Children's home run by Inspire Children‟s Services

Interim inspection report children’s home: 1263248 1 Registered provider: Inspire Children’s Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company.

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Information about this children’s home

It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children and young people, both boys and girls, aged five to 17 years, who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The current manager was registered with Ofsted on 4 January 2018.

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Judgement at last inspection: good

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

Since the last inspection, there have been three admissions and one discharge from the home. Good planning by staff means that young people currently living in the home are appropriately matched. This contributes to the settled and calm atmosphere of the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Proactive staff keep young people safe. Staff work with a range of specialist agencies to respond to emerging concerns. This means that staff act decisively to address incidents of young people using substances, going missing or being at risk of exploitation. Interim inspection report children’s home: 1263248 2 Staff work hard to overcome the barriers to young people accessing education. For one young person, this means that they are attending every day and making good academic progress. Another young person is not yet attending daily, but with staff support has made significant strides towards achieving this goal.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Kind and caring staff look after young people. This means that, in most cases, young people develop trusting relationships with staff. Despite this, one young person told an inspector that while he likes living at the home, he doesn’t always feel able to talk to staff about his views and wishes. This is not a view shared by the other young people who live in the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has addressed the two requirements raised at the last inspection. This means that staff use their knowledge of young people’s individual health needs to develop a detailed plan. Furthermore, an improved system is now in place to ensure that staff safely administer medication.

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Recommendations

 Children must be consulted regularly on their views about the home’s care, to inform and support continued improvement in the quality of care provided. Children should be able to see the results of their views being listened to and acted upon. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 22, paragraph 4.11)

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Recommendations

 Children should be in full-time education whilst they are of compulsory school age, unless their personal education plan contained within the care plan or other relevant plan states otherwise. The home must aim to support full-time attendance at school unless the child’s relevant plan indicates that this is not in their best interests. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.14) Interim inspection report children’s home: 1263248 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: Inspire Children’s Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 3, Craig Court, Standish Street, St. Helens, Merseyside WA10 1GJ

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Inspectors

Paul Robinson, social care inspector Kamal Bhamra, social care inspector Interim inspection report children’s home: 1263248 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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