Children's Home run by Continuum Support - Care Services Limited in Knowsley

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC473375 1 SC473375

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Continuum Support - Care Services Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns and manages this children’s home. It provides care and accommodation for children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to establish the management arrangements in the home, as there has been no registered manager in post for 12 months.

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This monitoring visit

There is currently no registered manager for this home. The home is being managed by an experienced and qualified interim manager, who is in the process of applying to Ofsted to become registered manager. She is assisted by an experienced deputy manager and service manager.

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This monitoring visit

Children are being well cared for by a passionate and compassionate staff team. Staff ensured that restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic had no negative impact on children. Appropriate safety precautions have been maintained during the pandemic period. For example, visitors have been limited, staff, children and visitors have their temperature checked throughout the day, and children are encouraged to regularly wash their hands.

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This monitoring visit

Children have a very settled home life where they feel safe and secure. The staff team is consistent and provides children with nurturing care, clear expectations, boundaries and structure. This provides the foundation for helping children to mature, develop and make good progress. A child said, ’The staff are amazing. I wouldn’t be where I am today without their help.’

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This monitoring visit

Staff demonstrate a good understanding of their role in safeguarding children. Children state that they feel safe living in the home. Staff have a good understanding of risk and behaviour management. Children’s risk assessments are individualised and regularly reviewed and updated by staff. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC473375 2 Despite numerous changes in the management structure at the home, morale in the staff team is strong. Its members are a stable workforce who are supported through regular formal supervision.

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This monitoring visit

Significant events involving the children living at the home have not been reported to Ofsted. A failure to share information with all relevant people compromises the safety and welfare of the children. Furthermore, the regulator is unable to carry out its monitoring function to ensure that appropriate action is taken by the provider to safeguard children.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 04/11/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/01/2019 Full Good 07/11/2017 Full Good 12/01/2017 Interim Not judged Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC473375 3

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Recommendations

 The registered person should notify Ofsted and other relevant persons if one of the situations specified in regulation 40(4)(a)-(d) occurs, or if there is an incident relating to the protection, safeguarding or welfare of a child living in the home which the registered person considers to be serious (40(4)(e)). (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 63, paragraph 14.10)

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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: Continuum Support - Care Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Sinclair, 300 St Marys Road, Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire L19 0NQ

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Inspector

Elaine Allison, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC473375 4 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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