Children's Home run by Progressive Care Limited in Sheffield

Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 1 SC002930 Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

p.1

Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

p.1

Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and run. It provides short-, medium- and long-term placements for children aged 12 to 17 years old who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It can accommodate up to eight children or young people. It aims to support children and young people to progress towards independence in a safe and managed environment, offering skills to prepare them for independent living.

p.1

Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

p.1

good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

p.1

good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

p.1

good

Date of last inspection: 5 to 6 February 2019

p.1

good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

p.1

good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 2

p.1

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/02/2019 Full Good 12/02/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness

p.2

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/04/2017 Full Good 19/12/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 3

p.2

Recommendations

 The registered person should only accept placements for children where they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs as recorded in the child’s relevant plans and where they have fully considered the impact that the placement will have on the existing group of children. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4) In particular, consider the needs of all young people before accepting placements and whether known risks could impact on the stability and security of the placement.  Under regulation 46, the registered person should review the appropriateness and suitability of the location and premises of the home at least once a year. The review should include the identification of any risks and opportunities presented by the home’s location and strategies for managing these. Providers should refer to the non-statutory advice about the location assessment process. (‘Guide to the

p.3

Recommendations

children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1) In particular, the location risk assessment should include any information or intelligence on county lines and other forms of criminal exploitation.

p.3

Recommendations

 For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) In particular, ensure that bedrooms are personalised and that the kitchen and bathroom facilities are kept up to date so that the house remains homely.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff ensure that the home is very welcoming and relaxed. This environment enables the young people to feel very much at home. They feel safe and secure and have a voice in their plans. They feel that they are able to communicate with the manager and all the staff team members. They have built good relationships with the manager and the staff who work with the young people to help them develop resilience and raise their self- confidence.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young people have their health and developmental needs supported and are able to access help from a consistent staff team that advocates on their behalf to ensure that they have high aspirations, enjoy their time at the home, engage and achieve in positive Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 4 activities which develop their independence.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All the young people access education, and the home works well with their education team, schools and the virtual schools to ensure that all young people have an updated education plan which meets their educational developmental needs.

p.4

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff provide access to education in the home when young people are not able to access any identified provision, and also support the young people in developing their understanding of social education to help keep them safe.

p.4

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young people have made good progress in the home, and there have been reductions in missing-from-home incidents and criminal behaviours.

p.4

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff role model positive parenting to enable the young people to develop positive strategies to begin to manage their emotions effectively.

p.4

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

There are clear protocols in place to help keep young people safe. There are many examples of good safeguarding practice which the staff have demonstrated when young people have been missing from the home.

p.4

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

The staff are good at communicating with the young people when they are in the community, and they have completed safe and well visits, as well as supplying detailed information to other agencies to help safeguard them.

p.4

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

Young people told inspectors that they feel safe and that they have good relationships with the staff team. They feel that the manager and deputy manager are accessible and available to offer support.

p.4

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

The manager has enabled the staff team to access relevant training to meet the needs of the young people, including understanding how to respond to young people who have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This means that staff can effectively meet the needs of young people who have been diagnosed and take controlled medication.

p.4

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

The manager and staff team have successfully managed incidents of alcohol and drug misuse, carried out work with other agencies to update risk assessments, and contributed to strategy discussions to help implement plans and update risk assessments. The home uses key-work sessions to support young people in becoming more resilient and able to make better decisions about risky behaviours. Young people said they felt safe and had good relationships with staff.

p.4

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

The manager and the staff team enable young people to access informal therapeutic support in modelling positive behaviours. They help young people to be able to reflect on their behaviours. For example, one young person is developing an understanding of his Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 5 own behaviours and how they may have an impact on others.

p.4

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

Young people said that they feel safe and supported and that the staff team goes above and beyond to help them make positive progress and works with them to reduce any risky behaviours.

p.5

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

The consistency of the staff team enables young people to have access to familiar people who provide them with high levels of support. The home works effectively in partnership with other agencies and family members to keep the young people safe.

p.5

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

The manager has good systems in place to check and review the health and safety of the home to ensure that the young people live in a safe environment.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has a good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the home and the locality. She is passionate about providing consistency of care to the young people and in supporting her staff team, and is aspirational for all the young people.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and the staff team work with a range of professionals to meet the holistic care needs of the young people and have systems in place to monitor and evaluate the progress and development of the young people.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is clear about the importance of matching and planning of new admissions so that there is minimum impact on the young people already placed.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff receive regular supervision and all staff access training so that they can effectively meet the needs of the young people. The manager is aware of the need to develop the staff team and is actively recruiting to support the current core staff team. New staff engage in a comprehensive induction plan before working in the home.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are strong relationships with professionals within the larger organisation and with key professionals. There are developments with the relationships with professionals which have a direct impact on the progress of the home and the positive care experience of the young people.

p.5

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has enabled young people to successfully move to semi-independent and independent living placements and is able to offer support during any planned transitions and beyond. This ensures that the young people have some consistency of care from key staff members.

p.5

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 Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 6 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.

p.5

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: 1249115 7

p.6

Children’s home details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

p.7

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AE

p.7

Inspectors

Noel Cooper: social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1249115 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

p.7

Inspectors

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.8

Inspectors

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.8

Inspectors

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: http://www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.8