Children's Home run by Abbey Green Therapeutic Children’s Services Ltd in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report children’s home: 2508525 1 Registered provider: Abbey Green Therapeutic Children’s Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company. It provides therapeutic care and accommodation for up to four children who have experienced traumatic events in their lives and may subsequently present with a range of attachment, behavioural and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has a suitably qualified manager who is registered with Ofsted.

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Inspection date: 2 March 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 2508525 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 improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children receive good-quality care in a nurturing environment. They are happy and settled, and are making good progress. This is because they are supported by carers who have high aspirations for them. Carers want the best for children and do not give up on them. A social worker said that carers are ‘brilliant’ and that ‘nobody would have expected the progress that the child has made.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children’s emotional well-being improves. They are successfully learning to form positive attachments with carers and other key people in their lives. Children have very good relationships with carers who they trust. This helps them to feel safe and secure.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children receive excellent support and encouragement to pursue their interests, hobbies and talents. Carers ensure that they do not miss out on opportunities because they are looked-after children. One child went to an adventure park for his holiday last summer and another child went on a two-week basketball training camp. Children are now attending clubs in the community and making friends. As a result, they are growing in confidence and their social skills are improving.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children’s behaviours improve over time and the incidents of physical intervention reduce. This is because carers are skilled at managing children’s behaviours. The provision of the on-site therapist is instrumental in the progress children make. Physical intervention records are detailed and debriefs are now carried out with the child and carers involved. However, some terminology used needs further explanation to ensure that the reader is clear about what has happened. Additionally, incidents involving the registered manager should be reviewed by the responsible individual. This includes debriefs with the child and carers.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There is a real commitment to continuous improvement. Recommendations made at the last inspection have been addressed. Some new systems have been introduced which help children to develop further their relationships with carers while having fun at the same time. A range of management monitoring systems help to identify shortfalls and ensure that children receive the care that they need. These systems also help to inform the improvement agenda. Inspection report children’s home: 2508525 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/08/2019 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: 2508525 4

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Recommendations

 Records of restraint must be kept and should enable the registered person and staff to review the use of control, discipline and restraint to identify effective practice and respond promptly where any issues or trends of concern emerge. The review should provide the opportunity for amending practice to ensure it meets the needs of each child. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 49, paragraph 9.59)

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Recommendations

This is in relation to ensuring that the management review of restraint records, and debriefs with children and carers, is undertaken by the responsible individual when the registered manager is involved in the restraint.

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Recommendations

 Staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Recommendations

This is in relation to ensuring that the terminology used in records of restraint is clear to the reader and not open to interpretation.

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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: 2508525 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Abbey Green Therapeutic Children’s Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 51 Abbey Green Road, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 8SA

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Inspector

Katarina Djordjevic, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2508525 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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