Children's home run by Beacon Childcare Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2546172 1

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Beacon Childcare Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This provider is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children who have suffered early childhood trauma and have associated emotional and behavioural needs. The provider was registered in November 2019.

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Information about this children’s home

Following an assurance visit on 2 and 3 December 2020, an urgent condition was applied to the home’s conditions of registration. At the moment, the home can only provide care and accommodation for up to two children.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in November 2019. The registered manager’s post has been vacant since May 2020. A manager was appointed, but left in December 2020. An interim manager is covering the home and a permanent manager has been appointed this month.

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This monitoring visit

At an assurance visit on 2 and 3 December 2020, serious and widespread concerns were identified in relation to the care and protection of children. Five requirements were raised, three of which were the subject of compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

At a monitoring visit on 13 January 2021, two of the compliance notices were deemed by Ofsted not to have been met and so two further compliance notices were raised. Two additional requirements were also raised.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to consider whether leaders and managers have complied with the variation of the home’s conditions of registration, and to evaluate what steps the provider has taken to meet the two compliance notices and two requirements. The inspector went to the home to undertake this visit. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2546172 2 This inspection found that the provider has complied with the variation of the home’s conditions of registration. No further children have been admitted and two children remain in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have now made all of the necessary improvements to meet the two compliance notices and two requirements. This work and the appointment of a permanent manager have helped to address the previous shortfalls in leadership and management.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have ensured that children’s risk assessments are read, understood and followed by staff. Staff explained to the inspector their responsibilities in keeping children safe. Furthermore, staff have now undertaken training to help them understand and manage risk, including training in safeguarding, anti-bullying and internet safety. As a result, staff have the skills to identify risk, and are now more able to safely care for children.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have reviewed the home’s workforce development and training plan, and have ensured that staff have completed all their mandatory training. Managers now closely monitor staff participation in allocated training. Additionally, managers have sourced bespoke training to meet the learning needs of one child. This has developed staff practice and the staff now have a better understanding of this child’s needs and behaviours.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last visit, staff have undertaken targeted work with the children. This work has focused on issues that worry the staff, the children and others. For example, staff have helped children to learn about internet safety. This targeted work and a clear plan to discuss safeguarding themes help children to understand their behaviour and the effect this can have on themselves and others.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has improved. Communal areas have been redecorated, the bathroom is now clean and there is a daily rota for staff to ensure that good hygiene standards are maintained. One child’s bedroom is being decorated in his chosen colour scheme and another has had repairs in his room completed. However, the inspector found that there was a potential hazard in one child’s bedroom because ceiling lights had been tampered with. The manager acted swiftly during the monitoring visit to address this issue.

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Recent inspection history

Not yet inspected Inspection type Inspection judgement Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2546172 3

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff provide a nurturing environment that is welcoming, supportive, and which provides appropriate boundaries in relation to their behaviour. Staff should seek to meet the child’s basic needs in the way that a good parent would, recognising that many children in residential care have experienced environments where these needs have not been consistently met – doing so is an important aspect of demonstrating that the staff care for the child and value them as an individual. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7) This relates to ensuring that the environment is regularly checked for hazards that may pose a risk to children’s safety.

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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: Beacon Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Hazlewoods, Windsor House, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AT

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Ann-Cheri Callow

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Inspector

James Tallis, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2546172 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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