Children's home run by 2nd Nurture Limited in St. Helens

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was not judged . At the time of the inspection, there were no children or young people living at the home. The young person officially left the home the day before the inspection. However, he has remained in the care of his parents since Christmas, with outreach support from the home until the 28-day notice period was completed. The home has continued to transport the young person to and from school each day. The young person is reported to have settled back into the family home well. There have been no notifications sent to Ofsted of a safeguarding nature since the last inspection. The registered manager confirmed that there have been no significant safeguarding incidents requiring a notification in line with the regulations for children’s homes. The registered manager is considering referrals for a young person to move into

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

the home and will only accept a young person whose needs the home can meet. She will inform Ofsted when a new young person moves into the home. The requirements and recommendations from the last inspection have been suitably addressed. The young person’s health plan has been updated to include his use of electronic cigarettes, the home’s role in not promoting use of the electronic cigarette and information relating to how the home has encouraged and supported the young person to attend health and developmental appointments. The registered manager has developed a new format for the six-monthly quality of care review that she completes, and the independent visitor has provided Ofsted with the monthly external monitoring reports. All staff working in the home are now registered with the Open University to support their continuing professional development. Improvements have been made in the quality of the decoration of

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

the physical environment. These include the decoration of bedrooms, new beds and the replacement of the rear door to the home. Written policies are now in place in relation to the use of electronic cigarettes and the employment of family members. The quality of the independent monitoring of the home by the independent visitor needs some improvement. In order for this to be fully effective, the independent visitor should consult with the young people living at the home, their families, social workers and other professionals involved, to gain their views about the care provided. Furthermore, the independent visitor should clearly outline in the report any recommendations for action following the visit. This would demonstrate a more robust approach to the external monitoring and review of the home and would support the manager to identify strengths and weaknesses in the home and to make improvements.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and offers care and accommodation to one young person who has emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

11/02/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Statutory requirement

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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person should ensure that the independent visitor consults with such of the children, their parents, relatives, and persons working at the home as the independent person requires. Furthermore, the registered person must consider whether or not to take action in response to the recommendations identified in the independent visitor’s report. (Regulation 44(2)(a)(5)) In particular, the independent visitor should ensure that they regularly consult with the young people living at the home, as well as other people, including the young people’s families, social workers and other professionals involved, to gain their views about the care provided. Additionally, the independent visitor should clearly outline in the report any recommendations for action following the visit. 24/02/2017

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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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