Children's Home run by Enhanced Young Persons Care Limited in Gateshead

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2602558 1

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Enhanced Young Persons 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 provider. It provides care and accommodation for up to seven children who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in November 2020. The manager is not yet registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the visit was to monitor the provider’s compliance with enforcement action. The visit was carried out on site and included review of documents, a tour of the home and discussions with staff.

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This monitoring visit

This home was last visited on 13 April 2021 when a monitoring visit took place. Following this visit, a notice of suspension was served. Two compliance notices were reissued under regulations 6 and 13 to address serious concerns relating to poor care planning arrangements and widespread failings in the leadership and management of the home. An additional compliance notice was issued under regulation 12 to address shortfalls relating to the protection of children.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has applied to register with Ofsted. The manager is supported by a deputy and a core staff team. There are currently no children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have attended training in devising and updating care plans and risk assessments. Practical sessions have been held with staff to further discuss this learning, which supports staff to understand their roles and responsibilities. The manager provides staff with a survey following attendance on a course. She uses this feedback to identify areas for further development, which helps to upskill staff. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2602558 2 The manager has adapted the format of supervisions and team meetings so that they include a discussion of care planning documents and risk assessments. These processes are used to help staff understand children’s needs. The manager assigns specific staff with the task to update documents, so that case records remain current.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have completed additional safeguarding training and have read the safeguarding policy. They have refreshed their knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes, which helps them to understand how to keep children safe.

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This monitoring visit

The inappropriate locks on bedroom doors have been removed. Each bedroom door has been fitted with a suitable lock so that children can safely maintain their privacy .

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This monitoring visit

The manager has developed the rota. She has incorporated additional checks so that she can scrutinise the allocation of staff and consider whether it is appropriate to meet the needs of each child.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has devised auditing systems to help her to ensure that children’s case records remain current. The manager demonstrates an understanding of how these processes assist her to identify and address shortfalls so that she can raise the standard of care children receive.

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This monitoring visit

Following this visit, the notice of suspension is lifted. The compliance notices previously issued under regulations 6, 12 and 13 are met. The requirement under regulation 21 has also been met. The other previously issued requirements under regulations 14 and 40 were not reviewed during this visit. For this reason, they are reissued.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2602558 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, the 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 care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i)(ii)(c)) 28 June 2021

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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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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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is instigated; 28 June 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2602558 4 or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Requirement Due date

A notification made under this regulation—

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Requirement Due date

the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified;

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Requirement Due date

and any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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Requirement Due date

must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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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: Enhanced Young Persons Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Fox Street, Sunderland Road, Gateshead NE10 0BD

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Inspector

Paula Kelly, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2602558 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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Inspector

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