Children's Home run by Hull City Council in Kingston upon Hull

Inspection report children’s home: SC034313 1 SC034313 Registered provider: Kingston upon Hull City Council Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The local authority owns and manages this home. The home provides care for children and young people whose plan is to live in a medium- to long-term residential setting. The manager is registered and suitably qualified, and has been in post since November 2018.

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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.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, two of the children and young people have returned to live with their families. There has been one successful overnight emergency admission, and two children and young people have moved into the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The refurbishment is finished, giving the children and young people a homely environment. The manager has complied with the requirements from the last inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children and young people’s care records are now up to date. The manager has better oversight of staff training and of the incidents when the children and young people have been sanctioned or physically held. These improvements are contributing to maintaining the good standards of care that benefit the children and young people. Inspection report children’s home: SC034313 2 The quality of record-keeping for the missing-from-home incidents is better. Relevant information about these incidents, such as the telephone numbers that young people have called and a description of the car that a young person had got into, has been shared with the police. This has helped with wider investigations and the development of strategies to keep the children and young people safe.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Missing-from-home incidents are rare for most of the children and young people. The staff are persistent in their efforts to find them and make sure that they are safe. When the frequency of being missing is higher, the partnership work with other professionals, such as the police and social workers, ensures that there is an effective, combined response to keeping the children and young people free from harm.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Generally, the children and young people are settled and happy. They feel cared for and benefit from the positive relationships that they have with the staff. There is some manipulation and intimidation among the children and young people. The staff manage to limit the effects of this as much as possible. Close supervision of the children and young people, one-to-one emotional support and promoting the children and young people’s individual interests and hobbies help to reduce the risks to their emotional well- being.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children and young people make progress to varying degrees, and sometimes the progress made is more than was expected. For example, one young person has excellent attendance at school, achieves well, has made new friends and enjoys going out bowling and horse riding.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The caring and nurturing staff group provides the children and young people with high levels of emotional support and a good degree of stability. They enjoy new and positive experiences, like watching live football matches and having regular ice-skating lessons. The children and young people continue to spend time with relatives and friends who are important to them. The staff actively promote this and recognise the positive effect that it has for the children and young people’s well-being and their identities. With the staff’s support, the children and young people are able to rebuild relationships that have previously broken down.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff promote the children and young people’s education, and they all have full-time places at school. Their attendance and achievements improve from being at the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children and young people are listened to and have a say in the running of the home, new decor, meal choices, clothes shopping and how they spend their free time. They make use of independent advocates to help with more important decisions, such as where they want to live.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

When the home is no longer the right place for a child or young person, the manager makes every effort to plan a positive move. This is done sensitively and puts the needs of the child or young person foremost.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The leadership of the home is good. The staff feel well supported. They work hard as a Inspection report children’s home: SC034313 3 team to provide consistently good care to the children and young people. There is regular case reflection with clinical input to the children and young people’s care plans. The staff take part in regular training to be able to meet the needs of the individual children and young people. The manager has good oversight of the children and young people’s experiences. There are systems in place that track their progress against set outcomes and demonstrate what they have achieved.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/05/2019 Full Good 14/08/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 04/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/03/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good

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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 difference 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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC034313 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Kingston upon Hull City Council, Brunswick House, Strand Close, Hull HU1 2AA

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Inspector

Simon Morley, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC034313 5 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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