Children's Home run by The Partnership of Care Today in Leeds

Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 1 SC437645 Registered provider: The Partnership of Care Today Children’s Services

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is run by a private company and can provide accommodation for up to four children and young people. The registered manager is suitably qualified and has held registered manager status since September 2011.

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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

Date of last inspection: 27 February 2018

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: improved effectiveness

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/02/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness 04/07/2017 Full Good 21/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness 22/11/2016 Full Requires improvement Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 3

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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, the 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

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (2)(c)) 28/09/2018 Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people live in a warm and welcoming home. There are currently refurbishments in progress to further enhance their environment. However, this has not disrupted young people’s routines.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people build solid, trusting relationships with staff. Equally, staff know the young people well and advocate tenaciously for their needs. As a result, young people make consistent, positive progress in all areas of their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Targeted key-work sessions enable young people to explore their feelings and frustrations. All sessions are child-focused and recorded in plain language. Young people can clearly see their progress and see that they are being listened to. The young people engage well with their key workers and enjoy this time spent together.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All young people are in some form of education provision. Their attendance is good, and they enjoy going to school. All young people are progressing well with their studies and have achieved good results.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people are well matched together. The manager uses simple but effective impact risk assessments. This ensures that the right young people are placed together. As a result, the current young people get along well and support one another.

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

Young people are safe in their home and they are well protected. They know who to go to if they are worried about anything. Young people trust the staff to help them.

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

There is a significant reduction in risk because of the targeted support and care that young people receive. Risk assessments are easy to understand and follow. They show clear evaluation and also the progress of the young people.

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

Young people rarely go missing from home; they are settled and happy. However, if young people do go missing, the response from staff is swift and appropriate.

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

Staff are skilled in using de-escalation techniques to defuse volatile situations. As a result of this, physical intervention is rarely used. When it is used, it is appropriate and proportionate.

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

Young people understand the risks posed by social media and internet access. They have completed electronic safety courses and show a clear understanding of the risks. Staff promote e-safety and show young people how to manage risk rather than eradicate it. Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

One requirement has been met and one has been partially met. Further work is needed by the manager on his six-monthly reports to the regulator. The manager is aware of this and intends to rectify it during the next reporting period.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff team is small and stable. The staff have worked in this home for a number of years. Staff are appropriately qualified, and in turn they enhance and progress their learning with regular training. The staff team is led by an experienced and capable manager. The staff demonstrate their commitment to enabling the young people to progress and achieve the best outcomes possible.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff receive regular supervision from the manager. The manager is approachable and available. The staff have the opportunity to discuss issues formally and informally. The manager is supportive, but has demonstrated that they are able to challenge poor practice effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Notifications of significant events are made in a timely way to the regulator. One notification has not reached the regulator using the postal system. The manager is aware of this and is making changes to rectify the method of sending notifications.

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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: SC437645 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The Partnership of Care Today Children’s Services

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lansdowne House, 85 Buxton Road, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 6LR

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Inspector

Abigail Maspero: social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC437645 7 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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