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Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 1 Registered provider: Care 4 Children Residential Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately owned and run. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children or young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged outstanding 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 young people living at the home continue to make progress from their starting points. Their life chances are significantly improved through daily educational attendance, regular ongoing therapeutic support and by remaining safe both in and outside the home. The staff provide a stable and caring environment in which the young people thrive in all aspects of their lives. Since the last inspection, no young people have left or joined the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Professionals spoke about being ‘proud’ of the changes that the young people have achieved since living at the home. The young people also spoke about being ‘put on the right path’ and one said: ‘Some staff are amazing and exceed at their job.’

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, there have been no physical interventions, incidents of going missing from home, incidents of child sexual exploitation, drug or alcohol use or any Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 2 significant incidents. The young people grow in their sense of self-worth and in their understanding of risk and those who may pose a risk to their emotional and physical welfare.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young people are consulted regularly about their care. As a result of staff actively listening to their wishes and views, many of the young people have enjoyed increased family contact and improvements in the quality of those relationships.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Managerial processes in monitoring young people’s progress are thorough and regular. The holistic nature of the young people’s reviews ensures that all aspects of the young people’s lives are considered and that plans are continuously updated. The manager and staff work well with other agencies to ensure that the young people benefit from joined- up services.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

When complaints have been made, the manager has dealt with these effectively and sought to make improvements to practice where necessary. The quality of recording by staff, on the whole, is clear and detailed. However, the actions of staff in searching rooms can be confusing and the subsequent recording of room searches is insufficiently detailed, which leaves the young people unsure as to the staff’s rational in removing some belongings.

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Recommendations

 A child’s bedroom should not generally be entered without their permission, though it may be necessary to establish routines to allow for rooms to be cleaned regularly. Usually, rooms should only be searched if the child has been informed or asked for their permission. Immediate searching may be necessary where there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is a risk to the child’s or another person’s safety or well-being. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 16, paragraph 3.20)

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Recommendations

In addition, completion of such documentation should clearly reflect this process. Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 3

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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

Registered provider: Care 4 Children Residential Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Stuart Road, Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 2SR

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Inspector

Pauline Yates, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 4 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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