Children's Home run by No. 57 Ltd in Stockton-on-Tees

Inspection report for Children’s home - monitoring visit: 1244413 1

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No. 57 Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is run by a private organisation. It is registered to provide care and accommodation of up to three children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted completed a monitoring visit on 7 February 2020. This was in response to concerns raised by the independent visitor. The inspector found that staff did not effectively safeguard children. Ofsted raised two compliance notices under regulation 12 and regulation 13. These were with regard to ensuring that staff identify and manage children’s risks and that managers ensure that staff have sufficient skills and experience to support children.

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This monitoring visit

At the interim inspection on 27 February 2020, the inspector found that the manager was making progress to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions, Ofsted suspended all on-site routine inspections and monitoring visits. The inspector completed this monitoring visit off site via a telephone interview with the manager and through the review of documents shared with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has introduced a range of training opportunities for staff. These will help staff to develop a better understanding of how to protect children from harm and to recognise their roles and responsibilities for keeping them safe.

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This monitoring visit

The manager uses reflective sessions to monitor the effectiveness of training opportunities and to identify additional training needs. This supports the continual development of the service and means that staff are able to respond to children’s changing needs. Inspection report for Children’s home - monitoring visit: 1244413 2 The manager has reviewed and updated children’s care plans, behaviour management plans and risk assessments. These now give staff clear guidance on how to support children and respond to their behaviours. Current COVID-19 restrictions mean that the inspector was unable to assess the effectiveness of these changes at this time. This will be explored further during future inspection activity.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 27/02/2020 Interim Sustained effectiveness 13/11/2019 Full Good 05/03/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 12/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for Children’s home - monitoring visit: 1244413 3

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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 registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children's home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard).

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Requirement Due date

When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46 (1)(2)) 30/09/2020

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Recommendations

 The home should play a full part in promoting the best interests of the child, proactively advocating for the child to ensure that others play their role and deliver the high-quality support that is needed. Such partnership working should always take place: before a child arrives; while the child lives in the home and where the child prepares to return home, move to another setting or leave care. Where a placement is made in an emergency, the registered person should quickly engage with relevant persons to provide the best immediate care. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 11, paragraph 2.4)

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Recommendations

In particular, the manager should be proactive in requesting that return home interviews are offered when a child returns after being missing from the home.

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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: 1244413 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Janine Shortman-Thomas, social care inspector Inspection report for Children’s home - monitoring visit: 1244413 5 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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