Children's home run by Nottinghamshire County Council

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC044692 1 SC044692

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Nottinghamshire County Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home, which is a local authority provision, provides care and accommodation for up to four children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and/or a learning disability. The home’s manager is yet to be registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was undertaken to monitor progress following a full inspection on 19 December 2018 at which the home was judged as inadequate. In addition to the judgement of inadequate, a compliance notice was served under regulation 12. A notice to restrict accommodation was also issued. After the last full inspection, further safeguarding concerns arose. Senior managers within the local authority made the decision on 14 January 2019 to temporarily close the home. The recently appointed acting manager has submitted an application to be registered. It is envisaged that the home will re-open in due course under her leadership, with a refreshed and retrained staff team. This visit did not review progress against the requirements set at the last inspection or the compliance notice. These matters will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 18/12/2018 Full Inadequate 08/02/2018 Full Outstanding 21/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 07/12/2016 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC044692 2

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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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff— assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)) 05/02/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff— help each child to understand how to keep safe; have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; and take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)) 05/02/2019

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that helps children aspire to fulfil their potential and promotes their welfare. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child; 05/02/2019 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC044692 3 understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on feedback on

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Requirement Due date

the experiences of children, including complaints received; use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h)) The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on mutual respect and trust; an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and positive responses to other children and adults. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff— help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(vi)) 05/02/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(e)) 05/02/2019

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: SC044692 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Nottinghamshire County Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7QP

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Inspectors

Philip Cass, social care inspector Corrinne Barker, social care inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC044692 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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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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