Children's Home run by Hillcrest Children‟s Services (2) Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 1 SC398393 Options BESD (1) Limited

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home may provide care and accommodation for up to two young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This unannounced monitoring visit was undertaken to consider the actions taken in response to two compliance notices. These notices were issued following an interim inspection on 29 March 2017. Since the last inspection, one young person has moved out of the home and one young person has remained in placement.

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This monitoring visit

The vacant bedroom is now clean and tidy. Staff have ordered a new en suite bathroom in preparation for a new young person. The other young person’s bedroom has been decorated. The young person has been fully involved in choosing the colours and the curtains for his bedroom. The shower in his en suite bathroom has now been replaced and his bedroom is now clean and tidy. This means that the home is now well maintained, providing young people with a safe and comfortable home to live in.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have reviewed young people’s risk assessments. A new system has been implemented to ensure that staff are fully aware of the new templates. This will make sure that all risk assessments are bespoke to individual young people. Managers have taken action to make sure that young people who are at risk of child sexual exploitation have appropriate risk assessments in place. Managers have arranged meetings with partner agencies to ensure that they are all working collaboratively in reducing the risk of child sexual exploitation. This means that staff are now able to recognise and protect young people from harm.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notices have been met. The remaining requirements will be monitored at the next inspection. No new requirements have been made. Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 29/03/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 11/07/2016 Full Good 09/03/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 15/09/2015 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to 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 person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

5: Engaging with the wider system to ensure children’s needs are met In order to meet the engaging with the wider system standard, the registered person must ensure that: (c) if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. 12/05/2017

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Requirement Due date

11: The positive relationships standard In order to meet the positive relationships standard, the registered person must ensure that: (1)(a) children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on mutual respect and trust; (c) positive responses to other children and adults. 12/05/2017

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Requirement Due date

12: The protection of children standard In order to meet the protection of children standard, the registered person must ensure that: (2)(a)(i) staff assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans; (v) staff understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; (vi) staff take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; (b) 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; (d) the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable 12/05/2017 Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 4 hazards to the child’s health.

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Requirement Due date

13: The leadership and management standard In order to meet the leadership and management standard, the registered person must: (1)(b) enable, inspire and lead a culture in relation to the children’s home that promotes children’s welfare; (2)(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; (h) use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. 12/05/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 5 days of the use a measure of control, discipline or restraint, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35(3)(c)) 12/05/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain in the home the records in schedule 4 and ensure that the records are kept up to date. (Regulation 37(2)(a)(b)) 12/05/2017

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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.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Options BESD (1) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Turnpike Gate House, Alcester Heath, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 5JG

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Inspector

Sandra King, social care regulatory inspector Inspection report for children’s home – Monitoring visit: SC398393 6 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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Inspector

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