Children's Home run by Resicare Alliance Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2503598 1

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Aston Child 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 registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children and young people with emotional and social difficulties. The home is privately owned.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 20 March 2019. The manager registered on 29 September 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

This visit was completed following a review of notifications sent by the provider to Ofsted. The visit consisted of both remote and on-site activity. The inspector spent time speaking by phone with the registered manager, staff, social workers, education staff and young people. The inspector reviewed the requested documents that had been sent by the registered manager.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has recently been decorated. Young people have been able to have a say in how their bedrooms are decorated. However, all their bedroom furniture is permanently fixed and immovable. One young person told the inspector that he did not know why he could not move his bedroom furniture to suit him. The registered manager has not risk assessed each young person’s bedroom to meet their individual needs. This practice is not child-centred and does not provide young people with an explanation for staff’s decision-making.

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Information about this children’s home

Staff act appropriately when young people require urgent hospital admission and treatment. However, following a recent incident, the registered manager failed to notify Ofsted of this significant event.

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Information about this children’s home

Not all staff promote equal rights for young people. During an internal meeting with staff, the registered manager identified that a young person was being discriminated against because of his gender and choice of clothing. Although the registered Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2503598 2 manager addressed this poor practice immediately, staff require further equality and diversity training to improve their skills, knowledge and awareness.

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Information about this children’s home

Three requirements and one recommendation raised at the last visit have been met. For example, the young people’s guide provides information about how to contact the Children’s Commissioner.

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Information about this children’s home

Staff’s monitoring of young people’s use of their mobile phones and other electronic devices reduces the risk of them being exposed to harm when online.

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Information about this children’s home

Staff from agencies or employed by the home on a temporary basis now receive supervision. This ensures that all staff are managed effectively and are provided with valuable feedback and support to enhance their practice, skills and knowledge.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 27/11/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/09/2019 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2503598 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 positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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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

meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)) 12 May 2021

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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

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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)) 12 May 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 12 May 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2503598 4 promotes their welfare.

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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)(a)(b) (2)(c))

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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. (Regulation 40 (4)(e)) 12 May 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: Aston Children’s Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 181 Penn Road, Wolverhampton WV3 0EQ

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Colleen Davies Jones

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Inspector

Michelle Spruce, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2503598 5 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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