Children's home run by The Partnership of Care Today

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 1 SC008268

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Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A large private provider operates this home. This home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children who have experienced childhood instability, resulting in trauma and associated complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted on 17 June 2013. He holds a level 5 qualification in leadership and management.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the last inspection. Following this inspection, four requirements and a recommendation were raised. One of these requirements was subject to a compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this inspection was to evaluate the provider’s progress in meeting the compliance notice. The remaining requirements and recommendation will be reviewed at a subsequent inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The one child living at the home during the last inspection has moved on. There were no children residing in the home at the time of this inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Ofsted did not physically visit the home. The inspector gathered evidence through discussions with the registered manager and staff. The registered manager and in-house therapist also provided electronic documents for the inspector to review.

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This monitoring visit

The inspection found that good progress has been made. As a result, the compliance notice is met.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager and staff have completed detailed and relevant training to enhance their knowledge and skills. This includes a focus on young people’s risk assessments to ensure that they contain the necessary detail and actions to manage Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 2 risk. The in-house therapist has provided training to develop the quality of young people’s support, including key-work sessions. In addition, the therapist and a senior leader have provided additional staff training to explore the context of young people’s behaviours. This will ensure that staff practice is well informed and in line with young people’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager and staff have significantly reflected on the shortfalls identified at the previous inspection. They acknowledge that aspects of practice need to develop and improve. For example, the registered manager has plans in place to ensure that there are adequate staff resources and clear protocols to manage risk. The registered manager has plans to improve his oversight of young people’s behaviours and associated risks. These improvements have the potential to improve staff practice and ensure that risks are adequately managed. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 19/02/2020 Full Inadequate 09/05/2018 Full Good 27/06/2017 Full Good 18/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff— if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans; and seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organisations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. (Regulation 5 (c)(d)) 08/06/2020

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Requirement Due date

If the registered provider is a partnership, the partnership must ensure that one of the partners undertakes such continuing professional development as is necessary to ensure that the partner has the skills needed for carrying on the home. (Regulation 29 (3)) In particular, senior leaders should keep abreast of learning and development to ensure that care provided at the home is responsive to need and lessons are learned. 08/06/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if— an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(b)(e)) 08/06/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 5

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Recommendations

 All children’s case records (regulation 36) must be kept up to date and stored securely whilst they remain in the home. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3) In particular, ensure that internal plans fully reflect the progress of each young person.

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Information about this inspection

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is currently posing to those we inspect/regulate. During this visit, the inspector took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 by the setting. This has included the effect these have had on staffing arrangements

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 6

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Inspector

Gareth Leckey, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC008268 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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