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

The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

children and young people since the most recent full inspection. This home has not yet had a full inspection this inspection year. At this interim inspection, the home was 'not judged' . There have been no young people living at this home since March 11 2016. The registered provider has told Ofsted that the home will not be operational until August 2016. There is currently no registered manager, and the previous acting management arrangements came to an end when the last young person left the home in March. The provider has now recruited a new manager who will apply to Ofsted to become the registered manager. In addition, there is also a new deputy manager and a new responsible individual. All will be ready to take up their roles in July 2016. The new structure will aim to ensure that the leadership of the home will be robust. Leaders and managers will be accountable for the operational running of the home and for young people’s safety and welfare. This is a

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

significant and positive shift from the previous inspections, when there were some concerns about the management of the home and young people’s safety. It is clear that the organisation has taken time to consider fully the previous shortfalls in this home, in order to make progress, and in preparation for accepting new young people to live in the home. Time has been taken to ensure that staff recruitment takes priority and it is planned that all new staff will be in place in July. The organisation plans for a period of approximately one month for staff training and induction. This will ensure that the staff team will be skilled and competent before new admissions are accepted. Five out of the six requirements set at the last inspection have been met. There have been improvements to the handling of young people’s confidential information and there is a new manager’s office. Private conversations about

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

young people can take place in this new office, so that young people’s privacy and confidential information are not compromised. There is also a more robust approach to assessing risks. In particular, there is a process whereby the safety of young people being in and around the garden and the garage have been better considered. This is to ensure that any contractors completing work at the home will not leave dangerous equipment for young people to access. A lot of work has gone into developing safer recruitment procedures. New procedures will help to ensure that young people will be protected from any unsuitable adults working in the home. Two out of the three recommendations made at the last inspection have also been met. Improvements have been made to the house, which is more homely and better maintained. There is also a very clear workforce plan as to how staffing levels and competence will be monitored and managed. This ensures that staff will

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be appropriately recruited, supported, inducted and supervised, and that they will have their performance monitored and appraised well. One requirement is carried forward as the inspector was unable to measure progress. This is because there have been no young people in the house since the week after the last inspection. The requirement relates to making sure that all young people access appropriate education, according to their needs, and will be carried over and checked at the next inspection. In addition, one recommendation could not be measured. This was regarding staffs’ skills and knowledge about what their responsibilities are with regard to meeting young people’s educational needs. This recommendation will also be repeated and will be checked at the next inspection. When the last young person left the home after the last inspection in March, support was given to them to ensure that the placement ending was as positive as

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

it could be. There were two physical interventions that were referred to in the young person’s records. Restraint records for these two instances could not be found in the home. A requirement has been made at this inspection to ensure that from the point of young people’s admission, all restraints are fully recorded. This will mean that all restraints can be effectively monitored and that the information is clear to all.

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Information about this children's home

The home is privately owned and is registered to care for three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that must be taken so that the registered persons meet 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 persons must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the education standard, the registered person must:

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Requirement Due date

8 (2)(a)(i) ensure that staff help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans. 1/9/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 24 hours of the use of control, discipline or restraint in relation to children in the home, a record is made (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i-viii)). 1/9/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendations:  Ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills to understand each child's education and training targets and their next steps for learning. If a child's progress is not in line with their agreed targets or next steps, staff should seek advice from education professionals such as the virtual school head, special educational needs coordinator, learning mentor or teacher. Staff must challenge the child's education or training provider if the child does not receive sufficient support to progress as outlined in their relevant plans (‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.11.

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection, 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference that adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition, the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people whom it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’. 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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