Children's Home run by Holistic Approach Limited in Salford

Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 1 Registered provider: Holistic Approach 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 and accommodation for up to five children who may have emotional and/or social difficulties and/or learning disabilities. The home is privately owned.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in February 2020.

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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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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

Date of last inspection: 29 October 2019

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: Good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: None Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/10/2019 Full Good 31/01/2019 Full Outstanding 13/12/2017 Full Outstanding 23/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make good progress and benefit from effective, high-quality support from staff. The support children receive encourages change and secures improvement in their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to meet their friends and families, in line with their individual plans. This ensures that they sustain their close relationships with people who are most important to them. Children build and sustain positive attachments to the staff who care for them. They have stability and consistency in their lives. Children say they enjoy living at the home and have good relationships with the adults who care for them. One child said, ‘My relationships with staff are good. Staff are very supportive.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote the learning and educational achievements of children. Children attend school on a regular basis. Staff work in partnerships with schools to support attendance and progress. Children enjoy positive activities, and staff encourage and support their individual interests and hobbies.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The health needs of the children are met. Children are registered with the health services that they need to be healthy. They attend their routine health appointments with good support and encouragement from staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is reasonably well maintained. However, some areas need redecorating and the house lacks a homely feel. The home is dark and does not present as being warm or welcoming. A child said, ‘I think the home looks bland. The lounge needs painting. It’s a bit old and needs freshening up.’

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

Children are comfortable in the knowledge they can talk to staff about issues which affect them. There have been no complaints raised with the home and no complaints were raised by the children during the inspection. Children are kept safe and feel safe.

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

Children are suitably matched. Impact risk assessments are completed carefully to inform placement decisions around the suitability of new admissions. This ensures that the needs of the children are met safely.

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

A social worker said, ‘They are absolutely fabulous. They ensured that it was a planned move and facilitated my involvement. By the time [child’s name] moved in she felt like she belonged.’ Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 4 There have been no missing from care episodes concerning the current group of children living in the home. Previously, when children have been reported as missing appropriate action has been taken to locate them quickly to secure their safe return.

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

Risks associated with the children are recorded clearly. Staff have a good understanding of the specific needs and vulnerabilities of the children. Children are safer because of the actions staff take to support and protect them.

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

The use of restraint is only used as a last resort and only used to protect children from harm. Consequences to address negative behaviour are fair, balanced and proportionate.

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

Significant incidents are reported to the placing authorities to promote the safety and well-being of the children. However, there have been identified occasions when Ofsted has not been appropriately informed of some significant events. A requirement is made to address this issue.

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

The accommodation provided for children is physically safe and appropriately secure. Health and safety matters are managed effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers exercise strong and effective leadership across the operation of the home. They encourage and enable staff to effectively support children living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is supported by a stable and well-established staff team. The staff are qualified, trained and experienced which means that they can meet the specific needs of the children. The management team ensures that all staff receive regular, practice-related supervision. Team meetings are held regularly to discuss the progress and experiences of children living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home meets the aims and objectives as set out in its statement of purpose. Staff provide and deliver a good-quality service for the children. Staff maintain effective partnerships with placing authorities and other external services. This ensures that children benefit from the best possible help and all-round support. A social worker said, ‘She seems really settled and they keep her safe. I am quite impressed really. She gets on well with all of the staff.’ And, ‘They are really good at joint working.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are good arrangements for reviewing and improving the quality of children’s care. The manager makes effective use of the home’s internal and external monitoring activities to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the home. The manager acts when shortfalls are identified to secure the home’s continuing improvement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has met and addressed the requirement and recommendations from the last inspection. Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 5

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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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

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

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the improved furnishing and redecoration of the home. 2 August 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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Requirement Due date

is instigated; or 5 July 2021 Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 6 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. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii) and (e))

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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: 1159903 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Holistic Approach Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield S9 4WG

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1159903 8 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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