Children's Home run by PIC Children’s Services in St Helens

Inspection report children’s home: SC022442 1 SC022442 Registered provider: PIC Children’s 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 one of several owned by a private company. The home is registered to care for one child who has emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The current manager was registered with Ofsted in June 2019.

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Inspection date: 13 March 2020

Date of last inspection: 18 December 2019

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Inspection date: 13 March 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: None Inspection report children’s home: SC022442 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

Since the last inspection, staff have worked hard to improve the outcomes for the young person in all areas of her life. This includes health, education and emotional well-being. Staff work hard to keep the young person safe. Staff identify and manage the young person’s individual risks. Behaviour management plans and individual risk assessments are well recorded. Staff are vigilant to indications of risk. Staff identify the risks that the young person may encounter when going missing from the home or displaying self-harmful behaviours. Staff take swift action to safeguard and promote positive behaviour. Staff are fully aware of the young person’s health needs. Staff have developed positive working relationships with health professionals, such as the therapist and local CAMHS team. All professionals work together to ensure that the young person’s physical and mental health needs are met. Staff support the young person to understand and manage her behaviour in a

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

positive environment. Staff know the young person well and identify when the young person is distressed. Staff work alongside the clinical psychologist to devise appropriate safety and behaviour management plans. Staff have worked hard to improve the education outcomes for the young person. Since her starting point, education has significantly improved and the young person is now attending on a regular basis. The staff team is consistent and delivers good care to the young person. Staff value the manager and reported that she is supportive and readily available. Staff receive regular supervision and attend regular team meetings that focus on their professional development and the progress that the young person has made. However, the manager was unable to demonstrate that she receives the same level of supervision. The manager does not have access to her own supervision records and has not had the opportunity to sign these.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Requirements made at the last inspection have been mostly met. Medication records have improved and demonstrate that staff are administrating and delivering medication in line with current procedures. Consequences and incentives are proportionate and demonstrate consultation with the young person to support her to improve her behaviour and understand the impact that her actions can have on other people. However, the provider needs to be proactive in making improvements in the environment to ensure that it is warm and well presented. Inspection report children’s home: SC022442 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/12/2019 Full Good 19/03/2019 Interim Not judged 06/12/2018 Full Inadequate 07/11/2017 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC022442 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. Ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(d)) 27/04/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees receive practice-related supervision. (Regulation 33(4)(b)) 27/04/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must— maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. Ensure that a copy of the staff duty roster of persons working at the home, and a record of the actual rosters worked is kept within the home. (Regulation 37(1)(2)(a) 27/04/2020

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Recommendations

 The registered person should have a workforce development plan which can fulfil the workforce related requirements of regulation 16, schedule 1 (paragraphs 19 and 20). (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standard’, page 53, paragraph 10.8)

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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: SC022442 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: PIC Children’s Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 North Street, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside WA11 0TW

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Inspectors

Elaine Allison, Social Care Inspector Michelle Edge, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC022442 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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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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