Children's Home run by Hopscotch Solutions Limited in Rutland

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1224674 1

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Hopscotch Solutions Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care and accommodation for up to seven children who have autism spectrum disorder and/or learning disabilities. It is privately owned and has a school on site.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit reviewed whether the registered manager has addressed all of the steps within the compliance notice issued at the previous inspection. The registered manager has sufficiently addressed the steps within the compliance notice. Consequently, staff are better able to protect and promote each child’s welfare, treat each child with dignity and respect, and provide personalised care. The experienced and qualified registered manager has recently returned from an extended period of leave. Children are receiving better care from staff. They are starting to respond positively. Children’s health outcomes are improving. Staff are building warm and nurturing relationships with children. Staff have received good training and support. They say that this has helped them to understand children better. Children’s planning documentation, including fire evacuation plans, is now individualised and provides better information for staff. Consequently, staff, including

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agency staff, have a better understanding of each child’s needs and how to fully support them. The use of agency staff is reducing. This is helping with continuity of care for children. Agency staff feel well supported and valued. They have a good understanding of the children they are working with. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1224674 2 There continues to be a high number of incidents involving some children. However, staff have a clearer understanding of children’s support strategies. Incidents are reducing. Despite this improvement, management oversight of the children’s log books is not good because incidents reported within the log books have not been recorded on incident forms. This means that managers could rely on false data when evaluating patterns and trends. Currently, staff are inconsistent in their interactions with some children. For example, staff have a different understanding of whether they should let a child sit on their

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lap. This may be confusing for the child. Managers are not yet ensuring that practice between teams is closely monitored to ensure consistency.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 28/08/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 17/07/2019 Full Inadequate 21/02/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 03/07/2018 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1224674 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 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— understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) and (2)(f)) 10/11/2019

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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— use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b) and (2)) 10/11/2019

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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 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. (Regulation 12(1)(2)) This is particularly in relation to ensuring that managers regularly review practice to inform their assessment of whether staff are providing safe care. Managers then need to take effective action to address identified shortfalls in practice. 04/11/2019 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1224674 4

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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

Registered provider: Hopscotch Solutions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Merchant Place, River Street, Bolton BL2 1BX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Patricia Gregory

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Inspector

Joanne Vyas, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1224674 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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