Children's Home run by Keys Specialist Residential Children's Services Ltd in Worcestershire

Interim inspection report children’s home: SC481312 1 SC481312 Registered provider: Aspirations Specialist Residential Children Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This private children’s home is registered to provide care for two 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

The manager ensures that new young people receive a warm welcome and that young people leaving the home have well-planned moves. For example, the manager ensures that young people fully understand the reason for moving on. Staff provide practical support, including transporting the young person to their new home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager continuously monitors and reviews the quality of care provided to young people. She considers lessons learned and analyses incidents with staff during staff team meetings. As a result, the quality of care provided to young people stays at a high standard.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people make progress from their starting points. For example, one young person has reduced her risk-taking behaviour, is regularly attending school and is developing her independence skills in readiness for her move to independent living.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff encourage young people to lead healthy lifestyles by eating well and taking physical Interim inspection report children’s home: SC481312 2 exercise. Staff help young people to understand the overall benefits to their health from lifestyle changes. For example, staff complete key-work sessions around subjects such as sexual health and appropriate relationships. This helps to promote young people’s emotional health and well-being.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been no safeguarding referrals made since the last inspection. There have been no episodes of young people going missing from home and no young person is considered at risk of child sexual exploitation. The manager is thorough in her approach to safeguarding and staff have a good knowledge about how to protect children. Physical restraint is used as a last resort and incidents are generally well recorded with appropriate review by the manager. However, staff do not always remember to record their debriefs with young people after a physical incident.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has well-established relationships with the designated officer, placing social workers and the organisation’s educational professionals. As a result, there is good communication to ensure that the best quality of care is provided to young people.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/08/2017 Full Good 15/02/2017 Interim Not judged 02/08/2016 Full Requires improvement 01/03/2016 Interim Declined in 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 registered person must ensure that within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(c)) 11/05/2018 Interim inspection report children’s home: SC481312 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: Aspirations Specialist Residential Children Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Aspirations Care Ltd, Unit B2, Elmbridge Court, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL3 1JZ

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Inspector

Anna Gravelle, social care inspector Interim inspection report children’s home: SC481312 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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