Children's home run by Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company

Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1273658 1

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Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for up to 16 children, aged between five and 17, who have physical and learning disabilities, and sensory impairment. Children may stay beyond their 18th birthday while they complete their education. The home provides 10 long- term placements and six short-break placements.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been operated for over 20 years by a local authority. The service and the existing manager registered again under a children‘s trust limited company in March 2018.

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Information about this children’s home

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) registers and inspects the healthcare that is carried out on the premises.

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This monitoring visit

This home was subject to three compliance notices following an interim inspection on 7 February 2019.

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This monitoring visit

To evaluate the home‘s progress in addressing the three compliance notices, a monitoring visit was conducted on 10 April 2019. The inspector found that the provider had taken effective steps to meet all three compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

 The provider is now actively identifying and reducing the risk of harm to children. Staff show a heightened regard for children‘s safety and the management monitoring and review of the service are now effective.  The provider is now protecting vulnerable children from serious harm. Children can play freely and safely in the playroom, the sensory room and the garden. These areas are now safe and free from hazards. Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1273658 2  Children‘s bedrooms are now safe and potentially harmful materials are safely stored.  Staff are receiving regular supervision and are more accountable and confident.

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The provider has met four out of the five regulatory requirements raised at the last inspection.

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Better managerial focus has resulted in the home having better systems that track and review children‘s progress against their individual plans.

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The registered manager has updated the home‘s development plan. This has helped to implement more timely improvements identified by the internal and external monitoring systems and from complaints. The responsible individual has conducted two reviews to ensure that improved practice is now well embedded in staff practice.

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Children‘s privacy and dignity are better respected. Viewing panels in children‘s bedroom doors are now securely fitted.

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Children‘s information is now stored confidentially. The staff‘s respect for children‘s records is now well demonstrated in practice.

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Staff have worked hard to reduce the signs of institutionalisation within the home. The physical appearance of the home is now much brighter and more welcoming to children.

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All parents are now receiving a copy of the review of their child‘s short break or care plan. This change is enabling children‘s families to contribute to their child‘s care.

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The registered manager is still developing her consultation with parents, professionals, staff and children.

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Children‘s quality of care has improved considerably as a direct result of all the improvements made. The registered manager and responsible individual have improved their managerial scrutiny of the provision of care.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 07/02/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 12/09/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1273658 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 complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (―a quality of care review‖) at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review, the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children‘s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45(1)(2)(a)(b)(c)(5)) 31/07/2019

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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: 1273658 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Birmingham Children‘s Trust Community Interest Company

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Third Floor, Zone 16, 1 Lancaster Circus, Birmingham B4 7DJ

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Inspector

Christy Wannop, social care inspector Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1273658 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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