Children's Home run by Progressive Care Limited in Sheffield

Inspection report children’s home: SC002930 1 SC002930 Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately operated children’s home. It provides care and accommodation for up to eight children 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

Since the last inspection, the home has been on a continuous journey of improvement. The young people are benefiting from consistency of care from a more stable and experienced staff team. The young people have been able to establish trusting and meaningful relationships with staff and feel a sense of belonging that has seen, for some young people, significant improvements in their emotional well-being. One young person said: ‘I really feel at home here. The staff are all really nice and I feel very safe and well cared for. They are my family.’

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people living at the home experience care that is tailored to their individual needs. This has resulted in young people making progress relative to their starting points and previous care histories. Staff work hard at encouraging the young people to engage in education. They promote learning and ensure for those young people who are not in formal education that their time is structured around educational activities both in the home and in the community. One young person continues to experience continuity in her education since her admission into care, and, despite her school being out of area, she Inspection report children’s home: SC002930 2 continues to attend homework club on a Saturday morning. Her key worker said: ‘[Name] has been such a good role model and her enthusiasm for learning has rubbed off on some of the other young people.’ In addition, a learning mentor complimented the staff team on its communication: ‘Staff are always approachable and keep the school in

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Planning young people’s moves to independence is a strength of the home. For one young person, the move to semi-supported accommodation has demonstrated how much he has achieved. With continuing outreach support and close working relationships with leaving-care services, he has made a successful transition, putting into practice all the independence skills he acquired while living at the home. He remains a regular visitor, demonstrating the home’s continuing links with young people who are finding their way in the adult world. Equally, working with young people to stabilise negative behaviours has seen two young people move back to their local areas. Young people are encouraged to engage in the planning around their care. The implementation of ‘my placement plan’ and other consultation documents has helped them to take responsibility and make progress. An independent reviewing officer said: ‘I have no concerns. There

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

are clear plans put forward, very appropriate. Evidence of good relationships being formed.’

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, there have been no complaints or incidents that required the staff to use physical intervention with a young person. The number of missing from care episodes have fluctuated but overall have reduced. Recording of serious incidents involving the safety and well-being of the young people meets regulations, and relevant professionals are informed appropriately. Well-coordinated strategies have seen risk- taking behaviours reduce. Staff routinely follow young people. For one young person, professionals feel that the risk of child sexual exploitation has been reduced due to staff vigilance. The manager has not routinely notified Ofsted following an incident that affects the safety and well-being of a young person. Therefore a recommendation has been made at this inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirements and recommendations made at the previous inspection have been met. The manager was registered by Ofsted in July 2018. More robust referral and admission processes are in place, and young people are carefully matched. The manager describes it as a ‘collective’ process, drawing on the skills and experience of her staff team. The priority, she says, ‘is maintaining stability for the young people currently living at the home’

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

New systems for gathering feedback from professionals, young people and their families have improved managerial oversight and aid in the process of auditing the work undertaken with young people. Young people have contributed to devising a new welcome pack for new admissions to the home. Combined with an admissions evaluation form, this has given the young people a level of involvement in the decision-making around new referrals. In discussion with the manager, she emphasised this point by saying: ‘More involvement of young people in how their home is run and consulting them as much as possible will go a long way to giving them a real sense of belonging.’ Inspection report children’s home: SC002930 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/04/2017 Full Good 19/12/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness 30/08/2016 Full Requires improvement 07/07/2016 Full Inadequate

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Recommendations

 Notification of serious events: Regulation 40(4) requires the registered person to notify Ofsted and other relevant persons if one of the situations specified in regulation 40(4)(a)-(d) occurs, or if there is an incident relating to the protection, safeguarding or welfare of a child living in the home which the registered person considers to be serious (40(4)(e)). (Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards, page 63, paragraph 14.10)

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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: SC002930 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Progressive Care Ltd, 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S9 2AE

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Inspector

Cath Sikakana, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC002930 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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