Children's Home run by One To One Crisis Intervention Ltd in Devon

Inspection report children's home: 2527312 1 Registered provider: One To One Crisis Intervention Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for up to two children who may have experienced social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Following an internal reorganisation, there is a different manager in place for this inspection. The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2021.

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Inspection date: 14 February 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 14 February 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children's home: 2527312 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At this interim inspection, Ofsted judged that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, the manager, staff and children in this home have changed. This follows a children’s home exchange to a bigger property within the organisation. The planned move enabled the manager and staff to make progress with the child’s plan and to introduce another child.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff form part of an experienced and skilled team that effectively meets the children’s needs. Staff provide consistent and supportive care to one child who has made significant progress in all areas of his life. The child continues to engage fully at school. He reads and is much more self-sufficient. He now attends a youth club and other after-school activities where he has made friends. Staff have supported him to develop his resilience and confidence to a level where he can welcome and accept another child into the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The child confirms that he feels safe and can talk to staff about any concerns. Staff undertake comprehensive risk assessments to provide the strategies they need to manage identified risks. These have vastly reduced during his time at the home. For example, staff support him around his bedtime routine, and he no longer takes medication to help him sleep.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has carefully planned and introduced a second child to the home. She has worked in partnership with other agencies to make sure that the placement of another child is achieved in a timely way. The manager is mindful of each child’s need to avoid delay in the development of their plans for the future.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff work closely together to make sure that each child has the time and space to meet their emotional needs. Staff have redecorated the children’s bedrooms to reflect their interests. For example, staff have adapted one child’s bedroom to create a safe and secure space with extra bedding and a canopy over the bed. They have redesigned the garden into various areas for the children’s activities.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff are working together with one child’s family to enable him to settle into his new home. They make regular contact, which is reducing the family’s and the child’s anxieties about his recent move to the home. For example, since his arrival, the child has returned to school and has slept well overnight for the first time in several months. Inspection report children's home: 2527312 3 The manager has created an improvement plan that has effectively addressed the previous requirements. Inspection report children's home: 2527312 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/07/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 29/10/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children's home: 2527312 5

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Information about this inspection

This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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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: 2527312 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: One To One Crisis Intervention Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 5 Newton Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 3AL

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Inspector

Justine Hosking, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2527312 7 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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