Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC056259 1 SC056259

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Pebbles Care

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home, which comprises a main home and a smaller home in the grounds, is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. There is a manager in post, but he is not yet registered.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 14 and 15 August 2018. This led to a restriction of accommodation notice, four compliance notices and several requirements. A monitoring visit on 24 September 2018 identified that some of the steps in the compliance notices had been met. However, three compliance notices were reissued in relation to the actions that were not met. The notice restricting accommodation remained in place.

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This monitoring visit

A further full inspection was completed on 5 and 6 November 2018 and the home was judged as requires improvement to be good. The new manager had taken action to address the steps in the three compliance notices but not all of these were met. This led to a further restriction of accommodation notice, and the reissuing of one compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has since invited Ofsted to return to the home and review its actions in line with the restriction notice. The purpose of the most recent visit was to monitor the restriction notice and review the provider’s progress in meeting the compliance notice and the requirements.

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This monitoring visit

There is currently one child and one young person living at the home. Since starting in post, the manager has gained a better oversight and management grip of the issues at the home. He is not yet registered with the regulator. Several of the existing staff have recently left. New staff have been appointed and have Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC056259 2 commenced work. There is now a new staffing structure which provides a larger senior team to support the manager. There is now also a team leader on each shift supporting the residential care staff. The staff spoken to feel far more positive about working at the home.

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This monitoring visit

All of the staff have completed new and/or refresher training relating to safeguarding, first aid, medication, food hygiene and fire safety. Specific training, including sexually harmful behaviours, autism awareness and online safety, has also been delivered to ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills to meet children’s needs. A new system to explore staff’s understanding about these subject matters is used in supervision sessions and team meetings. The independent visitor has also started to explore staff’s safeguarding knowledge.

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This monitoring visit

Staff demonstrate an understanding and insight relating to the underlying emotional and safety needs of the children and young people living at the home. The manager has provided guidance to the staff team on what actions they should take if an allegation is made by a child against another peer. There is an internet monitoring system at the home and staff now have more awareness about online safety. This helps to safeguard children and young people from the dangers associated with social media.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notice and requirements have been met. This means that the criteria for the restriction notice are no longer met and as a result the restriction of accommodation is lifted.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/11/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/08/2018 Full Inadequate 23/10/2017 Full Good 23/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC056259 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, 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 all employees undertake appropriate continuing professional development; and have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(c)) 31/01/2019

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC056259 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Pebbles Care, 2 Wyther Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire LS5 3BT

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Inspector

Tina Ruffles, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC056259 5 to 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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