Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in North Yorkshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC481631 1 SC481631 Registered provider: Pebbles Care Limited

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Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by an independent provider. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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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 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

Some of the children and young people are making good progress. Other children, despite the management team’s efforts to match their needs to others, have experienced placement breakdown. The management team has been swift to recognise and act when placements are not working. They have done all that they can to help children move on positively. New children transition into this home in a planned way. The staff team ensures that there is good support both in the home and the community. This minimises the stress of changing placements for children, and helps them feel that they are looked after by staff who care. The children rarely go missing from home. When they do go missing, the staff are quick Inspection report children’s home: SC481631 2 to follow risk management plans and locate them. Effective liaison with the police and other agencies ensures that risks are kept to a minimum when any episodes of missing

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

from home occur. The children are making good progress in education. The staff continue to work effectively with the virtual head and schools to ensure that children benefit from being in an educational setting which meets their needs. Children who are not able to access school full time are supported in the home. They have clear plans with an aim of reintegration. The children’s health remains good. Children are up to date with routine health appointments. They also enjoy a range of activities which promote ongoing good physical health, such as swimming. The children and staff relationships are growing stronger. The children enjoy spending time with staff. They access a range of activities together, such as meals out and trips to the cinema. Contact with the children’s family members remains a priority. For some children, contact is maintained and, in some instances, increased at the child’s request and on a

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

planned basis in line with their care plan. This helps children to rebuild relationships with loved ones and helps them to improve their sense of identity. Restorative practice is still used effectively. This is helping the children to recognise the consequence of their actions. They learn positive ways to make amends. The staff continue to manage incidents of challenging behaviour positively and physical intervention is not used. After behavioural incidents, children have the space to talk through issues with the staff. This is increasing children’s self-esteem and is helping them to progress to managing their own behaviour in a positive manner. The management team does not always recognise the seriousness of some behavioural incidents. Consequently, these incidents are not reported to the regulatory body. This is hindering the regulator’s ability to monitor safeguarding practice. The management team continues to use effective monitoring systems which track the

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

children’s progress. The manager is constantly looking for learning opportunities and refreshing the systems used in the home to ensure that they are effective. The independent visitor’s reports continue to support the manager’s oversight of the service. The report is not received by the regulatory body in a timely manner. This delays the regulatory body’s oversight of this service. The staff team receives regular supervision. The recording of supervision does not reflect discussions which have taken place. Recordings do not explore staff’s reflection on children’s progress. This potentially hinders the staff in improving their care practice. The manager is maintaining good relationships with other professionals such as social workers, teachers and the police. The manager and staff act as advocates for the children to make sure that they receive the support that they need. The manager is successfully using a new system to capture feedback from children. This

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

is ensuring that the children’s views are heard and that they feel their opinions are valued. This new system is meeting a recommendation set at the last inspection Inspection report children’s home: SC481631 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/07/2017 Full Good 19/12/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 29/06/2016 Full Requires improvement 18/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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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 independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to HMCI. (Regulation 44(7)(a)) In particular, the regulator requires this in a timely way to ensure safeguarding is monitored. 28/02/2018

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if— there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40(4)(a)) 14/02/2018

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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 Inspection report children’s home: SC481631 4 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: Pebbles Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Rouse House. 2 Wyther Lane, Kirkstall Leeds West Yorkshire LS5 3BT

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Inspector:

Rachel Holden, HMI social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC481631 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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