Children's Home run by Bay View Child Care Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 1 Registered provider: Bay View Child Care Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care for up to four children who display a combination of emotional difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, and require intensive support. The home is privately owned and forms part of a small social care organisation which offers therapeutic support.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager was registered with Ofsted in May 2019 and is appropriately experienced and qualified to manage a children’s home.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 21 October 2019

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

Not applicable. Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/10/2019 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 3

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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

The registered manager demonstrates commitment to maintaining exceptional standards of care and accommodation. She builds constructive links with local services to enhance opportunities for children. The children baked Christmas cakes and distributed them to their neighbours, which allowed the children to have positive engagement with their community.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff team is stable and consistent. Staff know the children well and understand their care plans, ensuring that care effectively meets the children’s individual needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Feedback from all sources described excellent relationships between staff and children. A staff member said, ‘Everybody enjoys their work, they love the company of the children; we all work hard to develop relationships and better understand our children.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff have high expectations for children; innovative and carefully monitored individual goals for the children result in significant progress.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff promote activities and opportunities for children. Children’s preferences guide the activities that they participate in. Activities are tailored to maximise children’s engagement and meet their specific needs. One child recently had an overnight stay in Barcelona to visit the football stadium, and another had two nights at Alton Towers.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home promotes positive behaviour through encouragement and praise. The use of physical intervention is occasional and only to promote safety. Where used, it is effectively recorded, and there is timely management oversight. Notifications to Ofsted are sent in a timely manner.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff address children’s safety and welfare proactively. The formulation of comprehensive care plans and risk assessments is done in conjunction with parents, professionals and children, wherever possible. These guide care and promote children’s safety effectively.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager had individual supervisions with staff, and discussed safe practice with staff through a quiz and a team meeting. As a result of this, safeguarding has improved. Staff become familiar with the home’s safeguarding policies during their training. The policies provide clear guidance should staff have safeguarding concerns.Safeguarding is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis, which ensures that staff and children have up-to-date information and maximises safety. Supervisions of staff have improved. Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 4 Children’s emotional needs are a priority. Children are supported to attend therapy. Staff have a good understanding of the impact that therapy has on children, and how best to assist them. This therapeutic support helps the children to become more open about their past and present experiences.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All of the children have progressed in education. Although some children still struggle, staff continue to work with them to engage them in learning or activity programmes.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirements made at the last inspection have been actioned effectively and no requirements were made during this visit. Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 5

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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: 2533956 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bay View Child Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: The Borough, 3–5 Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 1PP

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Inspector

Elaine Clare, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2533956 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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Inspector

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