Children's Home run by Your Chapter Limited in Tameside

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Care 4 Children Residential Services Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to four children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There is no registered manager in post. The post has been vacant since 31 January 2021.

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This monitoring visit

Routine inspection activity is currently suspended because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. A monitoring visit was carried out to ensure that children remain safe. The visit was carried out by two inspectors.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, the inspectors observed warm and friendly relationships between the children and staff. Children told the inspectors that they like living at the home. Children described good relationships with the staff team and each other. Children said that they understand what staff need to do to keep them safe. For example, children understand that staff supervise them if they go out in the community.

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This monitoring visit

One child’s social worker told the inspector that she ‘can’t believe’ how well her child is doing. She said that staff are nurturing and that this has helped her child make progress and settle in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s risks assessments include the relevant details and strategies for staff to manage and reduce risk. This is effective because children’s risks have reduced. For example, this is in respect of incidents when children are missing from home. However, the inspectors identified some shortfalls in children’s risk assessments because they do not include all current risks. This is specifically in relation to internet Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2519592 2 usage. The provider identified that this information was missing prior to the visit. The interim manager had started to make changes to risk assessments to reflect internet usage for children.

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This monitoring visit

Not all staff know what is included in all children’s risk assessments. One member of staff told inspectors that she hadn’t read all the children’s risk assessments. This is necessary to ensure that staff can safely care for children. Furthermore, the manager needs to ensure that all staff have sufficient knowledge and skills in respect of drug misuse.

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This monitoring visit

There have been staff changes across the organisation, and a new manager recently started at the home. He was previously registered as a manager for another children’s home within the organisation. He told the inspectors that he is in the process of completing an application to manage this children’s home.

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This monitoring visit

The interim manager’s monitoring and review systems need to improve. This is specifically in relation to recording, reviewing and evaluating all relevant information in relation to children. This is necessary to ensure that he continually reviews the impact that the care is having on the progress and experiences of children.

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This monitoring visit

The statement of purpose is not sent to Ofsted in line with regulation. This means that Ofsted does not have the most up-to-date information in respect of the children’s home.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 15/10/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2519592 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person.

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The manager needs to ensure that he assesses all children’s known risks and includes strategies to manage and reduce children’s risks. This is particularly in relation to internet usage.

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Furthermore, the manager needs to ensure that all staff know what is included in children’s risk assessments. 4 June 2021

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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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 4 June 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2519592 4 lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)(f)(h))

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This is particularly in relation to the manager’s monitoring and review systems. The manager needs to ensure that he continually reviews the impact that the quality of care is having on children’s progress and experiences.

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Furthermore, the manager needs to ensure that all staff have sufficient knowledge and skills in respect of drug misuse. The registered person must compile in relation to the home a statement (‘the statement of purpose’) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 16 (1) (3)(a)(b)) 4 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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2519592 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care 4 Children Residential Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Care 4 Children, 1 Stuart Road, Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 2SR

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Inspectors

Catherine Fargin, Social Care Inspector Michael Charnley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2519592 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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