Children's Home run by Green View Young People Limited in Barnsley

Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 1 SC386057 Registered provider: Green View Young People Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned and run children’s home offering care for up to two children up to the age of 18. Its aim is to provide a nurturing home where children receive support to develop their emotional stability, resilience and self-esteem to enable them to achieve positive outcomes. At the time of the inspection, only one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home made the decision to close following the monitoring visit in December 2020. A new manager was appointed and registered with Ofsted in August 2021. Following their successful registration the home reopened.

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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. We last visited this setting on 9 December 2020 to carry out a monitoring visit. The report is published on the Ofsted website.

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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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/08/2019 Full Good 18/04/2018 Full Good 11/07/2017 Full Good 15/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child benefits from being cared for by a small staff team. Staff are diligent in all aspects of their work, and this is enabling the child to progress in all aspects of their life.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have a focused approach to care and ensure that the child has the support they need. This includes changes to the way in which they communicate, using visual prompts and guides as a reminder. This has enabled the child to build their confidence and develop new skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to see their family, in line with current agreements. The staff team works closely with local authority to ensure that these arrangements do not impact on education. Staff have sourced an advocate for the child to ensure that their views are heard.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to understand how to socialise and build friendships. The staff team provides opportunities for the child to make connections with peers, as well as role modelling how to interact. As a result of this support, the child is starting to understand how to make and sustain friendships.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Professionals recognise the child’s progress. They are impressed that the child’s confidence and pride in themselves has significantly improved. Other professionals recognise this is due to the support that the staff team is giving the child and that their needs are being met.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Education is promoted and the staff support the child to revise for their upcoming exams. The manager is ensuring that plans for post-16 education are in place that meet the child’s needs to ensure that continued education is in place. This will provide the child with better opportunities for their future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff team recognises that the child has not had the same experiences and activities as someone their own age, and the anxiety this can cause as a result. Staff have worked with the child to help reduce this anxiety, for example showing pictures of what the cinema is like. As a result, the child has taken part in numerous outings and has had the chance to take part in activities similar to their peers. Time in the home further enhances these experiences, with numerous activities taking place in line with the child’s interests.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager is aware of the restrictions in place from a court order for the child and ensures that this is followed, while being creative to give the child the same experiences as their peers. For example, the child will be attending their school prom with staff support to ensure that they can have this experience. In addition, independence work has been adapted to give the child opportunities to practise the skills they need for the future. Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 4 The child’s records capture the voice of the child throughout, and the child is involved and aware of what is written about them. As a result of this, the child is engaging in the plans in place as well as valuing the recording of positive memories, taking the lead in updating their own memory book.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Achievements are recognised and celebrated with the child. Certificates adorn the walls in the home and the child is proud of these. The staff recognise the child’s starting point and have taught them basic skills, and the staff value this progress. This is building the child’s self-esteem, along with helping them to be more independent.

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

The staff have built a positive relationship with the child which enables them to talk to each other. This enables staff to identify when the child may present differently. This means that staff can take quick action to discuss and address emerging concerns.

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

The child states they feel safe and have support from the team. The support and interventions are helping the child to process their emotions and receive the support they need.

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

Risk assessments are clear, up to date and offer guidance for staff to follow. Behaviour management plans support this and give strategies, including what not to do. This provides staff with the guidance they need to support the child.

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

Incidents are very rare, however when it has occurred staff managed this extremely well by staff. The incident report has been evaluated by the manager and debriefs took place. This helped the child to reflect, discuss what happened and express how they felt.

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

The staff responded quickly to a further comment of concern that the child made. This helped to ensure that further professional support was put in place. The staff help the child to explore their feelings and emotions. The use of a visual feelings chart helped the child to communicate how they are feeling and how they would like staff to respond to this. As a result, no further incidents have taken place. This further demonstrates that the child is more settled.

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

Suitable staffing levels are in place to meet the needs of the child. The manager keeps staffing levels under review and is working with the local authority to ensure this remains appropriate. This helps to safeguard the child.

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

The manager’s health and safety audits are not consistently effective. This resulted in a delayed response to identifying a deficit with a fire door. This has been addressed. However, a recommendation is raised to help prevent reoccurrence. Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has a clear focus on the child’s well-being. She places the needs of the child above everything else. This ethos is embedded in the staff team and, as a result, the child’s needs are being met and the child is making progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervisions that offer opportunities to discuss progress for the child, as well as their own learning and development. This helps to ensure that staff continue to learn and develop. Team meetings support staff to communicate and share information. Handovers are clear and capture plans for the child. These combined approaches ensure that the staff team provides a consistent response to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager understands the home’s strengths and weaknesses. She has plans to develop the home and is not afraid to challenge when additional support is required, including for herself. This helps to ensure that the child and staff continue to develop.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has excellent oversight of all information relating to the child and is quick to raise any issues and concerns with other professionals, including challenging the local authority and school regarding the measures in place to manage the child’s identified risks. This helps to ensure a well-coordinated approach to risk management.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The current statement of purpose is not up to date and lacks clarity. This could be misleading to those who read it, including social workers.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Regulation 44 visits take place and provide feedback, which the manager responds well to. Equally, the manager will address any inaccuracies to ensure that these visits support her to continue to develop the home and improve the care of the child. The effectiveness of these visits is kept under review to ensure that they do support the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager knows the home’s strengths and weaknesses and has clear plans in place to further develop the staff team and renovation to the property. However, this analysis and evaluation was not evident in the regulation 45 report.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When placing the current child, the manager did not identify what training staff needed to fully support the child’s needs. The compatibility risk assessment did not prompt the manager to consider this. However, this has now been identified and training has been implemented for the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The new impact risk assessment is well written and clearly identifies the child’s risks, needs and vulnerabilities. The manager has put a temporary hold on any further children being placed at the home. This decision has been made to help ensure that the child currently living at the home is safeguarded and receives the support they need to do well. Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 6 The manager is eager to learn and to continue to develop the staff team. Numerous additional training courses have refreshed and enhanced staff’s knowledge. The manager continues to strive and develop the staff team with a focus on children receiving a high quality of care and support. Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 7

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Recommendations

 The registered manager should ensure that the statement of purpose is kept up to date and contains current information (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.5)  The registered manager should ensure that any areas of the home that processes in place to identify breaches in health and safety requirements are appropriate and review all areas of potential concern, specifically in relation to fire doors. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered manager should ensure that when assessing the needs of a child prior to them moving into the home, they should also determine if staff have the skills to meet the child’s needs, including if any training is needed. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)  The registered manager should ensure that the regulation 45 report is evaluative

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Recommendations

and clearly identifies the strengths and weaknesses in the home, along with an action plan for the home and how these will be met. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 11.4)

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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: SC386057 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Green View Young People Limited

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Emily Whitehurst

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Inspector

Debra Boldy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC386057 9 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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