Children's Home run by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in Bradford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC063978 1 SC063978

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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a local authority. It provides care and accommodation for up to six children and/or young people with a range of social, emotional and behavioural needs. The manager has been registered since May 2017.

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This monitoring visit

Owing to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the home has not received an inspection visit since March 2020. The purpose of this visit was to focus on children’s and young people’s safety and their experiences given the concerns identified in the independent visitor’s report. This includes a rise in children’s and young people’s risk-taking behaviours and them setting off the fire alarms at the home.

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This monitoring visit

Impact risk assessments show how the manager carefully matches new children or young people with the existing peer group. This process remains comprehensive for those children and young people who need to move in without prior notice. The manager’s effective planning arrangements limit the disruption to those children and young people already living at the home. This has led to children and young people settling into the home quickly.

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This monitoring visit

On occasions, the children and young people struggle to manage their emotions, but they can talk to staff about their feelings. Staff educate the children about the dangers of their actions. This has led to a reduction in the children’s and young people’s risk-taking behaviours.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has responded proactively to risk relating to fire safety at the home. The local fire service officer was unable to complete their planned visit to the home due to the pandemic lockdown restrictions. However, the local police spoke to the children and young people to reinforce the dangers linked to setting off fire alarms. This work has resulted in no further incidents of this nature. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC063978 2 All the children and young people are engaged in their education plan and are attending schools or colleges. This has continued throughout the latest lockdown period. The stakeholders spoken to during this visit indicated that the children and young people are settled and happy. The children and young people that were spoken to also confirmed this. One said, ‘Staff are very fair. Their decisions make sense and so do the rules.’

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This monitoring visit

There were no regulatory breaches found during this visit.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 10/03/2020 Interim Improved effectiveness 10/09/2019 Full Good 19/02/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/10/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC063978 3

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. This monitoring visit was completed remotely due to the pandemic lockdown restrictions.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1HY

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Inspector

Tina Ruffles, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC063978 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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