessions. Staff are provided with the opportunity to discuss and explore how best to support the children. However, in some supervision notes, the conversations are limited in the recording, which results in limited reflection in the next supervision. Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 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

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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Requirement Due date

details of the child's behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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Requirement Due date

details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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Requirement Due date

the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure. (Regulation 35 (a)(ii)(v)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the reasons for consequences are clearly identified, and the oversight must show the appropriateness and the effectiveness of the consequences used. 21 October 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that any maintenance required in the home is recognised and addressed quickly, garden areas are maintained and inviting and children are encouraged and supported more frequently to address the tidiness of their bedrooms. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 14, paragraph 3.3) Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 7

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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: 2833469 8

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Thrive Residential Care Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Thrive Residential Care, Guardian House, Capricorn Park, Blakewater Road, Blackburn BB1 5QR

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Inspector

Claire Foster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2833469 9 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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Inspector

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