Children's Home run by The Beeches UK limited in Peterborough

Unique reference number SC466786 Inspector Angie Bishop Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person The Beeches UK Ltd Registered person address 218 Dogsthorpe Road Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE1 3PB Responsible individual Quinton John Lovis Registered manager Denise Lea Grayston Date of last inspection 09/12/2014 2 of 6 Inspection date 24/02/2015

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Previous inspection adequate Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged adequate at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

The manager has addressed three of the four requirements and the one recommendation raised at the full inspection. The manager and the staff do not consistently sign the record of visitors to the home. As a result, there is no record of who was on the premises at all times and this has the potential to compromise young people’s safety should an incident occur.

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This inspection

Two shortfalls were identified during the inspection.

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This inspection

Some records are not available in the children’s home; the manager stores these in a central location. This means that staff are not able to access their training or supervision records on site.

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This inspection

The manager does not seek feedback from parents or professionals. Consequently, the manager’s monitoring is ineffective as it lacks the views of family members and the placing local authorities.

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This inspection

Young people make progress in education. They attend consistently and staff use individual educational progress to inform targeted planning in the home. As a result, young people experience a consistent approach to their education whilst at school and in the home. One young person said: ‘I went to six schools before, and I got bullied.’

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This inspection

Staff creatively promote young people’s independence skills. This means young people constantly make progress in all areas of their development. One young person said: ‘I am given some responsibilities; loads of independence stuff.’ Staff also encourage young people to form friendships outside of the home. One young person attends army cadets and spends free time in the community with friends he has made there. He and staff regularly review his free time in line with his friends’ 3 of 6 free time; this minimises the disparity between the young person and his peers.

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This inspection

Staff seek young people’s views in a variety of ways. Their views apprise the manager and staff of their wishes and feelings. Consequently, young people feel listened to and are more likely to share their views. A young person said: ‘Staff ask me what I want to do and try and arrange it for me.’

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This inspection

Staff support and facilitate contact between young people and their families. One young person has recently progressed to contact within her family home. As a result, contact is of better quality and the young person’s experience is more positive. 4 of 6

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a private company and is registered to accommodate up to three young people aged from 10 to 18 years with learning difficulties, and emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/12/2014 Full adequate 04/02/2014 Full good

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) maintain in the children's home, the records specified in Schedule 4 and ensure they are kept up to date (Regulation 29 Schedule 4 (1) (13)) 25/03/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure there is a system for improving the quality of care provided in the children's home that provides for consultation with children accommodated in the home, their parents and placing authorities. (Regulation 34 (1)(b)(3)) 25/03/2015

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 ensure the home has and implements a written policy that clarifies the purpose format and content of information to be kept on the registered person's files. This refers specifically to staff supervision and training 5 of 6 records being kept in the home. (NMS 22.1) Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Recommendations

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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