Children's home run by Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report children’s home: SC062263 1 SC062263 Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is one of a number of children’s homes operated by a private company. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who has emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The organisation also has a small therapy department as well as primary and secondary education provisions, which young people can access if appropriate.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: not judged

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 30 January 2017

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home had been closed since 23 August 2016, but reopened on 15 September 2017 to provide care for one young person. During this period of closure, the organisation has made a real effort to make improvements to the home, including addressing the requirements and recommendations made at the last full inspection in September 2016.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Improvements to the physical environment have been made. The home has been redecorated and all outstanding repairs have been completed. It is furnished to a good standard and the young person is being encouraged to make this her home and Inspection report children’s home: SC062263 2 personalise it.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

A suitably experienced staff team has been allocated to this home. This team forms part of a larger team that also covers a second home that is run by the same manager. Staff benefit from working across the two homes, as it allows them to avoid the potential isolation of working in a solo home and enables them to share good practice and provide support for each other. More pertinently, it provides flexibility in terms of the manager being able to match the needs of the individual young people to the skills of the staff, a factor that has been given a great deal of consideration.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The team has been prepared well for the reopening of this home. The staff have been supported well by an innovative and child-focused manager who provides exceptionally good leadership for her team. New staff have been inducted well and the arrangements for supervision while the home has been closed have been effective in enabling staff to keep their skills and knowledge current. Staff are either qualified or on a pathway to complete a relevant qualification. They are provided with good training opportunities, which include both mandatory and needs-led training. For example, training in child sexual exploitation and self-harm has been scheduled for the forthcoming month. This is based on the assessed needs of this young person. A small number of staff are overdue refreshers in safeguarding and restraint training and a date for training in working with young people who display sexualised behaviour is yet to be agreed.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The recent admission was carefully considered and sensitively managed in the best interest of the young person. The manager undertook a detailed assessment of need before offering a placement. Once the decision was made to place, she worked closely with the placing authority to ensure that the transition into the home was well planned and sensitively managed. The social worker said, ‘The day we arrived was wonderful. Staff made it really special with balloons, a pamper pack and a tea she liked.’

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person has been supported well since she arrived at the home. Her individual needs, behaviours, risks and vulnerabilities have been assessed and detailed plans and risk assessments outline how these are to be met. She has been registered with routine health services and staff have worked closely with the placing authority to identify a suitable mainstream education placement, which has now been confirmed. They have ensured that her enthusiasm for school has been maintained by providing her with a busy in-house curriculum that has consisted of schoolwork and educational visits. The young person spoke positively about her experiences so far and described the home as a 9.5 out of 10 when speaking to her social worker.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been a recent change in the management of this home following the registered manager leaving on 19 September 2017. A new manager has been appointed and a detailed handover has taken place over a number of weeks prior to the registered manager leaving. In the interim, a suitably experienced person from within the organisation is maintaining oversight of this and the other home. This is until the new manager starts on 2 October 2017, when her application to register with Ofsted will be submitted. Inspection report children’s home: SC062263 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/01/2017 Interim Not judged 07/09/2016 Full Good 10/03/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness 17/12/2015 Full Requires improvement

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff can access appropriate facilities and resources to support their training needs. This is with specific reference to ensuring that staff, including bank staff, complete outstanding refreshers in safeguarding and restraint and are training in working with young people who display sexualised behaviours. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.11)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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.

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Information about this inspection

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

Using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’, this inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, 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’.

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Children’s home details

Inspection report children’s home: SC062263 4 Unique reference number: SC062263

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Timeout Children’s Homes Ltd, Unit 2, Mill Fold, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge HX6 4DH

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Inspector

Paul Scott: social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC062263 5 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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