Children's Home run by Meadows Care Limited in Oldham

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC066072 1 SC066072

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Meadows Care Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and run. The home is registered to provide care for up to three children who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out in response to notifications concerning prolonged incidents of missing from home for some children; concerns regarding some children’s relationships with one another at the home; and allegations that some children had made about the staff’s practice.

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This monitoring visit

When children have been missing from home, staff have acted appropriately and taken suitable steps to ensure their safe return. In addition, staff have explored with children the reasons behind the incidents, and sought care-planning meetings to address the children’s wishes and feelings.

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This monitoring visit

Staff support children to explore and resolve any conflicts in creative ways. For example, children are encouraged to reflect on the positives they see in each other, as well as exploring the incident. This approach provides children with opportunities to reflect and resolve differences in a meaningful and balanced way.

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This monitoring visit

Any allegations are appropriately investigated by the management team. These investigations are open and transparent, and involve other agencies. Children spoken to during the visit said that they feel safe living at the home. Social workers spoken to concurred with this view. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC066072 2 Children make progress through living at the home. This progress includes improving their attendance at education; managing their emotions and behaviours; and recognising the risks that can arise from using the internet and social media.

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This monitoring visit

Children value the time that staff spend with them, and they feel listened to and well cared for. Staff work hard to develop and maintain positive relationships with the children, and these relationships which underpin the progress that children make. A social worker commenting on the progress of one child said: ‘He feels very settled there and it is as if he is a completely different person. He reports he is happy and that he does not have any concerns.’

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This monitoring visit

Two requirements made at the last inspection were not considered at this visit and therefore have been carried over to the next inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 05/06/2019 Full Good 26/06/2018 Full Good 29/08/2017 Full Outstanding 16/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC066072 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person 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. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)) 30 June 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(b)) 30 June 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: Meadows Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Egerton House, Wardle Road, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 9EN

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Inspector

Pauline Yates, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC066072 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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Inspector

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