Children's Home run by Roundhouse Care in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 1 SC478852

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Roundhouse Care Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider and is registered to provide care and accommodation for three young people who have social and/or emotional difficulties and learning disabilities.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate on 12 December 2019. Ofsted issued a restriction of accommodation notice and eight requirements were raised, one of which was subject to a compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

This inspection examined progress made at the home against the compliance notice and some requirements. As a result of the progress made, the notice of restriction of accommodation was lifted.

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This monitoring visit

All areas of the compliance notice are now met. The registered manager of the home has reviewed and revised children’s risk assessments. These are now comprehensive and give staff clear direction to follow. New measures, such as a concerns log, have been put in place so that staff can report any concerns and managers can then decide whether these need to be more fully investigated or recorded. This helps staff to develop their understanding of incidents and their safeguarding knowledge. It also helps managers to have an oversight of any concern for children or new or escalating behaviour in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Safeguarding and incident records in the home have been reviewed. They are now clear, systematic and comprehensive. The manager has developed new systems to monitor these records monthly. The clarity of records helps managers to make decisions. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 2 Since the last inspection, the registered manager has ensured that staff are trained in assessing risk and understanding children’s risk assessments. Managers have also reviewed the safeguarding policy to ensure that up-to-date safeguarding procedures are in place and that staff have received training about these procedures. Managers then use supervision and team meetings to ensure that understanding is embedded. This means that staff have support and time to develop their knowledge. Staff report feeling that their practice is safer with the additional training and developed systems that are in place.

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This monitoring visit

Staff now plan key-working sessions that take into account children’s care plans, placement plans and risk assessments. Records are more comprehensive and include a record written to the child. This provides greater clarity for children when they review their records now and in the future. Staff reflect on key-working sessions in their supervision and case reviews with the manager. This means that work with children is in line with children’s plans and development needs and children’s records will help them understand their lives.

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This monitoring visit

Following risk assessment reviews, managers have met with children’s social workers to discuss the needs of children in the home. This has led to one child moving to a placement that will better meet the child’s needs. Managers are making confident decisions based on their knowledge of children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff in the home are all appropriately qualified for their roles or are enrolled on courses to become qualified. Training records are clear. This means that children in the home are supported by knowledgeable and appropriately trained staff.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have worked hard to review their monitoring systems in the home and have strengthened them considerably. These systems were being embedded at the time of this monitoring visit, and will be fully considered at the next inspection to see whether they realise the continuous improvement managers are striving for. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 11/12/2019 Full Inadequate 28/01/2019 Full Outstanding 01/02/2018 Full Outstanding 20/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 4

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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—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 17/01/2020

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which —

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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In particular, ensure that all relevant local authority plans are kept in children’s files. 17/01/2020

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Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4.

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In particular, ensure that fire drill records are accurate. 17/01/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 5 The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 45 (1)(2)(a)(b)(c)(5)) 28/02/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 6

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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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Roundhouse Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Ventura House, Ventura Park Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3HL

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Inspector

Karol Keenan, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC478852 8 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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