Children's home run by Future 19 Social Care Limited

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Future 19 Social Care Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private provider owns and manages this home. The home provides care for up to three children who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered on 13 March 2020. The manager who registered at the same time left in September 2020. The post is vacant.

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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 December 2020 to carry out a monitoring visit. The report is published on our website.

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Information about this children’s home

A full inspection was carried out on 9 and 10 August 2021 and the home judged inadequate. Two compliance notices were issued alongside 10 requirements.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was to monitor the provider’s compliance with the two compliance notices issued in relation to regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and regulation 32 (fitness of workers). Where possible, the other requirements issued at the full inspection were also reviewed.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s experiences and levels of progress continue to be mixed. There are improvements in education attendance for some children. Staff continue to put boundaries in place, and children are happy to return to the home but the levels of trust between children and staff remains low. Children continue to be reluctant to share relevant information with staff to help them stay protected.

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This monitoring visit

The support from the manager to staff has improved. Supervision sessions are now taking place with more regularity and include the relevant agenda items for Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 2 safeguarding and reflective practice. Staff have undertaken a wide range of training, since the full inspection, to assist with their understanding of the chosen model of practice. The provider has engaged the services of a specialist in that model, and each child now has a therapeutic care plan which will lead into a daily care plan for staff to follow. This process has not yet been embedded in practice.

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This monitoring visit

However, of the two compliance notices, the provider has partially met one, regulation 12. They have not met regulation 32.

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This monitoring visit

Staff update risk assessments when incidents occur, but the strategies detailed for staff to follow, to mitigate these risks, continue to be too vague. The care plans are still ineffective at detailing the day-to-day practice staff should follow. This leads to inconsistent care and mixed levels of progress.

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This monitoring visit

Room searches continue to take place where they are relevant to protect children. However, the record does not contain all the relevant information, in particular that relating to children’s involvement in the search. This shortfall was addressed with the provider at the full inspection, through a recommendation, but it has now been raised to a requirement.

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This monitoring visit

At the full inspection, the provider had not updated and completed the fire risk assessment, detailing who was responsible for the required actions. At this visit, the fire risk assessment remained unchanged. Therefore, this step is not met. Two fire evacuations have taken place and have included children, therefore that step is met. The compliance notice for regulation 12 has been re-issued based on the steps that are unmet.

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This monitoring visit

The recruitment practice is still not effective. There are gaps in relation to references for new staff. Therefore, the compliance notice for regulation 32 has been re-issued.

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This monitoring visit

Incidents requiring notification to Ofsted are now being shared with the regulator. Therefore, this regulation is met. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 09/08/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 4

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

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

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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help each child to understand and manage the impact of any experience of abuse or neglect;

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iv)(v)(ix))

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the model of care in the statement of purpose is embedded in practice or removed from the statement of purpose;

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ensure that practice takes account of the previous experiences of children; 30 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 5 ensure the home’s care plans for children link to the local authority plan and therapeutic plans.

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This regulation is carried forward from the full inspection and the aspect relating to room search records has been added in (ix).

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment. (Regulation (8) (1) (2)(a)(iii)(iv)) 30 September

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those 30 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 6 expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship;

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understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive relationships with children. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vii)(ix))

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*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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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare;

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v)(vi)(d))

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In particular, ensure that risk assessments include detailed strategies for staff to follow to mitigate risk to children and that fire risk assessments need to be reviewed. 5 December 2021

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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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that staff— 30 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 7 help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(ii)(iii))

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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—

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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. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)(f)(h)) 30 September

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)) 30 September

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* The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which 5 December 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 8 the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d))

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The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed. (Regulation 45 (1) (4)(a)) 30 August 2021

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: 2569163 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Future 19 Social Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 9 Thorne Road, Rossington, Doncaster, Yorkshire DN1 2HJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Maxwell Muchenje

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Inspector

Susan Atkinson-Millmoor, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2569163 10 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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