Children's home 2490695

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 1

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Bright Stars Therapeutic Solutions Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private provider operates this home. It provides care and accommodation for up to three children who have experienced childhood instability, resulting in trauma and associated complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in December 2018.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted conducted a monitoring visit to the home on 4 March 2019 after receiving concerns about the service.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector found that children were not safe at this home. As a result, Ofsted made the decision to suspend the registration of the children’s home from 6 March 2019 until 28 May 2019.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit is to check that the service is continuing to comply with the suspension of registration notice and to review the provider’s progress in meeting five requirements in line with their set completion dates.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has continued to comply with the suspension of registration notice. Consequently, there are no children living at the home.

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The inspector found that three of the five requirements have been met:

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 Managers and staff have reviewed the arrangements for assessing the risks faced by children before they come to live at the home. This has included updating the home’s location risk assessment.

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 The registered manager has reviewed the children’s missing from care policy in consultation with the police. This has helped to ensure that the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 2 policy is reflective of local area protocols.

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 The registered manager’s understanding of when to report a serious event has improved.

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 The registered manager has updated the supervision policy. However, at this time is not able to evidence that all staff are receiving supervision in line with the organisation’s amended policy.

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 Some staff have not had the opportunity to develop their awareness in key areas of learning. For example, staff have not yet received training in understanding the signs of safety, criminal exploitation, gangs, the ‘Prevent’ duty, substance misuse awareness and anti-bullying. This leaves staff without essential knowledge necessary for their roles.

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Two new concerns were found at this visit:

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 The house has recently been broken into. This break-in has resulted in damage being caused to external and internal doors. Consequently, work is needed to ensure that the physical conditions of the home are suitable for children to live in.

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 The registered manager does not have a workforce development plan. This limits her oversight of the skills and development needs of her staff.

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The registered manager is continuing to make progress on the remaining eight requirements that are not yet due.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 3 none Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 4

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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 staff— seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs; 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 plans; and seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organisations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. (Regulation 5(a)(b)(c)(d)) 03/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (1)(2)(c)(ii)) 19/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8(1)(2)(a)(i)) 03/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The health and well-being standard is that the health and well-being needs of children are met; In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff help each child to take part in activities, and attend any appointments, for the purpose of meeting the child’s health and well-being needs. (Regulation 10(1)(a)(2)(a)(iii)) 03/05/2019 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 5 The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on mutual respect and trust; an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and positive responses to other children and adults. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 11(1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(v)) 03/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(vi)) 03/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)) 03/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; are familiar with, and act in accordance with the home’s child protection policies; that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm; that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(iii)(v)(vii)(b)(e)) 03/05/2019

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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 helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. 19/05/2019 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 6 (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b)(2)(c)(h)) Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must ensure that the home is at all times conducted in a manner which is consistent with its statement of purpose. (Regulation 16(5)) In particular that staff receive supervision in line with the statement of purpose. 19/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home. The registered person must maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4; ensure that the records are kept up to date; and retain the records for at least 15 years from the date of the last entry. (Regulation 37(1)(2)(a)(b)(c)) Specifically, ensure that the register of children contains the required information and that the staff rosters contain accurate information and are up to date. 03/05/2019

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Recommendations

 Ensure that there is a workforce plan in place, which can fulfil the requirements of regulation 16 schedule 1. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.8)

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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.

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Kimberley Thompson

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Inspector

Alison Cooper, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2490695 7 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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