Children's Home run by Progressive Futures Care Limited in Knowsley

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 1 SC431931

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Progressive Futures Care 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 and managed by a private company. It provides care and support for up to three young people who can no longer live at home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2011.

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This monitoring visit

This visit took place because the home has not had an inspection since January 2019. The visit involved off-site inspection activity due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions.

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This monitoring visit

The manager confirmed that there have been no children living at this home since March 2020. Members of staff have either been shielding due to government guidelines or they have moved to another home within the company. Some staff have resigned. The company has recently had a successful recruitment drive and new staff are in the process of completing an induction. As a result, the manager said that consideration would be given to new referrals in April 2021.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements and recommendations set at the last inspection in January 2019 were not assessed at this visit. Therefore, they have been carried over to the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 09/01/2019 Full Good 20/09/2017 Full Good 09/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 08/06/2016 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs; and

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that placing authorities are challenged when requests for relevant plans are not met. 30 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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This is specifically in relation to ensuring that all monitoring and review activity completed in the home is recorded systematically. 30 April 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 4 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. (Regulation 44 (4)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the report should provide analysis of the assessment of information provided to form an opinion that supports the registered person’s understanding of the quality of care. 30 April 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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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; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”). (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3)) 30 April 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should review the appropriateness and suitability of the location and premises of the home at least once a year. The review should include the identification of any risks presented by the home’s location and strategies for managing these. In particular, ensure that all potential hazards in the locality, including motorways and bridges, are considered when undertaking the assessment. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1)  The registered person should ensure that staff understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. Specifically, records should be legible, with any amendments attributable to the author. Records should specifically describe actual events and behaviours and avoid the use of colloquialisms. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality

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Recommendations

standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that good employment practice is maintained. They must ensure that recruitment safeguards children and minimises potential risks to them. In particular, the registered person should record all actions taken to contact the last previous employer who has been identified to provide a reference but has not done so. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1)

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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: Progressive Futures Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: C/o 18a London Street, Southport, Merseyside PR9 0UE

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Inspector

Pam Nuckley, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC431931 6 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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