Children's home run by Potensial Limited

Inspection report children’s home: SC489820 1 SC489820 Registered provider: Potensial Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is operated by an independent national company. The home is registered for up to four young people who may have learning disabilities. The manager was registered with Ofsted to manage this home in February 2019.

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Inspection date: 15 January 2020

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 15 January 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC489820 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the previous full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children continue to receive good-quality care and their experiences are positive. Since the previous inspection, one child continues to live at the home and another child has moved in. This child’s introduction and move into the home was seamless. Because of a planned and well-considered introduction, the child has settled in well and has personalised her bedroom and play room. Staff report that the young person frequently refers to herself and her co-resident as [name of home] brother and sister. The registered manager uses a multi-agency approach to manage children’s complex needs and behaviours. He has developed and maintained a positive and cohesive working relationship with several agencies and children’s families. As a result, staff are now provided with up-to-date information about each child’s care and education plans and their individual targets. Staff manage children’s behaviour well. This is because they have the skills to

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

respond to children’s changing needs. Consequences for unwanted behaviour are rare. When imposed, they are restorative. Staff currently record sanctions in incident reports. The registered manager recognises that a single central record of sanctions would improve the monitoring of patterns and trends and the effectiveness of the measure used. The four requirements and two recommendations raised at the previous inspection have been met. The registered manager has introduced new reporting and recording systems, and these are now used and embedded into practice. The registered manager has reviewed the home’s locality assessment, and this now includes all known potential risks in the local area and the response time of emergency services. The registered manager is exceptionally good at seeking opportunities for staff to research practice and develop new skills. Since the previous inspection, staff have learned about the impact on children of using institutional language and have

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

developed their skills in total communication. In addition, staff are provided with regular and meaningful supervision. Team meetings are well attended; they provide staff with good opportunities to reflect on their practice and to share their learning from training courses. Inspection report children’s home: SC489820 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/04/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/01/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 10/07/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 17/01/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC489820 4

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Recommendation

The registered person should ensure that all incidents of control, discipline and restraint are subject to systems of regular scrutiny to ensure that their use is fair. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, April 2015, page 46, paragraph 9.36) In particular, consider setting up a central log to record and monitor sanctions.

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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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, 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: SC489820 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Potens, 68 Grange Road West, Birkenhead CH41 4DB

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Bettina Jeppesen

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Inspector

Sharron Escott, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC489820 6 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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Inspector

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