Children's Home run by CR Children’s Care Ltd in LeicestershireOfsted inspection, 23 Sept 2026

Inspection report children's home: 2842753 1 Registered provider: CR Childrens 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

This is a privately owned home. It provides care for up to 2 children who may experience 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. One child was away from the home and was not spoken to.

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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: 27 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 children's home: 2842753 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/01/2026 Full Good Inspection report children's home: 2842753 3

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Summary of findings

Since the previous inspection, 2 children remain living in the home. The children are cared for by staff who understand the importance of building strong and nurturing relationships. Staff and managers have developed good relationships with children’s families and other professionals to support children’s needs, keep them safe and help them to progress and achieve.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are cared for by staff who are motivated and aspirational for them. Staff speak about children with warmth and are proud of their achievements. Staff understand the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships with children as a foundation to help them make progress and keep them safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm and welcoming and is furnished and decorated to a high standard throughout. Photos of children and staff having fun and enjoying a recent holiday are proudly displayed, along with artwork children have made. There are areas of the home where children and staff can enjoy spending time together or time apart, and children are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms to reflect their own individual tastes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise the importance of education for children, both now and as they progress into adulthood. They are strong advocates for children, seeking to ensure that they have plans which meet their needs and wishes. When waiting for suitable formal education places, managers work closely with other agencies and parents whilst staff enrich children’s informal learning, for example by supporting their independence skills. One child who had been out of formal education for some time, now has aspirations to go to university and is being supported to look at routes to achieve this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs, including their emotional health, are understood and promoted by staff and managers. Staff ensure prompt medical advice is sought and specialist advice is accessed when required. Any assessments are progressed in line with children’s wishes. Staff revisit discussions with children when they might need more support. The therapist who works with the managers, staff and children in the home also contributes to children’s care planning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported by staff to keep in touch with people who are important to them when this is in line with their care plans. Children’s wishes and feelings are evident throughout their care planning. Records are carefully and sensitively written to children and convey the sense of pride and understanding staff have for them.

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

Inspection report children's home: 2842753 4 Children have individualised care plans and safety plans which are updated regularly, including after any incidents. Staff understand individual children’s needs and vulnerabilities and are kept up to date when any changes are made to plans to support children. Children’s voices are evident in their plans and reflect how they want to be supported by staff.

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

The strong relationships staff and children have built helps staff to recognise when children might be struggling and need additional support. Managers advocate for timely intervention from specialist partner agencies when this is needed to keep children and others safe. This effective multi agency working helps to avoid incidents escalating.

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

The manager has effective oversight of incidents. Debriefs with children and staff are timely and reflect learning to be embedded going forwards. Staff have received specialist training which reflects the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children living in the home. The staff work together effectively as a team to ensure consistency of care for children.

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

Children and staff have meaningful discussions about topics that are important to children. Discussions are both planned and unplanned and reflect known and emerging needs and concerns. These discussions are revisited to embed understanding, help to obtain children’s view and feelings and to inform any other actions that may be needed to help keep children safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is a strong advocate for children. They are supported by an equally aspirational deputy manager. Managers and senior leaders share a strong ethos for the home and a commitment to lead by example.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are positive about the support provided by managers and leaders, both for themselves and for the children living in the home. Staff spoken to describe the home as being the ‘best place’ they have ever worked and commented on it feeling like a family.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

External professionals and a family member who was spoken to also commented on the ‘family feel’ of this home. They are positive about the quality and effectiveness of communication between with themselves and the manager and staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is detailed and effective management oversight across all areas of the home. Staff are comfortable to raise any issues with managers and any shortfalls in practice or identified learning is explored and embedded into practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are confident in requesting more in-depth training when they feel this will be beneficial. The home’s manager works in close conjunction with the organisation’s therapist to enrich staff’s understanding of how to best support children’s needs. Inspection report children's home: 2842753 5 Staff supervision sessions and team meetings are regular and effective. The manager prioritises staff wellbeing and understands how this impacts on the experiences of children. Staff are positive about the support they receive on a day-to-day basis and also after any incidents which may have impacted on their wellbeing

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are no requirements or recommendations from this inspection and the 2 recommendations from the previous inspection have been met. Inspection report children's home: 2842753 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 children's home: 2842753 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: CR Childrens Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: The Old Dairy, Friz Hill Farm Barns, Walton, Warwick CV35 9HH

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Inspector

Caroline Hose, social care inspector Inspection report children's home: 2842753 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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