Children's Home run by Young Foundations Limited in Redcar and Cleveland

Inspection report children’s home: 2629902 1 Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for up to five children who experience social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in May 2021, when the provider bought the home from the previous registered provider. A new manager has been appointed in December 2021 and they have submitted their application to be registered with Ofsted.

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Inspection date: 29 March 2022

Date of last inspection: 27 October 2021

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Inspection date: 29 March 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 29 March 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 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. 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

Leaders and managers have taken sufficient action to address the four requirements and two recommendations raised at the last inspection in October 2021. However, following this inspection, Ofsted has raised three further requirements and two recommendations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, two children have moved out of the home. One child was only living in the home for 16 days. This child’s needs and risks had not been assessed effectively. The children’s behaviours were impacting on the other child living in the home as the staff were unable to meet the children’s needs and reduce risks. The manager has worked in partnership with other agencies to create an accurate overview of the children’s achievements and needs, to help ensure the suitability of the children’s future placement.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children’s recent moves into the home were well planned. There are open discussions with children when admissions are due to take place. Lessons have been learned to ensure that decisions to move children into this home are now based on an assessment of their needs. The manager has minimised the disruption to the other children by completing an in-depth analysis of potential risks to children’s safety and the management of these risks. This helps to create a stable and settled environment for children to live in.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children are starting to make progress. They are re-engaging in education and attending necessary appointments, including health appointments. The staff are now guided by the manager and the senior team to implement consistent routines for the children. However, further analysis of the children’s night-time routines is needed to ensure that they have a healthy sleep pattern.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A new manager and senior team have been appointed to the home. The manager understands the strengths of the service and the areas for development. The manager has adapted the ethos of the home to reflect the practice skills and strengths of her staff. The manager creates regular learning opportunities to enable staff to refresh their knowledge. Her reflection on staff practice ensures that staff are held to account and challenged about any practice shortfalls.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Recruitment interviews for new care staff take place in the home. Applicants whose intentions and risks are unknown are permitted access into the home. The manager and responsible individual have not considered the potential impact of these arrangements on the day-to-day safety and protection of children. This places children at risk of harm. Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 3 Safer recruitment processes are followed, which helps to ensure that children are only cared for by staff who are deemed safe to work with them. However, exploration of any gaps in the employment history for staff is unclear and needs strengthening.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Internal and external monitoring systems help the manager to address the deficits that were highlighted at the last full inspection. However, the manager’s biannual review of the home did not include an action plan to evidence to Ofsted the manager’s course of action to reach their goals.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager understands that working in partnership with other agencies improves the care experience and outcomes for children. The manager reflects on practice and uses the experience of other specialist agencies to continue to inform practice and care planning for children. Nevertheless, when professionals visit the home, the time of their stay is not accurately recorded in line with the home’s policies. Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/10/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 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 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)) 27 May 2022

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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) (3)(d)) 27 May 2022

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”). (Regulation 45 (3)) 27 May 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff provide a nurturing environment for children that is welcoming, supportive and which provides appropriate boundaries in relation to their behaviour. The home must also meet children’s basic day-to-day needs and physical necessities. Staff should seek to meet the child’s basic needs in the way that a good parent would. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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 for children’s home: 2629902 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 7 Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DD

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Inspectors

Jenny Fenlon, Social Care Inspector Lewis Roberts, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 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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Inspectors

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