Children's Home run by The Place Young People’s Company in Leicestershire

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The Place Young People’s Company Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This service registered as a children’s home in January 2020. This is the first visit to the home since its registration. The home is run by a private provider. The home offers care and accommodation for children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It is registered to accommodate four children. The registered manager has been in post since January 2020.

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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 inspector balanced this with safeguarding duties and a blended approach was taken with remote and on-site activity.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was completed in response to concerns that staff had not been able to protect children effectively.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit confirmed that a child had not been sufficiently protected from significant bullying. Staff were also unable to prevent a child being coerced by other children into behaving in a harmful manner. As a result, children did not feel safe in their home.

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This monitoring visit

Staff did not always understand how to manage children’s behaviours or understand their responsibility to intervene when children behaved in a dangerous manner. For example, staff were unable to stop a child walking onto a dangerous, unlit road.

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This monitoring visit

Information in children’s risk assessments is not always fully considered. Staff were not aware of potential risks and minimised the potential impact of some identified behaviours. A social worker stated that ‘The matching for the child wasn’t right.’ Poor Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2565421 2 matching and a lack of understanding of children’s behaviours have contributed to unplanned placement endings.

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The manager has not been proactive in identifying shortfalls in the quality of care. However, senior managers had completed an internal audit that did identify shortfalls in the leadership and management of the home. They have already provided additional management support.

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Following the incidents, managers took action to reduce risks and improve safety. An improvement plan has been implemented.

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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.

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

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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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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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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;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; 21/12/2020 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2565421 3 take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies.

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm.

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

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

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

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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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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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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home.

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)) 21/12/2020 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2565421 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: The Place Young People’s Company Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Belvoir Farmhouse, Woolsthorpe Road, Redmile, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG13 0GN

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Inspector

Bev Allison, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2565421 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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