Children's home run by New Beginnings Young People’s Care and Support Services Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 1

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New Beginnings Young Peoples Care And Support Services Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager’s post is currently vacant. The acting manager has made an application to Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This is a newly registered children’s home. The visit was arranged due to an escalation in safeguarding notifications. This is specifically in relation to children going missing from the home. Furthermore, the visit was to establish the management arrangements at the home due to the registered manager leaving the post after the home was registered.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have failed to demonstrate that they had carefully planned children’s admissions in and through the children’s home. Compatibility assessments do not consistently assess all known risk factors in respect of all children. In particular missing from home incidents.

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This monitoring visit

Since the home opened in June 2020, one child has moved out of the home as the staff were unable to keep them safe. Furthermore, the child did not move on from the home in a planned way. Due to the placement ending quickly staff were not able to prepare her for leaving, both practically and emotionally. A requirement is made to reflect this shortfall. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 2 Although there had been an escalation in safeguarding notifications incidents, this has reduced as one child have moved on from the home. When children do go missing from the home, the acting manager and staff take appropriate action to search for children. Furthermore, staff communicate with the relevant professionals to share information about the children and identify any further actions that may be required.

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This monitoring visit

Staff spoken to as part of the visit understood the children’s current risks. However, the strategies in the child’s risk assessments need to be clearer for staff to follow. For example, the child’s missing-from-home protocol needs to set out clear actions for staff to follow when the child does not return from time out in the community. Furthermore, risk assessments need to set out clear actions for staff to follow if the child returns home under the influence of an unknown substance. A requirement is made to reflect this shortfall.

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This monitoring visit

The acting manager and staff had not ensured that the children’s emotional and psychological needs are consistently met. For example, when children refuse to attend necessary health appointments new strategies are not consistently considered. A requirement is made to reflect this shortfall.

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This monitoring visit

The acting manager had not carefully considered the impact that the quality of care has on the progress and experiences of each child. Although the acting manager has raised concerns to the child’s placing authority about aspects of a child’s care. This was not effective as the child continued to have unrestricted contact with a family member. A requirement is made to reflect this shortfall.

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This monitoring visit

The provider needs to ensure that the home’s statement of purpose is updated and sent to Ofsted as per regulation. A requirement has been made to reflect this shortfall.

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This monitoring visit

During the visit, a child talked positively about the staff caring for him, and the inspector observed positive relationships between the child and staff.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

This is the first visit to the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 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 health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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Requirement Due date

children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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Requirement Due date

children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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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

achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

take part in activities, and attend any appointments, for the purpose of meeting the child’s health and well-being needs; and

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Requirement Due date

understand and develop skills to promote the child’s well- being. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)) 15 January 2021

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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

that staff— 15 January 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 4 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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

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

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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

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. (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b)(2)(f)) 15 January 2021

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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Requirement Due date

manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and 15 January 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 5 plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement ("the statement of purpose") which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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Requirement Due date

keep the statement of purpose under review, and where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16(1) (3)(a)(b) 15 January 2021

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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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Inspector

Catherine Fargin, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2554036 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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Inspector

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