Children's Home run by Beaufort Care Group Ltd in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection report children's home: 2607291 1 Registered provider: Beaufort Care Group Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private organisation. The home provides care and accommodation for one child with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 25 February 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the first full inspection since registration.

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Information about this children’s home

Due to COVID-19, at the request of the Secretary of State, we suspended all routine inspections of social care providers carried out under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) on 17 March 2020. We returned to routine SCCIF inspections on 12 April 2021.

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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: 2607291 2

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Recent inspection history

Not previously inspected Inspection report children's home: 2607291 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys living in a safe and settled home with staff who care about them. The child values their positive relationships with staff. Staff know the child well, which helps them to understand the support needed. Staff nurture the child’s interests. This has led to the child starting their own cake-making business and holding a charity coffee morning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager is ambitious for the child, and staff support the child to make progress. The child was not in education when they arrived at the home. The child now attends school regularly and is making expected progress. The manager develops effective relationships with health professionals to ensure options are available to the child. This has led to the child receiving important dental treatment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to maintain relationships with their family. This led to the child spending the first Christmas in five years with their family. The child’s mother is positive about the home and feels that staff are friendly, polite and communicate well. As well as driving the child to the family home, staff provide a space for the child to reflect on time spent with family.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys spending time with staff, going ice skating, roller skating and to theme parks, as well as spending time in the home. They are also encouraged to spend time with friends, visit the beach or the cinema and enjoy sleepovers. Independence is appropriately encouraged, with the child using public transport in addition to support from staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The environment is mostly welcoming and homely. The child has chosen their bedroom décor, creating a relaxing space. However, the kitchen and bathroom are tired and dated, which detracts from the rest of the home. Leaders and managers started to address this before the inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff manage risks relating to COVID-19 through regular testing and handwashing.

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

The child reports feeling safe in the home, and if they are concerned, they are able to talk to any of the staff. Staff receive training to support their knowledge of safeguarding. Safeguarding concerns are appropriately reported and recorded. Staff nurture an open relationship with the child, leading to honest discussions when there are worries. The child benefits from regular one-to-one discussions with staff, which explore issues both in and out of the home. This helps the child to reflect on different ways to manage situations. Sanctions used are clearly recorded, including the child’s views and management oversight. Inspection report children's home: 2607291 4 Staff take clear and effective action when the child is missing from home, supported by up-to-date risk assessments and missing-from-care protocols. Staff ensure external return home interviews are completed, and findings are recorded. This

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

provides a clear record of the missing-from-home episode and identifies concerns to address in key working. The child’s risk of exploitation has reduced since moving to the home, as tracked through regular multi-agency meetings.

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

The manager’s review of the premises appropriately identifies relevant risks associated with the location of the home. The review contains feedback from the police. However, the manager has not recorded the attempts to gain feedback from consultation with other partner agencies.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by an effective and qualified manager, assisted by an experienced staff team. Leaders and managers listened to the child’s views when selecting the staff team from within the organisation. This, along with a limited staff group, has helped to develop the positive relationships seen. Staff access training relevant to their role and receive regular, reflective supervision. Staff are proud to work in the home and feel supported by leaders and managers. Staff are safely recruited.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager fosters collaborative relationships with external agencies. Professionals report proactive and effective communication, leading to cohesive plans to support the child. This results in the child making progress. The manager records feedback from others and shares this in team meetings, facilitating the development of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager ensures recording is up to date. Clear records support the reader’s understanding of the child’s journey. The manager makes use of weekly and monthly audits to monitor the case records. However, this process does not embed evaluation of the activities in the home. For example, although there is oversight of individual sanctions, there is no wider analysis of their effectiveness. Information is repeated across a number of different plans and risk assessments, making them unnecessarily lengthy. Inspection report children's home: 2607291 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, 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 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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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

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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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the manager should develop a monitoring system to critically evaluate the effectiveness of sanctions. The manager should also review the repetition of information across risk assessments, behaviour plans and placement plans and the length of these documents. 4/02/2022

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Recommendations

 The registered person should provide a homely, domestic environment that is in good repair. The bathroom and kitchen are looking worn, and consideration must be given to addressing this. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should consult with other agencies to inform the review of premises, and clearly record the efforts made to seek their views. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1) Inspection report children's home: 2607291 6

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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: 2607291 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Beaufort Care Group

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Beaufort Care Group Ltd, Unit 2, Hollygrove Business Park , Verwood Road, Ashley, Ringwood BH24 2DB

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Inspector

Clare Nixson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2607291 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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Inspector

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