Children's home run by Carbrey Care Ltd in Gloucester

Inspection report children’s home: 1155761 1 Registered provider: Carbrey Care Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

Marsh Villa is a three-bedroomed, privately owned residential children’s home for up to three girls.

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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 sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home received a full inspection on 1 August 2017. It has continued to operate well and provide stability for children.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children receive very good-quality care from a staff team that knows them very well. Unfortunately, just recently a number of staff have been either on sick leave or absent, resulting in the use of some agency staff. The impact on the children has been kept to a minimum, as the manager and the core staff team have increased their working hours where possible. Further development in respect of stabilising the staff team is required, as the additional strain on the manager is not sustainable.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

A positive development is the recruitment of a social-work qualified deputy manager to support the manager. She is due to take up her post in February 2018, and brings with Inspection report children’s home: 1155761 2 her a wealth of knowledge and experience.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff work hard to provide a high standard of interior decoration, and have created a very attractive, homely environment that reflects the children’s personalities. Throughout the home there is extensive evidence of how the children’s views are captured and reflected. For example, children plan film and activity nights and places to visit, and so on.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Relationships between staff and the children are warm, nurturing and reassuring, and show the staff to be professional and skilful. All of the staff spoken to, or observed, demonstrated a very good understanding of the children’s needs.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Considered and personalised plans provide staff with clear guidelines that have resulted in the children continuing to make significant strides forward. For one child who has complex needs, the manager and staff demonstrated great care and advocacy, ensuring a smooth move from the home to the care of her parent.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

In particular, one child has been sensitively welcomed back to the home after a period of living in secure accommodation. In doing so, this child has been reminded that the staff care, and have her interests at heart. Warm, fun and kindly relationships were observed between this child and the staff. Records scrutinised indicate that there has been, in a short period of time, a significant reduction in the child’s risk-taking behaviours and an increased level of safe unsupervised time.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been a few physical interventions during this inspection period. They were managed effectively, and occurred in order to prevent any risk of children harming themselves.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has continued to be managed and led by a highly qualified registered manager. The staff are well motivated and enthusiastic. They receive regular supervision which is of an acceptable standard and contains practice reflection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Informative and well-structured regulation 44 visits feed into the routine monitoring and reviewing systems within the home. A detailed action plan outlining future improvements provides sufficient evidence of the manager’s continued scrutiny and oversight of the home.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/08/2017 27/02/2017 Full Interim Good Improved effectiveness 26/07/2016 Full Requires improvement 12/04/2016 Full Inadequate Inspection report children’s home: 1155761 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

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child. (Regulation 13(1)(2)(d)) 28/02/2018

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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’. Inspection report children’s home: 1155761 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 17 Brunswick Square, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 1UG

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Inspector:

Linda Bond, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1155761 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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Inspector:

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