Children's home in Preston

This monitoring visit

This unannounced monitoring inspection was undertaken due to an inadequate judgement of this home on 10 May 2016. This home was subject to a restriction of accommodation order between 13 May 2016 and 24 June 2016, following an inspection on 10 May 2016. There were significant concerns about safeguarding practice and management effectiveness. This monitoring inspection took place to evaluate progress and the registered person‘s compliance with the restriction notice. The registered person has complied with the restriction and no new young people have been admitted to the home during this period. One of the original four young people has moved to another placement, and three young people remain in residence. Ofsted set 12 requirements with a timescale of 26 June 2016 at the last inspection. The service has taken sufficient actions to meet the restriction notice. The remaining requirements will be monitored at the next inspection.

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Information about this children's home

The home may provide care and accommodation only for up to four young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is privately owned.

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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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6. (1) The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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(a) understand the children‘s home‘s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children; (b) use this understanding to deliver care that meets children‘s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to (b) ensure that staff— (ii) protect and promote each child's welfare; (vi) help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult. 26/06/2016

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7.—(1) The children‘s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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(a) develop positive relationships with them; (b) engage with them; and (c) take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children‘s care and welfare and their lives.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the 26/06/2016 registered person to— (a) ensure that staff— (ii) help each child to express views, wishes and feelings; (iv) regularly consult children, and seek their feedback, about the quality of the home's care.

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8.—(1) The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— (a) that staff— (i) help each child to achieve the child's education and training targets, as recorded in the child's relevant plans; (ii) support each child's learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study; (v) promote opportunities for each child to learn informally. 26/06/2016

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9.—(1) The enjoyment and achievement standard is that children take part in and benefit from a variety of activities that meet their needs and develop and reflect their creative, cultural, intellectual, physical and social interests and skills.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— (a) that staff help each child to— (i) develop the child's interests and hobbies; (ii) participate in activities that the child enjoys and which meet and expand the child's interests and preferences; and (iii) make a positive contribution to the home and the wider community; and (b) that each child has access to a range of activities that enable the child to pursue the child's interests and hobbies. 26/06/2016

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10.—(1) The health and well-being standard is that— (a) the health and well-being needs of children are met; (c) children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles. 26/06/2016

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11.—(1) The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, 26/06/2016 relationships based on— (a) mutual respect and trust; (b) an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and (c) positive responses to other children and adults.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— (a) that staff— (i) meet each child's behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child's relevant plans; (ii) help each child to develop socially aware behaviour; (iii) encourage each child to take responsibility for the child's behaviour, in accordance with the child's age and understanding; (iv) help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone; (v) communicate to each child expectations about the child's behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child's age and understanding; (vi) help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child's age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful; (vii) help each child to develop the understanding and skills to

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recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship; (viii) strive to gain each child's respect and trust; (ix) understand how children's previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children; (x) are provided with supervision and support to enable them to understand and manage their own feelings and responses to the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same; (xi) de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children; (xii) understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and (xiii) have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them.

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12. (1) The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— (a) 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; (iv) manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; (vi) take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare; and (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. 26/06/2016

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13.—(1) The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children‘s home that— (a) helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and (b) promotes their welfare

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(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— (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; (f) understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home. 26/06/2016

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14.–(1) The care planning standard is that is that children- (a) receive effectively planned acre in or through the children‘s home;

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(2)(c)that each child‘s relevant plans are followed 26/06/2016 16.–(5) 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. 26/06/2016

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25.—(1) After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must— (a)take adequate precautions against the risk of fire with specific reference to a fire risk assessment 26/06/2016

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36.—(1) The registered person must maintain records (―case records‖) for each child which—

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(a)include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; (b)are kept up to date; and (c)are signed and dated by the author of each entry. 26/06/2016

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and progress made by the home since their 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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