Children's Home run by Quality Protects Children Ltd in Knowsley

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC405448 1 SC405448

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Quality Protects Children Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The ethos of the home is to provide care following the Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) therapeutic programme.

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Information about this children’s home

The current manager was registered with Ofsted in November 2019.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted completed a monitoring visit on 6 January 2021 due to an escalation in the number of safeguarding concerns that were reported in notifications. During the visit, the inspectors found significant shortfalls in the leadership and management at the home. As a result, a compliance notice under regulation 13, the leadership and management standard, was issued.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, inspectors considered the action taken by the provider to meet the steps in the compliance notice. The inspectors found that the provider had taken action to address the shortfalls in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Recent safeguarding incidents have been managed appropriately and children in times of crisis have received safe levels of care and guidance. 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

All children spent time with the inspectors and spoke positively about their home, the care that they receive and the staff who care for them. One child said, ‘Without living here I would not be achieving like I am.’ Another child commented, ‘My bad memories from the past are being replaced by good memories from here.’ Children Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC405448 2 said that staff had talked to them about how to keep themselves safe, and they understood their risk assessments and the stages of the therapeutic service that they receive. Children talked about the positive impact this had on their mental health and well-being.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has reviewed and updated risk management plans for each child. Staff talked to children about the contents of the assessments and supported them to understand the risks that they may face. One child said, ‘I understand what I need to do to keep myself safe, and who to go to for support.’ Furthermore, all documentation is now updated as new risks occur.

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This monitoring visit

Care plans have been updated to include agreed staffing levels for each child and contingencies if this is not possible. This information has been shared and agreed with all placing authorities.

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This monitoring visit

Staff spoken to during the visit said that they enjoy their work. They feel supported by the management team and their team members. The staff have regular training, supervisions and team meetings to keep them up to date on emerging information. There are sufficient numbers of staff members working at the home. They are passionate about the work that they do with children, and positive relationships were observed between children and staff throughout the visit.

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This monitoring visit

Some areas of the home environment have been improved and internal door locks have been removed. However, not all children’s bedrooms are suitably maintained and the rear windows in the home have bars on that present as unsightly. The garden area also needs improvements in line with the therapeutic approach that the organisation proudly represents.

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This monitoring visit

No further enforcement action is required.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 26/11/2019 Full Outstanding 26/09/2018 Full Outstanding 24/05/2017 Full Good 20/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC405448 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 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 the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(d) 21 April 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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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Quality Protects Children Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Hill House, Archway Road, Huyton, Liverpool L36 9XB

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Inspectors

Michelle Edge, Social Care Regulatory Inspection Manager Elaine Allison, Social Care Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC405448 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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Inspectors

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