Children's home run by Dove Adolescent Services Limited in Wakefield

Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 1 SC018238 Registered provider: Dove Adolescent Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a private home registered to provide care and accommodation for one child or young person who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The manager is suitably qualified and was registered when the home opened in November 2018.

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 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.

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children and young people since the most recent 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

Staff provide a stable home for the young person and he recognises that he’s made progress. Routines and boundaries offer consistency throughout the day helping the young person to feel supported. Staff help the young person to access alternative education in preparation for the transition into a mainstream school. This means that the young person is able to succeed in his learning which will help him with his future opportunities. Staff encourage the young person to believe in himself and what he can achieve. The manager and staff are ambitious for all young people who move into the home. The staff offer unique opportunities through activities to promote individual interests and talents. This means that the young person is able to develop positive self- esteem and be inspired for the future. The young person feels safe in the home and he does not run away or go missing. Staff understand the individual risks and ensure that risk assessments are in place.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff track progress, and when risks change plans are reviewed and updated. Through regular focused sessions, the young person builds good relationships with staff and learns about making positive choices. This means that the risks to the young person are managed and co-ordinated in a way which reduces harm. Staff use agreed strategies to promote positive behaviour and help the young person to regulate his emotions. Regular access to a clinical team enables the manager and staff to explore issues affecting the young person. Staff reflect and consider how their own feelings and behaviours influence care provided. This means that the young person is supported to get along with others and feel good about himself. The registered manager is driven to provide good-quality care to every young person. She has developed positive networks with multi-agency professionals who speak highly of the care provided in the home. The manager uses creative ways to

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

communicate with the young person so that she can understand what matters to him. Using the feedback, she makes changes to improve the care offered to young people. Where the young person is not receiving the right help from other professionals, the manager will effectively challenge them. This means that the young person has a home that prioritises his needs and focuses on promoting positive outcomes. The manager is developing a positive team culture. She is developing her own leadership skills and feels supported by her managers and peers in the organisation. Staff receive encouragement to learn together and as individuals during regular supervisions. Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 3 When a young person moves into the home, they are welcomed. However, in an emergency situation the urgency of the move often affects how the staff can be trained to meet the individual needs of the child or young person. Training should

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

be provided in a timely manner so that staff have a greater understanding of a child or young person’s assessed needs. Staff support the young person to actively engage in creating life story books. These help the young person to remember positive times in their life and identify important events. Staff record the young person’s day-to-day experiences and unique conversations. They take photographs and keep memorabilia so that life story books can be meaningful and bespoke. This means that the young person is being helped to develop his identity. Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/04/2019 Full Good 29/08/2018 Interim Not judged 09/01/2018 Interim Not judged 26/07/2017 Interim Not judged Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 5

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Recommendations

 Sufficient staff means a home having enough suitably trained staff (including someone in a management role) on duty to meet the assessed needs of all children in the home, and that those staff are able to respond to emergency placements, where accepted. The registered person must demonstrate every effort to achieve continuity of staffing so that children’s attachments are not overly disrupted, including ensuring that the employment of any temporary staff will not prevent children from receiving the continuity of care that they need (regulation 31(1)). (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 51, paragraph 10.1) In particular, ensure that when a child moves into the home additional training for staff in relation to the individual needs of the child happens in a timely manner.

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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: SC018238 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Dove Adolescent Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 170 Southgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1QJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Barbara Whittaker

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Inspector

Catherine Heron, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC018238 7 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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