Children's Home run by iMap Centre Limited in Cheshire West and Chester

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 1 SC481295

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iMapcentre Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home provides care and accommodation for up to five children who have a learning disability. It is privately owned.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager in post since August 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This visit took place in response to a complaint to Ofsted in relation to medication practice in the home.

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This monitoring visit

A manager is now in post and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

A review of the records does not indicate that members of staff are administering medicines to children without undertaking the relevant training. Training records indicate that newer members of staff have received medication administration training as part of their induction, and their competency has been assessed before administering medicines without supervision.

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This monitoring visit

The home has a waking night worker in place, who has been working alone since a young person left the home. This member of staff has not undertaken a qualification in first aid since they were employed by the provider. Therefore, there is no person on duty at night who is suitably qualified to meet the regulatory requirement.

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This monitoring visit

A child’s health records do not include the outcomes of attendance at health appointments and do not reflect changes to their plan. This does not help the child to understand how the staff have supported them to improve and maintain their health and well-being while living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

A manager is now in post and has applied to register with Ofsted. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 2 The requirements set at the last inspection were not considered at this visit and are therefore carried over.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 08/04/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/06/2018 Full Good 08/06/2017 Full Good 05/01/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 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 home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that there are effective risk management plans in place, based on assessment of presenting individual risks, in relation to young people on admission to the home.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is repeated. 12 April 2021

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Requirement Due date

The independent person must produce a report about a visit ("the independent person’s report") which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether—

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Requirement Due date

children are effectively safeguarded; and

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Requirement Due date

the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being.

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Requirement Due date

The independent person’s report may recommend actions that the registered person may take in relation to the home and timescales within which the registered person must consider whether or not to take those actions.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the independent person’s report and recommendations should be evaluative and support the registered person’s understanding of any shortfalls to ensure 12 April 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 4 compliance with regulations. A clear statement of the independent person’s opinions regarding safeguarding and promotion of young people’s well-being is required. Where the registered person does not respond to recommended actions, there needs to be a clear process for how this is to be addressed.

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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

Specifically, pre-admission placement planning should robustly identify all of a young person’s needs to determine whether the staff have the skills and experience to manage them. In addition, the home’s location needs to be considered as part of this pre-admission planning to ensure it is a safe location. Children’s experiences of moving from the home should be positive. 12 April 2021

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(b) (2)(c)) 12 April 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 5 In particular, the staff should receive good-quality training in recording standards from the appropriate team within the organisation. Where another team holds responsibility for creating plans or reviewing incidents, this needs to be completed in a timely manner to ensure that the staff are provided with robust guidance on managing young people’s behaviour.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, any report should focus on how the quality of care promotes young people’s progress. It should capture the opinions of young people and external stakeholders. 12 April 2021

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience.

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In particular, supervision should be undertaken in line with the provider’s policy and a record made of discussions. 12 April 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 40 (4)(c)) 12 April 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 6 The registered person must ensure that—

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at all times, at least one person on duty at the home has a suitable first aid qualification. (Regulation 31 (2)(a)) 12 April 2021

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home is maintained so that it is a homely and safe environment. Specifically, minor repairs need to be completed to dents in walls and door handles need to be replaced. The manager should identify safety devices for looped window-blind cords. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should ensure that records are updated to reflect outcomes of, for example, health appointments, so that young people are helped to understand their time spent living at the home. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.5)

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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: iMap Centre Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Imap School, Barrowmore Estate, Barnhouse Lane, Great Barrow, Chester CH3 7JA

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Inspector

Karen Willson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC481295 7 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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