Children's Home run by Pure Care Homes Ltd in Trafford

Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 1 Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This private children’s home provides care for up to five children. The provider states in its statement of purpose that it provides care for children who may have social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in June 2020.

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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 outstanding

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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: 2541033 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

28/04/2021 Full Good 15/01/2020 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Well-planned, highly personalised care contributes to change and improvement in the children’s lives. Children benefit from effective, high-quality support from staff that promotes their needs effectively. Children enjoy living at the home and have developed a real sense of permanence and belonging. One child said, ‘We all get along. I feel happy when I’m around the staff.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have established excellent relationships with staff and get on well with each other. Children’s transitions are managed extremely well. Robust impact risk assessments are completed by the registered manager to ensure that children are safely and suitably matched. A social worker reported, ‘A fantastic transition. The staff team and management really took the time to ensure that this was a good transition.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Most children attend school on a regular basis and those who struggle to attend school are supported to resume their education. Staff work enthusiastically with education providers to secure positive educational outcomes for children. Staff develop effective partnerships with social workers, therapists and schools to champion the needs of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from a diverse range of positive activities with staff. Children enjoy spending time with their friends and families. Staff ensure that the time children spend with their families is a safe and positive experience for them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to attend their routine health appointments to promote their positive health. Children access the in-house therapy to support their emotional resilience and psychological well-being.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work closely with the home’s therapeutic team to develop individualised approaches to address the children’s needs and presenting behaviours. A social worker reported, ‘I would highly recommend this as a placement.’

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

The children’s safety is promoted effectively by staff. Staff know the children well and have a good understanding of their specific needs and individual vulnerabilities. Detailed risk management plans and therapeutically informed practices promote the safety and well-being of the children. A social worker reported, ‘They are proactive in keeping her safe.’

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

There have been no complaints and no concerns were raised by the children during this inspection. Children benefit from a physically safe, spacious and homely environment. Children have personalised bedrooms which are furnished and decorated in accordance with their needs and wishes. They have positive views Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 4 about and respect for their home. A child said, ‘I love my room, and I love this house.’

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

Children are protected if they are absent or go missing from the home. Staff look for children if they are missing. They work closely with the police to locate the children quickly and secure their prompt return. Information is shared with the appropriate authorities when a significant incident occurs. This ensures that children are safeguarded and protected from harm.

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

Children’s risk management plans are regularly updated by staff. However, these records are stored and held electronically and not all staff signatures are recorded, to confirm that they have read and understood the contents of the children’s plans. A requirement is made in relation to this issue.

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

Staff are trained in child protection and ensure that children are protected from abuse and the risk of exploitation. Staff are familiar with their safeguarding roles. Children become increasingly safer as a result of the actions staff take to protect them. A social worker said, ‘She has required a lot of support in terms of her emotional needs, and this is what the staff have clearly focused on, which she has greatly benefited from and needed.’

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

Staff use restorative practices effectively to address negative behaviour. The use of restraint is exceptionally rare, and if used at all, restraint is always a last resort. Children’s behaviours are consistently managed safely and effectively by staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The home employs a full-time permanent registered manager alongside an experienced deputy manager. Both demonstrate excellent leadership of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Leaders and managers have consistently high expectations of staff and high aspirations for all the children. They maintain highly effective partnerships with social workers, therapists and other professional agencies in ensuring that children benefit from effective help, protection and support.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Leaders and managers lead the staff team by example and channel staff’s efforts effectively. They provide staff with a clear sense of purpose and direction.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

An experienced staff group is employed to meet the diverse needs of the children. The home employs its own in-house therapists to support the children and the staff. Staff benefit from high-quality training that enables them to meet the specific needs of the children, includes training in trauma and attachment. Staff apply their learning in their day-to-day practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff benefit from practice-related supervision and have coaching sessions with therapists to support their performance, skills and professional development. Staff report a high level of job satisfaction and say they feel valued and supported in their roles. Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 5 Leaders, staff and managers do not give up on the children easily and placement breakdowns are extremely rare. Children benefit from stability and a real sense of belonging. A child said, ‘Being here doesn’t make me feel like I haven’t got a family. The staff are like my brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The performance of the home is scrutinised effectively. The registered manager has completed a detailed and evaluative quality of care review in which there is an analysis of emerging patterns and trends and consideration of the views of the home’s stakeholders.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Additionally, the performance of the home is also independently assessed on a monthly basis. This enables the manager to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the home. The manager makes effective use of the home’s monitoring activities to tackle weaknesses and to secure the home’s continuing improvement. Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 6

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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

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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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)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to staff following children’s specific risk assessments and ensuring these are factually accurate, signed, understood and kept up to date. 28 June 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 7

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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: 2541033 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 1e, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester M4 6JG

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 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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