Children's Home run by No. 57 Ltd in Stockton-on-Tees

Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 1 Registered provider: No. 57 Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered for the care and accommodation of up to three children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered in December 2018 and is appropriately qualified.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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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 requires improvement to be 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

The home has remained unsettled since the previous inspection. Two children left the home in unplanned ways. A number of staff left employment at the home at the end of last year and there have been some staff shortages since that time. Recruitment is now underway, and some new staff have started work.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Two other children have been admitted more recently. Both have settled in to some extent. However, neither of them has had appropriate education in place throughout their placement. This has meant that they have been unable to establish positive daily routines. Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 2 There have been some safeguarding concerns. Some of the children have been going missing from home and there have been associated concerns about them engaging in risky behaviour in the community. The staff have been attempting to address these issues, but have not been sufficiently effective so far.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

While all of the children and young people in placement since the last inspection have made some progress in some areas of their lives, they have been unable to make any significant progress and their experience of living at the home has generally been poor.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has been able to develop the service in some ways, by improving record keeping and with better support and training for staff. However, the registered manager has not challenged placing authorities sufficiently to obtain suitable education for the children and young people.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has addressed most of the requirements made at the previous inspection but has not addressed the requirement for children and young people to receive an appropriate education. This has been raised again. Four other shortfalls have been identified at this inspection and requirements have been made accordingly.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/03/2018 Full Inadequate 18/01/2018 Full Inadequate

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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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant 31/03/2019 Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 3 plans. (Regulation 5(c))

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In particular, to challenge poor planning or lack of planning, and to challenge education authorities when children have no suitable education provision. The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff—

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8(2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, to ensure that all children of school age attend an appropriate education placement for sufficient time. 31/03/2019

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff—

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12(2)(a)(vi))

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In particular, to address missing-from-home incidents better so as to ensure these decrease over time. This includes ensuring that children are offered return home interviews. 31/03/2019

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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(a) helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child. (Regulation 13(2)(d))

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In particular, to ensure that there are sufficient experienced and able staff on duty at all times to meet children’s needs. 31/03/2019

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children— 31/03/2019 Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 4 (a) receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

(b) have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

that arrangements are in place to plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14(2)(b)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, to ensure that there are clear plans in place for all children leaving the home, and that these are followed appropriately.

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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: No. 57 Limited Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 5 Registered provider address: 15 Rostrevor Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 9JA

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Inspector

Colin Imrie, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1244413 6 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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