Children's home run by Capstone Care Provider Limited in Nottingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 1 SC431699

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Capstone Care Provider Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home’s statement of purpose says that the home aims to achieve a child- centred, caring and nurturing home, offering short- to long-term care for three children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since 2013 and has recently completed the relevant qualification. He has resigned and will leave his post shortly. A new manager has been appointed.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is currently posing to those we 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 home. The visit went ahead remotely.

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This monitoring visit

At an assurance visit to this children’s home on 2 and 3 September 2020, Ofsted found serious and widespread concerns in respect of the safeguarding of young people and the management of the home. As a result of this visit, and further concerns, Ofsted made the decision to suspend the home’s registration from 14 September 2020.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to ensure that the provider is continuing to be compliant with the suspension of registration of the home and to review the progress made to meet the shortfalls in safeguarding and leadership.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of this visit, all staff were working in the other home within the organisation. Managers have ensured that they comply with the suspension of registration. There are no children currently living at the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 2 The registered manager has resigned but is working his period of notice. A new manager has been appointed, and Ofsted is waiting for her application to register. There will be a handover period enabling the new manager to progress improvement and act to address the shortfalls. A new deputy manager is also to be appointed.

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This monitoring visit

The provider and managers have developed an action plan to address shortfalls in the home. This includes a programme of training for staff, reinforced through individual staff supervision and team meetings. This gives staff the opportunity to reflect on their learning and how they will put it into practice.

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This monitoring visit

Staff practice in safeguarding is being addressed in team meetings and with input from various agencies such as the police and the local safeguarding team. Staff are improving their understanding of criminal and sexual exploitation, effective risk management and setting consistent boundaries.

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This monitoring visit

Following this monitoring visit, Ofsted considers that the action plan is in its early stages of being implemented and the effectiveness is not yet known. This will be considered at a further monitoring visit. The current suspension therefore remains.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 17/01/2020 Interim Improved effectiveness 08/10/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/03/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 18/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

Staff lack a full understanding of young people’s plans and do not always act proactively to address the needs of young people. 31/10/2020

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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.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; 31/10/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 4 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to the management of missing from home incidents, failure to address poor behaviour or respond to incidents appropriately, the lack of reflection or learning from incidents, the lack of professional curiosity around potential exploitation, and response to bullying and manipulation. The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically refers to the lack of leadership from the responsible individual and a lack of senior staff in the home. It also relates to the understanding of management arrangements by the staff. 31/10/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 5

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Recommendations

 The manager should ensure the review of the quality of care includes evaluation and reflects the impact of young people’s views. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.4)

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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.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Capstone Care Provider Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: The Renewal Trust Business Centre, 3 Hawksworth Street, Nottingham NG3 2EG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Trevor Edinborough

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Inspector

Judith Longden, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431699 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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