Children's Home run by New Horizons (Stockport) Limited in Bury

Inspection report children’s home: 1261138 1 Registered provider: New Horizons (Stockport) Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home is registered to care for up to five young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and/or learning disabilities. The home was first registered in August 2017. The registered manager registered with Ofsted on 29 August 2017. At the time of the inspection, four young people were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 11 September 2018

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Information about this children’s home

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. The home continues to provide a good quality of care to young people, which is making a difference to their lives. The culture and atmosphere in the home are very warm, caring and nurturing. The manager has taken effective action to address most of the requirements and recommendations made during the last inspection. Return from home interviews have taken place when young people go missing. Young people are accessing education and now have personal education plans in place. There are door alarms fitted to the young people’s bedrooms. This is a company policy. However, the use of door alarms should be on an individual basis, if there is a safeguarding reason to do so. A requirement has been made to address this. Inspection report children’s home: 1261138 2 Young people are at different points on their journeys, but most are making good

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

progress, relative to their time living in the home. This is because they are well supported by staff who have a good understanding of their needs. One young person has moved out of the home in a planned way. He has moved back to live with his family. Another young person will be moving to semi-independent living. This young person told inspectors that staff had helped him to prepare to live independently. However, he does not have a fully completed pathway plan. A requirement has been made to address this shortfall. Another young person has been welcomed into the home and has settled in well. This was a well-planned move, including an introductory visit. This young person commented, ’It was really good when I came to visit. They [staff] made me feel welcome.’ The staff have ensured that they understand this young person’s needs and have formed close relationships with him. The young person confirmed that he has close

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

relationships with his key workers and all the staff. The manager actively reviews the quality of care. He identifies areas for development within the home. There is a range of monitoring tools in place. These offer a detailed and evaluative measure of the progress the young people have made. This enables the manager to track the effectiveness of interventions and analyse the difference the home is making to lives of the young people. Young people have made progress in education. One young person attends school every day. Two other young people have bespoke education packages. Another young person has valued the opportunity to obtain his lifeguard qualification while living in the home. Young people spoken to during the inspection feel safe and protected living in the home. One young person was frequently going missing from the home when he first moved in. Staff have worked hard with this young person on this issue and his missing episodes

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

have dramatically reduced. The young person told the inspectors that this was the case. Staff are able to meet the needs of young people who self-harm. These incidents are well managed and have reduced. There has only been one incident of physical intervention since the last inspection. This was low-level and used to safeguard the young person from harm. Staff have accessed specific learning opportunities on child sexual exploitation and shared this learning with the young people. The manager and the staff team work in partnership with other agencies to improve the experiences of the young people living in the home. One social worker said, ‘This home has made such a difference for [Name]. She is engaging with education, her missing episodes have reduced and she is responding well.’

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/09/2018 Full Good 30/01/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children’s home: 1261138 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 may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)) In particular, this is in relation to the use of door alarms. 04/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child. (Regulation 36 (1)(a) Schedule 3 (19)) This relates to a young person in the home not having a fully completed pathway plan. 04/04/2019

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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’. Inspection report children’s home: 1261138 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: New Horizons (Stockport) Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 5 Bramhall Park Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 3DQ

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Inspectors

Jenny Brady, social care inspector Sarah Billett, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1261138 5 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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