Children's Home run by Green View Young People Limited in Barnsley

Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 1 SC386057 Registered provider: Green View Young People

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is an individually owned children’s home. It provides care and accommodation for up to two children or young people whose plan is to live in a short-, medium- or long- term residential setting. The registered manager has been registered since 2008. As the sole owner of the children’s home, he also takes on the role of the responsible individual.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/07/2017 Full Good 15/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 18/07/2016 Full Good 09/03/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction. (Regulation 33(1)(a))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, new employees should undertake all mandatory training within a reasonable timescale. 31/07/2018

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (‘a quality of care review’) at least once every six months. After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (‘the quality of care review report’). (Regulation 45(3))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the quality of care review report should include a section outlining the home’s proposed plans for development following the consultation with others. 31/05/2018

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Recommendations

 For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) In particular, reduce the requests made to children and young people to sign numerous forms and documentation, including key-working forms.  Children should be encouraged by staff to see the home’s records as ‘living documents’ supporting them to view and contribute to the record in a way that reflects their voice on a regular basis. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 59, paragraph 11.19) In particular, make the care plans and behaviour management plans more child-friendly and age- appropriate.

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Recommendations

 The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 4 experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2) Specifically, ensure that the supervision of the manager and the staff, and the content of team meetings, become more reflective, focusing on the care provided to the children, rather than mainly being task-focused.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children enjoy living in a caring family environment. The home is warm and friendly and the children have personalised their bedrooms, creating a homely atmosphere. Staff spend considerable time with the children and provide good, consistent and nurturing care. This leads to emotional stability, with the children forming trusting relationships with the staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children make good progress in all areas of their lives. These include increased attendance and achievement at school. Comprehensive assessments shape daily care plans and the staff know and meet the children’s needs and targets well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children have many opportunities to be involved in making decisions and the running of the home. Independent advocacy for the children is a high priority for the manager. A children’s rights officer visits the home to get to know the children in the event that they might need her support to represent their views. The children are aware of the plans for their future due to their regular discussions with staff. However, the individual care plans are too long and complicated to understand for the age of the children currently living at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Sport and exercise are encouraged through participation in physical activities. Staff offer the children considerable opportunities to experiment with hobbies and interests. This leads to improved confidence and self-esteem. The children have new experiences, such as holidays abroad with the staff. The staff encourage the children to become involved in the neighbourhood. The children join local groups, such as the youth club and football team. This promotes positive friendships and improved social skills.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The manager gives strong consideration to new referrals, understanding the needs of the children and the potential impact on each other from living together. The completion of a detailed compatibility risk assessment makes sure that there is minimal impact from new children moving into the home.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The staff keep the children safe at the home and in the community. A comprehensive range of risk assessments identify actual and potential risks. The staff are aware of the detailed safeguarding measures they need to follow. These are reviewed and updated following any change in the level of risk. Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 5 Behaviour management is effective. The staff are consistent in their approach to negative behaviour and use their good relationships with the children to de-escalate angry outbursts. There is an improvement in positive behaviours, which has meant that the use of physical interventions has not been necessary. The children learn to manage their frustrations and anxieties. One child said: ‘Staff understand me. They talk to me and explain things.’

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The staff educate children on how to keep themselves safe. The staff work with the police to provide a restorative approach. Therefore, children are no longer involved in offending behaviour in the community and do not go missing from home. The staff are excellent at providing the children with regular key-work sessions and their discussions cover a range of age-appropriate topics. However, their insistence on children signing to confirm that they have had a key-work session gives an ‘institutional’ feel to the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is the sole owner of the home and also takes on the role of the responsible individual. He has been in post since the home was first registered. The manager holds the relevant qualifications and has many years’ residential childcare experience.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Recording systems are thorough, with regular monitoring and good management oversight. The staff receive a high level of support from the manager, and from each other, making them a close-knit team. The staff have a flexible approach and have adapted their way of working to care for younger children, providing the nurturing care they need. The manager has clear plans for the future of the home but these are not reflected in the quality of care review report.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The children benefit from a consistent staff team, with many long-standing staff members working at the home. Any new employee undergoes a rigorous recruitment process to ensure that the member of staff is safe to be employed at the home. An induction programme provides staff with a comprehensive introduction to the home, but some new members of staff have not completed all their core training.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff have regular supervisions and their appraisals are up to date. However, supervisions are more task-focused and the staff would benefit from these being more reflective.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff have well-established, positive relationships with their social care, health and education colleagues, which promotes good partnership working. This results in children receiving a consistent message from all professionals involved in their care. Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 6

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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

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: SC386057 7

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Inspector

Tina Ruffles, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC386057 8 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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