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Ofsted Closes Moss Farm After Serious Child Safety Failures

5/29/2025

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Ofsted has permanently closed Moss Farm Children’s Home, owned by reality star Ampika Pickston, after uncovering alarming risks to vulnerable children. Following multiple closures in just seven months due to serious safeguarding failures, a tribunal ruled that Pickston's management created ongoing dangers, barring her from any future involvement in care services without Ofsted's approval.

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Ofsted has permanently closed Moss Farm Children’s Home, owned by reality star Ampika Pickston, after uncovering alarming risks to vulnerable children. Following multiple closures in just seven months due to serious safeguarding failures, a tribunal ruled that Pickston's management created ongoing dangers, barring her from any future involvement in care services without Ofsted's approval.