Children's home run by Homes2Inspire Limited

Inspection report children's home: 2556340 1 Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to two children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. A private company owns and operates this home. A manager has recently been appointed. She is suitably qualified and is in the process of registering.

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Information about this children’s home

Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), at the request of the Secretary of State, we suspended all routine inspections of social care providers on 17 March 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

We last visited this setting on 9 February 2021 to carry out a monitoring visit. The report is published on the Ofsted website.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: Not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: Not applicable Inspection report children's home: 2556340 2

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Recent inspection history

Not previously inspected Inspection report children's home: 2556340 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive care and support from staff who are dedicated and caring. Children make progress in all areas of their lives. They feel happy and well supported by the staff. One child said, ‘I landed on my feet when I came here.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff spend quality time with the children. They provide a nurturing environment. This helps children to form trusting relationships. Children are confident to talk about their feelings as a result.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are good at helping children to develop more healthy lifestyles. They provide clear guidance that supports children to make healthy choices. One child has been supported to give up smoking.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make good progress in education. Children who were previously not in education are now engaging well. Children are becoming more confident and ambitious because they are experiencing success at school.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children to participate in a wide range of activities. This helps children to improve their physical health and provides opportunities to socialise and make friends in the community.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Risk assessments identify all known risks and give staff clear guidance about how to manage these risks. As a result, children are protected and safeguarded.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff understand the needs of children well. They apply a therapeutic model and sensitively adapt their approach as needed. The use of restraint is minimal. This reflects the skill of the staff team in defusing and de-escalating difficult situations.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Previously, the matching of children living in the home had not been successful. Managers have learned from this and have improved admission processes. This has contributed to the fact that the two children currently living at the home have a good relationship with each other.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

As children settle into the home and form trusting relationships with staff, they go missing less frequently. Currently, children rarely go missing from the home. When children do leave the home without permission, clear protocols ensure a quick and appropriate response from the staff and police.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The recently appointed manager has a wealth of experience. She has worked at the home since it opened in 2019. Management monitoring systems are effective. This means that the manager has a good understanding of the strengths and Inspection report children's home: 2556340 4 weaknesses of the home. She has clear and credible plans to improve the home further.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager regularly consults the children and professionals. She uses these consultations to improve the care and experiences of children. For example, the children have helped to plan the home’s redecoration. Both children enjoyed being part of this process. One child said that they now ‘love’ their bedroom.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Care planning is a strength of the manager and staff team. Children contribute fully in the development and review of their own care plans. This process enables them to set their own objectives and to understand the progress that they are making.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff training is also of a good standard. The staff are all enrolled on, or have completed, the level 3 diploma in residential care. Staff are provided with a wide range of additional training and development opportunities that improve their skills and knowledge.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have regular supervision that is helpful and supportive. However, the written records of supervision are too brief and do not provide a thorough account of the discussions. Inspection report children's home: 2556340 5

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Recommendation

 The registered person should keep a note of the content and/or outcome of supervision sessions. This is in particular relation to the written records of supervision, ensuring they provide staff with feedback on practice and provide thorough records of topics discussed. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.4)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. Inspection report children's home: 2556340 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lumonics House, Valiant Office Suites, Valley Drive, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Rugby CV21 1TQ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Kelly Gliszczynski

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Inspector

Zoey Lee, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2556340 7 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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