New Park Project (The)

New Park Project (The) Inspection report for children's home

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Unique reference number SC065046 Inspector Wendy Anderson Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Telephone number 01202 428 444 Email sbailey@beaufortcaregroup.co.uk Registered person The Beaufort Projects Limited Registered person address Suite 3 Basepoint, Enterprise Close Hurn CHRISTCHURCH Dorset BH23 6NX Responsible individual Jennifer Lynne Kendall Registered manager Sally Bailey Date of last inspection 06/11/2014 2 of 6 New Park Project (The)

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Previous inspection good Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

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

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This inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection 6 November 2014. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness.

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This inspection

At the last inspection three requirements and three recommendations were made. The requirements referred to ensuring Regulation 33 visitors regularly cover all required areas during their visits, to ensure the statement of purpose accurately reflects the home’s current practices including the use of door alarms where required and with agreement from the placing authority and to ensure fire records accurately record the time of the fire drill and include a night time drill. All of these have now been met. The recommendations related to ensuring health care plans contain an evaluation of the work undertaken and its effectiveness, that young people’s placement plans consistently detail how the home will meet the individual’s identified needs and the Registered Manager should complete a safe area report. These have now all been met.

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This inspection

Since the last inspection there have been two admissions. The files of these two young people were inspected. One of these admissions was planned and the other was a short notice placement. The process for the planned admission was very thorough. This included several visits between the young person and staff at the home along with all the required information being obtained, most of which was prior to the young person’s admission. The home is still awaiting an updated care plan from the placing local authority and staff at the home have been proactive in chasing this information. The same situation is evident in the documentation of the short notice placement. Despite these shortfalls both admissions were well managed and included preparing the existing young people for new arrivals.

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This inspection

Behaviour management at the home remains effective. In particular the two new young people have made good progress from their starting point upon admission in 3 of 6 this area. This has included a decrease in the number of aggressive incidents and young people going missing compared with their previous placements. There have been three incidents of restraint since the last inspection. The language used by staff in two of these records does not clearly demonstrate the behaviours which led to the restraint.. This means that it is not possible to monitor the appropriateness of an intervention. The records of financial sanctions also lack clarity. Although records contain information on the total amount of the financial sanction they do not contain details of how much per week and for how long the sanction is imposed.

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This inspection

Young people continue to make good progress from their starting points upon admission. They benefit from receiving care form an experienced, child centred team who have the young people’s well-being at the core of all their work. Young people remain very positive about their placement and spoke positively about the staff team who care for them.

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This inspection

There have been no safeguarding referrals since the last inspection. The staff have effective working relationships with the Local Authority Designated Office and make referrals in an appropriate and timely manner. The staff have also been involved in some proactive work in this area by highlighting potential concerns about people in the local community.

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This inspection

The staff team work effectively with fellow professionals who speak highly of the work the staff undertake with those in their care. They felt the support and the clear boundaries set and adhered to by the staff are excellent. One external professional said they felt the staff were very good at developing new and innovate practices to ensure the individual needs of young people are met. Linked with this the staff are quick to adapt to suggestions made by fellow professionals. They also felt the staff members were very good at raising young people’s expectations of what they are able to achieve in their lives.

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This inspection

Since the last inspection there has been some redecoration to improve the home’s environment.

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This inspection

Notifications are sent to Ofsted as required. Staff ensure these documents are detailed so as to provide an accurate picture of events.

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This inspection

There are appropriate monitoring systems in place which enables the manager to evaluate the home’s work and the practice of the staff team. They do not identify all of the areas for improvement noted in this report.

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This inspection

Regulation 33 reports have improved but the Registered Manager and the Responsible Individual do not consistently complete their sections of the report. A recommendation is made with reference to this.

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This inspection

Actions taken by the home’s management team since the last inspection evidence their commitment to improving the care they provide to the young people. 4 of 6

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is owned and operated by a private company. The home provides care for up to four children and young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/11/2014 Full good 27/03/2014 Interim good progress 27/08/2013 Full adequate 12/07/2013 Full inadequate

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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) ensure in respect of each child who is accommodated in a children's home a record is maintained which includes all the information, documents and records specified in Schedule 3. (Regulation 28 (a) (Schedule 3)) 30/06/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

17B (2001) ensure that within 24 hours of the use of any measure of control, restraint or discipline in a children’s home, a written record is made in a volume kept for the purpose of which shall include details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure. In particular the language used to describe the behaviours must be clear. (Reg 17B(3(b)) 30/06/2015 5 of 6

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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 registered person takes action to address any issues of concern that they identify or which is raised with them; in particular in relation to the action point raised at and the quality of the independent monitoring visits and the visibility of the leadership of the home. NMS 21.9  ensure sanction and rewards for behaviour are clear reasonable and fair and are understood by all staff and children. In particular ensure sanction records include detail of the length of sanction. Where a sanction is financial ensure the amount to be repaid weekly and the duration of these weekly payments is clearly recorded. (NMS 3.8) 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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