Children's Home run by Bryn Melyn Care Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC372661 1 SC372661 Registered provider: Bryn Melyn Care 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. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for one child who has a variety of challenging behaviours and complex needs. There is a manager in post. She is in the process of submitting at application to become registered with Ofsted. She is currently working towards completing her level 5 qualification in leadership and management. At the time of this inspection, there was one child living in the home.

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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 declined in effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the full inspection, there have been significant changes in the management and staffing of the home. The home’s previous registered manager left on 1 November 2018. A new manager was appointed but left on 30 January 2019, before becoming registered with Ofsted. Another manager was appointed, and started on 4 February 2019. She is now in the process of applying to Ofsted to become registered.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Management changes have resulted in inconsistent standards of line management support to staff in relation to supervision and training. The new manager is beginning to address these shortfalls. For example, she has introduced regular supervision for the Inspection report children’s home: SC372661 2 staff and is in the process of ensuring that all their training is up to date. This improvement work continues and is still to be fully embedded.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, three children have lived at the home. Managers and staff have made some efforts to reduce the impact that staffing changes have had on children. For example, some staff changes have taken place at the point of a child moving out of the home and other changes have been because staff have moved with a child to support them in their new home. However, some staff changes have occurred during a child’s stay. This fails to promote consistency of adults in this child’s life and does not help them to develop positive, meaningful and trusted relationships.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

On a more positive stance, the number of times children go missing from the home and self-harm have reduced. One child’s school attendance has significantly increased. Children enjoy various activities in the local community. Children said that they are happy living in the home. Staff continue to ensure that the home is a pleasant, comfortable and well-maintained environment for children to live in.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/05/2018 Full Good 15/01/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 13/09/2016 Full Good

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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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to 30/06/2019 Inspection report children’s home: SC372661 3 meet the needs of each child; ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care for each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(b)(2)(c)(e))

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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: Bryn Melyn Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Edward James House, Hadley, Telford TF1 6QJ

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Inspector

Dawn Bennett, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC372661 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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