Children's Home run by Inspire Children’s Services Limited in St Helens

Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 1 SC441410 Registered provider: Inspire Children‟s Services Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is one of a number of children‟s homes owned by a private company. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two young people aged five to 17 who have behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. There is a registered manager in post. The young person was spoken to as part of this inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children‟s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: 18 December 2018

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/12/2018 Full Good 13/12/2017 Full Good 07/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 15/06/2016 Full Good Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 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 compile in relation to the children‟s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in schedule 1.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must provide a copy of the statement of purpose to HMCI.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that at all times, at least one person on duty at the home has a suitable first aid certificate.

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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—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 09/09/2019 Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There is one young person living in the home and the staff know him well. This helps the young person to feel secure. There are clear, individualised plans in place. These plans show that staff have a good understanding of the young person‟s needs and how to manage these. Staff provide consistent care to the young person. This has helped him to make good progress from his starting point.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff have developed good relationships with education staff and with the young person‟s social worker. They all work together to support the young person and to ensure that all his needs are met. Staff have provided a copy of the young person‟s behaviour management plan to the school. This ensures that a consistent approach is used.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person has made some progress in his emotional and psychological well- being. Since the last inspection, his progress has been stable. The staff strive to improve things for him. They attend multi-agency meetings to discuss support for him.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff know the young person well. They find out his views in daily conversations and during the young person‟s meetings. Staff listen to what the young person says. For example, the young person requested that staff change the name of the reward book. Staff listened and responded appropriately. The name of the book was subsequently changed.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff give the young person the opportunity to attend various activities, for example dog walking, going fishing and playing football. Staff encourage the young person to try different leisure activities to keep him active.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person is supported in developing his independence skills. For example, staff take him food shopping. They support him to cook his evening meals. This is helping the young person to learn new skills for when he is older.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is homely and welcoming. The young person takes pride in his home. He told the inspector that he chose the colour for the walls in the living room. He showed the inspector pictures on the wall of him with his siblings and his niece. This helps him to feel that he belongs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support contact between the young person and his siblings. This means that the young person has a relationship with his family.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The staff know the risks in respect of the young person. There are clear risk and behaviour management plans in place. The behaviour management plan includes strategies on how to manage the young person‟s behaviour. The staff work together to Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 5 identify triggers for the young person‟s behaviour. For example, the staff made a care timeline. This identified the different times of the year that are difficult for the young person. This means that the staff are alert to changes in the young person‟s behaviour.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The young person does not go missing. However, if this does happen, there is a plan in place to address this and staff know what to do.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff provide clear and consistent boundaries to the young person. There are clear strategies in the young person‟s behaviour management plan. Staff follow these strategies. This helps the young person to feel secure.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff use restraint as a last resort. There has been one incident since the last inspection. This incident was well recorded and evaluated by the manager. The recording of this incident included the young person‟s view.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The home has strategies in place to keep the young person safe while using the internet. Staff support the young person to keep safe. For example, the young person has completed online training on how to keep himself safe online and on risk and resilience. This ensures that the young person understands the risks in society and the support that is available to him.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is a manager in post who is supported by a deputy. Both managers have high expectations for the young person. They know him well and oversee his plans. They provide a consistent and child-centred approach.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

All staff say that they like working at the home and that they are supported in their roles. The staff work as a team. The staff describe having different roles with the young person, for example fatherly and motherly roles. This means that the young person has a sense of belonging. The staff share ideas to help the young person and they have a sense of shared ownership about his care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision is frequent, and staff reported that this is supportive and helpful. Staff are provided with training opportunities to support them in their roles. The staff have developed a research practice file and they share this information as a team. This helps them to develop their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home‟s statement of purpose needs to be sent to Ofsted as required by regulation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The current staff ratio is one-to-one. However, the lone working risk assessment is out of date. This needs to be reviewed and updated to include the young person‟s changing needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Most staff are up to date with training. One member of staff has not completed the relevant first aid training. He has a date to attend the training. A requirement has been set to reflect this shortfall. Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 6

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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

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: SC441410 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Inspire Children‟s Services

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 3 Craig Court, Standish Street, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1GJ

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Inspector

Catherine Fargin: social care inspector Inspection report children‟s home: SC441410 8 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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Inspector

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