Children's home run by Compass Children‟s Homes Limited

Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 1 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is a residential therapeutic community that provides care for up to six children who are overcoming trauma or have experienced exploitation.

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Information about this children’s home

A fundamental objective of the home is to provide intensive therapeutic care and access to education.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is currently without a registered manager. A manager is in post and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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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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Inspection date: 28 March 2022

Date of last inspection: 29 September 2021

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Inspection date: 28 March 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 28 March 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 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 sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The last inspection found that children’s documentation is not sufficiently clear and does not therefore provide the necessary guidance for staff to be able to minimise risk. This remains an area for improvement. However, the company has created a new developmental role for their services, which will assist in this area.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Similarly, records of physical interventions are sometimes unclear and lack robust management oversight to ensure that they provide a clear account of any intervention that is needed as well as the reason for any injuries to children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff team do not always acknowledge when children are making complaints and do not therefore record them as such. This does not ensure that children’s voices are listened to and that appropriate action is taken to address their concerns.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A full staff team has been recruited since the last inspection, providing a stable and consistent team for children. Staff recruitment is good overall but would benefit from further clarity around any gaps in employment for applicants. One child no longer requires the additional staffing that was in place at the full inspection. This demonstrates the improved outcomes for the child since living at the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

However, one child who is due to move on to independence in the near future is still experiencing a number of constraints that she will not have once she leaves the home. This is an area for improvement to ensure that the child is prepared for independence when she leaves the home. Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/09/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 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

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(vii)) 30 May 2022

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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Requirement Due date

feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and 30 May 2022 Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 5 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(d)(e)(g)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement relates to the need to ensure that physical restraints and deprivation of children’s liberty are lawful and kept under constant multi-agency review, and that steps are taken to use a less restrictive approach wherever possible. (Regulation 20 (2)) 30 May 2022 Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 6

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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: 2616605 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Inspectors

Julia Toller, Regulatory Inspection Manager Marie Cordingley, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2616605 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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Inspectors

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