Children's Home run by Clouds Children’s Care Ltd in Derbyshire

This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 16 November 2015. Nine requirements were made. One requirement was escalated to a compliance notice, which related to Regulation 12, the protection of children standard. The inspector identified young people were not protected from harm because staff did not have sufficient skills, knowledge and training.

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This monitoring visit

This visit monitored actions taken by the provider to address the shortfalls set out in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

The registered person has taken sufficient action to ensure that the compliance notice is met.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received a range of training since the full inspection which includes behaviour management; bespoke restraint training; first aid; basic food hygiene; the administration of medication and health and safety. The training has improved staff’s skills and knowledge to enable them to provide safe individualised care.

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This monitoring visit

Training certificates were available which demonstrated that most staff received safeguarding and child protection training in September 2015. Training has been arranged for the remaining two members of staff for January 2016.

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Staff attended a recognised two day training course on behaviour management, including the use of restraint. This focussed particularly on a young person’s complex individual needs. This helps to ensure staff have the necessary skills to carry out restraint in a safe and appropriate manner. One restraint has been carried out since the full inspection. The incident report form demonstrated safe practice.

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All staff have now received first aid training which means there is always at least one person on duty with a suitable first aid qualification.

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Two staff are in the process of registering on the level 3 qualification for working with children and young people.

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The registered manager has produced a staff training matrix and in addition, each member of staff has their own training matrix. Individual certificates are in place for all the training received. The matrices include dates for refresher training. This means that there is forward planning to ensure staff’s training is up to date.

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The provision of all mandatory training now means that the home is now operating in line with the statement of purpose.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately owned children’s home, registered for up to three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the home since their last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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