Children's Home run by Restorative Social Care Services Ltd in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2600259 1

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Restorative social care services Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is a privately run children’s home. It provides care and accommodation for up to two children and/or young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered with Ofsted in September 2020 and has not yet had a full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Due to the restrictions in place relating to COVID-19 (coronavirus), this monitoring visit was carried out off site. The visit was to investigate potential breaches of regulations, following information being shared with Ofsted in notifications that indicated a potential risk of harm to children. The visit included a review of documents, a virtual tour of the building and discussions with children, staff and relevant professionals.

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This monitoring visit

Children and young people benefit from positive relationships with staff. Children and young people said they are happy in the home and are able to talk to staff about their feelings. This enables them to ask for and receive the support they need.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team responds to allegations and disclosures in a sensitive way while ensuring that steps are taken to help protect children and young people from harm. Children and young people are confident in sharing information and are helped to understand the action taken by staff to help better protect them. As a result, the children and young people have trusting relationships with staff.

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This monitoring visit

Staff know the children and young people well and are able to use de-escalation skills to help calm them if they are distressed. Restraints are minimal and only used as a last resort. However, when restraints have happened, the children and young Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2600259 2 people are helped by staff to understand the reason why the measure has been used. This helps the children and young people to reflect and develop alternative coping strategies.

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This monitoring visit

Staff identify trigger points for children and young people and work with them to recognise these for themselves. This enables staff to intervene sooner with coping methods and increases the children and young people’s ability to manage their own emotions. There has been a significant decrease in incidents of negative behaviours and missing episodes as a result of this.

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This monitoring visit

Sanctions are used in a restorative way to help children and young people to learn and reflect. The children and young people said that they are included in these decisions and that staff are fair with them. The staff understand the need for restorative work to be used as a learning tool. This helps to ensure that sanctions are only used to benefit children and young people’s development.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff engage well with other professionals and are proactive in challenging them when plans are not in place to support the children or young people. For example, one young person has moved to the home from another area. As a result, some medical services have not been easily accessible. The manager and staff took immediate action to ensure that support remained in place for the young person from the previous authority, while escalating the need for a more local service. Consequently, the young person and staff team have continued to benefit from the support and information this service provides.

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This monitoring visit

The manager communicates well with the team and ensures that changes to plans are easily identifiable. Staff are empowered to make decisions while working. The manager is supportive of this and works closely with staff to identify whether anything should have been done differently without undermining them. Children and young people receive consistency in their care and have confidence in staff to make decisions.

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This monitoring visit

The manager accepts feedback from external professionals and responds to this, making changes when required. Children and young people benefit from an increased quality of care as a result of this.

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Recent inspection history

This is the home’s first inspection Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2600259 3

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to investigate information received which suggests there may be a breach of regulations.

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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: Restorative social care services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Restorative Social Care Services Ltd, 8 Victoria Street, Greetland, Halifax HX4 8DF

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Inspector

Debra Boldy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2600259 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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