Children's home run by Capstone Care Provider Limited in Nottingham

Amanda Ellis

This monitoring visit . This home had a full inspection on 26 April 2016. The outcome for this inspection was a judgement of inadequate, due to widespread leadership, management and safeguarding failures. The registered person agreed not to provide any further placements and to notify Ofsted at least six weeks prior to accepting any new placements. There are currently no children or young people resident.

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Amanda Ellis

The purpose of the monitoring visit focused on measuring improvements and how effective these were in raising standards. The provider was able to demonstrate good progress to meet regulatory requirements. However, a further full inspection will be undertaken when children or young people are in placement. This is necessary to accurately assess if the provider has fully addressed all statutory requirements.

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Amanda Ellis

Since the last inspection, managers have ensured that the home benefits from a full staff team. The staff rota demonstrates effective forward planning. Consequently, young people are likely to benefit from increased stability, with a staff team who they will know, and be familiar with. Additionally, the home has a team of experienced relief staff who can provide emergency cover. This reduces the need to use agency staff, therefore ensuring continuity of care practice.

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Amanda Ellis

The staff team have engaged in a programme of training. The training includes first aid, medication administration, physical intervention, safeguarding, and responding to child sexual exploitation. This means the staff team have up to date knowledge to ensure they understand and can respond to a range of health and safeguarding issues. All members of staff are enrolled and studying on appropriate mandatory training programmes. This ensures a well-qualified staff team.

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Amanda Ellis

In preparation for the admission of a new child or young person, the registered manager has collated a range of information and resources. These relate to health care, community and recreational facilities. Additionally, she has developed guides for staff to use in one-to-one work with children and young people. These developments show that the registered manager has a vision and structured approach about how she wants her staff team to support children and young people.

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Amanda Ellis

The registered manager has audited the staff recruitment files and has satisfied herself that the staff team have the relevant vetting checks, in line with safer recruitment. She has reviewed staff files, which are now up to date, detailed and compliant with regulations. The manager can now produce evidence to the inspector to demonstrate she has managerial oversight and understanding of recruitment, training, supervision and personnel matters.

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Amanda Ellis

The senior management team have reviewed the statement of purpose. Changes to the description of the home provide a more accurate picture of the function, operation and ethos of the home. This means that placing authorities, parents and carers can gain a comprehensive overview of the home and how it operates.

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Amanda Ellis

The registered person has purchased an additional car for the use of staff. This means staff will be able to respond proactively to locate children or young people, if they are missing from the home. Consequently, this provides a better safeguarding response when children or young people are at potential risk of harm.

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Amanda Ellis

The home environment has improved, with some redecoration and improvements to the interior of the home. However there are areas which require additional work to ensure a reduction in health and safety risks, such as uneven and damaged floor surfaces. Additionally, improvements to the interior of the home are required to ensure a more nurturing environment, including a reduction in features which provide an institutionalised appearance. The provider is fully cooperating with raising standards and has provided a commitment to raising standards prior to accepting any new admissions.

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Amanda Ellis

Since the last full inspection the registered individual and registered manager have focused on implementing change and successfully promoted improvement to the operation of the home. This demonstrates the provider’s capacity to respond to concerns and implement change.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately owned home that provides care and accommodation for one young person with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that must be taken so that the registered person(s) meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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5: Engaging with the wider system to ensure children's needs are met

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff:

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(d) seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organizations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. With particular regard to ensuring attendance at statutory and child protection meetings and clear communication with the multi-disciplinary team. 21/06/2016

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In order to meet the health and well-being standard the registered person must ensure:

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(b) Children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being, with specific regard to ensuring proactive support in enabling children and young people to understand the risks of smoking and access smoking cessation programmes. 21/06/2016 12: The protection of children standard

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In order to meet the protection of children standard, with particular reference to the protection of young people that may go missing from the home, the registered person must :

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(2)(a) ensure that staff - (i) assess whether each child is at risk of harm , taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; (ii) help each child to understand how to keep safe (iii) have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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(b) that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. 21/06/2016

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13: The leadership and management standard

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In order to meet the leadership and management standard:

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(2) the registered person must ensure they:

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(a) lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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(c) ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. This is with particular reference to ensure all permanent, relief and agency staff have received training as stated within the statement of purpose and training and skills specific to children’s individual specified needs.

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(d) ensure the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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(f) understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child 21/06/2016 and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home.

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The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must ensure that the home is at all times conducted in a manner which is consistent with its statement of purpose. (Regulation 16 (1) (5)) 21/06/2016

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The registered person must ensure full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. This includes obtaining information for all permanent, relief and agency staff used. (Regulation 32 (3) (d)) 21/06/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month and that the independent person must produce a report about a visit (“the independent person’s report”) which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether children are effectively safeguarded and the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being. (Regulation 44 (1) (4) (a) (b)) 21/06/2016

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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

 Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care sets out the steps local authorities and their partners should take to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do go missing. Children’s homes should have regard to the relevant aspects of this guidance. With particular reference to ensuring local protocols followed in regards to attempts to locate young people. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 45, paragraph 9.25)

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Recommendations

 When a child returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity for the child to have an independent return home interview. Homes should take account of information provided by such interviews when assessing risks and putting arrangements in place to protect each child. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 45, paragraph 9.30)

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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 children's home since its last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. in 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 this guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234 or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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