Children's home run by Hexagon Care Services Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2530832 1

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Hexagon 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 owned by a private company. It is registered for four children. The home provides care for children aged 11 to 17 years who have experienced adverse childhood experiences that have led to associated trauma and presenting complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager holds her level 5 diploma in leadership and management and was registered with Ofsted in July 2019.

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This monitoring visit

This visit took place to review safeguarding practices. The visit was conducted remotely due to current restrictions in relation to COVID-19 (coronavirus). At the time of the visit, three children live in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector found that managers and staff understand children’s risks. Staff ensure that the home is secure, and visitors are checked before entering the property. Staff respond appropriately when individuals of concern approach the home. Managers request access to information held by other professionals that supports managing children’s risks. Regular meetings to review children’s risks and agree actions to keep children safe are in place. Professionals who support children living in the home contribute to these meetings. This ensures that staff keep children safe.

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Managers and staff respond well when children go missing from home. This includes working closely with a child’s family members. As a result, there is a reduction in the child going missing. When children do go missing, staff try to keep in contact with them and look for them. Staff support children to return home when missing. The home requests that local authorities provide children with the opportunity to speak with an independent person following each missing from home incident. This promotes the safety and well-being of children who live in the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2530832 2 Children reflect with staff on behaviours that could have a negative impact on themselves or others. This supports children to develop socially acceptable behaviours. The registered manager reviews the effectiveness of behaviour management and considers alternative options. For example, one child refused to

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This monitoring visit

complete fire safety education after tampering with firefighting equipment, so was asked to contribute financially to the cost of re-filling the extinguishers which had been misused. Children are encouraged to take accountability for their behaviours.

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This monitoring visit

Staff support children to access routine and emergency healthcare. Staff encourage children to eat a healthy diet. Children’s views regarding their education placements are important to managers and staff. As a result, two children attend education provisions that they have been involved in choosing.

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This monitoring visit

Records relating to children do not consistently provide up-to-date and relevant information. On one occasion, a child’s plan guided staff to encourage the child to travel independently. However, following an incident in the community, this was reviewed, and the child is now transported by staff. At the time of the inspection, staff were implementing the changes despite them not having been recorded in the child’s plans.

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The registered manager supervises staff on a regular basis. This provides an opportunity to ensure that staff have the skills and training required to meet the individual needs of children who live in the home. Staff told the inspector that they feel well supported. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2530832 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 registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which— include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; are kept up to date. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)) 15 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: Hexagon Care Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 1 Tustin Court, Riversway, Preston PR2 2YQ

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Inspector

Helen Malanaphy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2530832 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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