Children's home run by Trauma in Mind Ltd

Inspection report for children's home: 2646176 1 Registered provider: Trauma in Mind Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This privately run children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children. The provider states in their statement of purpose that they specialise in the restorative parenting of children who have experienced developmental trauma and adverse experiences.

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Information about this children's home

A skilled and experienced registered manager is in post.

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Information about this children's home

The home was registered in September 2021. This is the home’s first inspection.

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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

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2646176 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children, who have highly complex backgrounds, have made considerable progress in some areas of their lives since they came to live at the home. For example, one child who was extremely fearful of the dentist, and had not had any dental treatment for a number of years, has visited the dentist twice and has received treatment. As a result, their health outcomes are significantly improved.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Educational outcomes for all young people are good. The staff are proactive in helping the placing authority find the right educational placement for children. While they are waiting for education placements to begin, the manager and staff team ensure that children are engaged in educational activities. This helps instil in children the importance of education. It also ensures that children begin to develop routines that will help them settle into school.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have regular conversations with children that help them to understand significant events that have happened in their lives. Staff have access to clear, accurate information about children. The home’s therapeutic clinical lead provides advice and ongoing consultation, which helps the staff team to provide appropriate therapeutic care. As a result, children are beginning to build trusting relationships with staff. A social worker said that a child is, ‘No longer a “problem” child. They’re a loved child.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s hobbies and interests are encouraged. They have full, busy days with lots of new and exciting activities to try. Recently, children have enjoyed activities as varied as boxing and roller skating. Children who already have hobbies and interests are well supported to maintain these. Children are supported to see their family and friends. Managers and the staff team try and build positive relationships with parents and carers. A child’s parent said, ‘They really listen to me about my child’s needs.’

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

Children become increasingly safe while living at the home. The manager ensures that there is good-quality joint safeguarding work with other professionals. This means that safety plans are of a good quality. Safety plans have a clear focus on helping children to learn about risk and learn how to keep themselves safe. Staff respond appropriately when children go missing from care and when concerns about their safety arise. Children go missing from care less frequently when they settle in to this home.

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

Staff are good at helping children to develop age appropriate, healthy routines. For example, children who have previously had erratic and unhealthy bedtime routines now have good sleep habits. Staff provide children with reassurance and a sense of Inspection report for children's home: 2646176 3 safety at bedtime. This can often involve staff spending periods of time with children in their bedrooms. Although there is a risk assessment in place, further consideration should be given to ways in which this time can be made even safer for children and the adults who care for them.

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

Since the home opened, some safeguarding incidents have occurred. Staff took quick and effective action to protect children at the time of the incidents. The situations were appropriately managed through a multi-agency response. Thorough reviews of the incidents, so that lessons could be learned, have improved practice and have improved safety for children.

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

When children become anxious and upset, staff reassure them well. When children’s behaviour becomes difficult for staff to manage, they use a range of de-escalation techniques, such as distraction and humour, to help children calm. On occasion, when a child is a risk to themselves or others, physical intervention is used to ensure the child’s safety. Holding a child is only used as a last resort after all other options have been tried.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The senior management team have an ambitious vision for the home. They are succeeding in providing care consistent with the aims of their statement of purpose. As a brand new children’s home, there have been some teething problems over the last few months while policies, systems and processes became embedded. The senior management team are reflective about this and have a realistic understanding of the home’s weaknesses and areas for development. They have improved the quality of care as a result.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Any concerns or complaints raised by children or staff are carefully reviewed. The senior management team benefit from high-quality reports produced by an independent visitor. Monitoring and review systems help the home to continually improve, and they ensure that children receive a good quality of care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Although there has been some staff turnover since the home opened, children receive continuity of care from a core group of staff. Agency workers have been used on occasion, but senior managers have ensured the same workers are used to help ensure consistency. A recruitment drive to employ permanent staff is ongoing.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Some of the staff team hold the relevant residential child care qualification. Others are working towards it. Staff receive a high-quality induction and a wide range of training, which is regularly updated. Team meetings and staff supervision take place regularly. Senior managers understand the value of having a well-informed, enthusiastic staff team who are invested in the well-being of the children. They work hard at helping staff to understand and apply the home’s therapeutic ethos to their work. Staff say that they enjoy coming to work, feel appreciated and that managers listen to their ideas and suggestions. Inspection report for children's home: 2646176 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, 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

that the home's day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, that any risks associated with staff directly supporting children alone in their bedrooms are assessed. 25 February 2022

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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 for children's home: 2646176 5

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Park House, 37 Clarence Street, Leicester LE1 3RW

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Inspector

Catherine Honey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2646176 6 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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