Children's home run by Keys Educational Services Limited in Rossendale

Inspection report children’s home: SC363393 1 SC363393 Registered provider: Keys Educational Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a large national private provider of care and education for children. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for three children who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since May 2019.

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Inspection date: 22 January 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC363393 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

One of the children who lives at the home gave the inspector a tour. It was clear that this child liked her home and took pride in showing the inspector around.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home overall is furnished and maintained to a good standard. It provides a welcoming environment for children. There is a large well-stocked modern kitchen, and bathrooms upstairs are also modern and well maintained. The downstairs bathroom needs redecorating, which is planned. There is a large garden which houses chickens, and there is a house cat.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children’s bedrooms are personalised. However, one child has pinned his curtains to his windows, which makes his room dark and cave-like. Staff are working with the child to help him make his room homelier.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children who live at the home and those who have moved on are provided with consistent nurturing care. Children benefit from positive and secure relationships with staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

One child is attending school and he is making good progress. The other child is waiting to start her new school. The registered manager is promoting informal learning opportunities for this child daily, to support ongoing learning.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Safeguarding practice is of a good standard. The registered manager ensures that actions taken to help protect children are rigorous. However, records and analysis of times when children have been missing and of physical interventions are not easily located. Furthermore, management oversight and reflection are lacking in some areas. For example, there has been no reflection regarding a child who left the home due to concerning behaviour. Reflection is needed to enable the manager and staff to consider any learning from the incidents that took place. Therefore, a requirement has been made to express the need for improvement in these areas. Inspection report children’s home: SC363393 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/10/2019 Full Good 16/01/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 14/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/02/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC363393 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— helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 13(1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 04/03/2020

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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: SC363393 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Keys Educational Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Maybrook House, Queensway, Halesowen, Worcestershire B63 4AH

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Inspector

Polly Soper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC363393 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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