Children's Home run by Pasture View Nurturing Homes Ltd in Lincolnshire

Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 1 Registered provider: Pasture View Nurturing Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run home provides care for up to four children with autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, the children may have learning difficulties, challenging behaviour and other conditions, such as attachment disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy and dyspraxia.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 20 September 2021

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/09/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 01/06/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 3

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improvement to be good

The home currently provides care and support for two children. Children enjoy living at the home. They told the inspector that they feel happy and safe. Because children feel secure, they have a range of positive experiences.

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improvement to be good

Educational arrangements have not been adequate. One child does not have any education provision. Another child has had minimal schooling since they moved into the home. The manager has raised this with the local authority, but representations so far have not been effective.

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improvement to be good

Detailed health plans are in place, and children are supported to attend health services when required. Children also have individual ‘health passports’, which are clear and support plans. This serves to improve children’s health.

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improvement to be good

Staff carry keys because of a fob and keypad system in the home. This restricts children’s ability to go out of the front door unaccompanied. Also, children are unable to access some parts of the gardens due to gates being locked. While this may be necessary, there has been no management review of this practice for some time.

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improvement to be good

Staff assist children to access a wide range of activities in the local area and the wider community. The home owns a selection of animals, which children help staff to care for. Children like the animals that live in the grounds and enjoy learning how to care for them.

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improvement to be good

Key-work sessions, used to discuss important topics with children, are not regularly taking place. This impacts on the progress that children make towards their care plan objectives.

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improvement to be good

Following a medication error, standard procedures were not followed. Although there was no adverse effect on the child, the potential impact of the error was not considered, specialist advice was not sought, and no further action was taken.

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improvement to be good

Safeguarding is not routinely discussed during one-to-one supervision and practice issues are not always followed up, as would be expected. This means that it is difficult to assess whether staff have learned lessons from any mistakes.

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improvement to be good

Safeguarding training is completed by staff. Staff use their knowledge to support children who become upset and to de-escalate potentially harmful situations. Risk Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 4 assessments are reviewed, clear and up to date. This means that staff have guidance to manage any potential risks to children.

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improvement to be good

Behaviour management strategies are generally effective. When some behaviours have an impact on the local community, staff are proactive in trying to quickly resolve issues. It is evident that the manager and staff work well with relevant agencies, including the local police.

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improvement to be good

Children have positive relationships with the manager and staff. Children know how to make a complaint. When they do, their complaints are taken seriously, investigated and addressed. This improves the quality of care.

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good

The manager is suitably qualified and experienced. She is a positive role model. She speaks with passion about building the quality of practice and improving children’s lives.

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good

Staff complete regular mandatory training and receive bespoke training which is based on the specific needs of the children. However, the manager and staff do not receive regular practice-based supervision or annual appraisals. This reduces their ability to reflect on their practice and their own development.

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good

Quality assurance systems are in place. However, some practice does not receive enough scrutiny from managers. This includes recording practice, key-work sessions, and health and safety checks.

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good

The manager has creative plans to improve the decoration and furnishings of the home. Although the home is spacious and comfortable, some areas need updating and refreshing. Some of the fixtures and fittings are currently worn and dated.

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good

Staff have low morale. The turnover of staff and lack of regular supervision have contributed to this. As a result, there are inconsistencies in staff practice. Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 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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children can access all appropriate areas of the children’s home’s premises; and

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any limitation place on a child’s privacy or access to any area of the home’s premises—

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is kept under review and, if necessary, revised; and

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allows children as much freedom as is possible when balanced against the need to protect them and keep them safe. (Regulation 21 (b)(c)(ii)(iii)(iv))

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This relates to the front door, fob system, and padlocked areas outside. 4 July 2022

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(iv)) 6 June 2022 Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 6 This specifically relates to individual key-work sessions taking place for each child.

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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raise any need for further assessment or specialist provision in relation to a child with the child’s education or training provider and the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(vii))

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This particularly relates to raising the need for further assessment of specialist provision for a child’s education. 27 June 2022

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs;

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if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (b)(c))

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This is in relation to a child’s placement and a child’s education provision. 27 June 2022

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(vi)) 27 June 2022 Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 7 This specifically relates to administration of medication and action taken.

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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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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(h)) 27 July 2022

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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undertake appropriate continuing professional development;

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(b)(c))

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This specifically relates to all staff and the manager receiving regular supervision. 4 July 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 children’s home: 2570253 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pasture View Nurturing Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 92 Linkside, Bretton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE3 8PA

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Inspector

Thirza Smith, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2570253 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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