Children's Home run by Inspire Care (UK) Limited in Staffordshire

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection in May 2016, the registered manager and staff have worked hard to address all the previous requirements and recommendations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home continues to care for one young person. The young person has not had any incidents of self-harm. He has not needed to be physically restrained and has not gone missing from care.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff work collaboratively with educational providers and the placing authority to create a tailor-made educational package. Despite all efforts, the young person has struggled to engage in education and to make sustained progress. This means that the young person’s opportunities to reach his full potential are compromised.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff have a good understanding of the young person’s presenting risks. The manager has taken action when safeguarding concerns have arisen. The young person’s plans and risk assessments are clear and consistent. These are reviewed regularly to ensure that they are live documents that reflect his current needs. Multi-agency work with the police, the designated officer and the young person’s social worker helps to underpin staff practice with regard to keeping the young person safe.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person’s health needs are promoted and reviewed. For example, the staff ensure that the young person has the opportunity to access clinical support. The manager also ensures that staff receive specialist training from the commissioned clinician. This means that the young person’s care is tailored to his individual needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person participates in regular house meetings. The young person understands how decisions are made and the degree to which he is able to influence them. Recently, the young person has been actively involved in the recruitment of staff for the home. This experience has enabled the young person to influence decisions that have a direct impact on his everyday life. Staff ensure that key-working sessions have a clear focus on the young person’s specific needs. The sessions cover sensitive topics such as child sexual exploitation, self-harm and health. This supports the young person to develop his life skills in keeping himself safe, both in the community and online.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person is encouraged to stay in touch his family. This includes staff giving him the practical support to make contact possible. These meaningful and well-planned contacts mean that the young person enjoys seeing his family.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

An independent visitor completes monthly visits and writes a detailed report following each visit. The manager uses these reports to help her develop the service, with the key focus being on the young person’s care. However, the last four reports have not been sent to Ofsted.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager is in the process of recruiting permanent and agency members of staff to fill three vacancies. The manager’s plans include using agency staff to cover the current vacancies. However, little consideration has been given to ensuring that the use of agency staff does not result in some shifts being covered by agency staff only.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home. The home is registered to provide care for up to two young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25 May 2016 Full Good 14 January 2016 Interim Not judged

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person(s) meet(s) 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 with the given timescales.

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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. The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to HMCI. (Regulation 44(7)(a)) 24/02/2017

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation: No more than half the staff on duty at any one time, by day or night, should be from an external agency. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.17)

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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 who 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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