Children's Home run by Beacon Childcare Ltd in Birmingham

Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 1 Registered provider: Beacon Childcare Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for up to four children with a variety of complex needs. A private provider operates the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2021 and is undertaking a level 5 qualification in leadership and management.

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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: inadequate

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

Compliance notices under regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) were reissued following the home’s full inspection on 11 and 12 April 2022. They were not met, having been raised following a monitoring visit on 23 February 2022. Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/04/2022 Full Inadequate 23/02/2022 Interim Declined in effectiveness 21/09/2021 Full Good 14/11/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to express their views and explore their behaviours by having regular planned meetings and day-to-day discussions. Staff support children to contribute to their plans and make decisions about their day-to-day care. These opportunities enable children to express their views and preferences and to contribute to and understand decisions made about their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive nurturing care and support and this helps children to have positive day-to-day experiences of living at the home. Staff make sure that care plans reflect the aims and objectives of the child’s placing authority, and staff understand the objectives and provide care in line with these plans. For the most part, children receive coordinated and effective support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to attend routine health appointments. Children enjoy a balanced diet and take part in a range of leisure activities. They make the most of local facilities and those further afield, such as trampoline parks. As a result, children enjoy good physical health and have fun.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive good support from staff to maintain those relationships which matter to them. Time with family and friends is encouraged. For example, one child sees their family every weekend. This demonstrates that staff understand the importance of supporting relationships for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home environment is improving and damaged areas have been repaired. The home is spacious and provides a homely place for the children to live. The communal areas are inviting and children have input into the decoration of the home. There are photos of children undertaking various activities. However, some areas require updating. For example, the two bathrooms need refurbishment to bring them up to the same standard as the rest of the home. In addition, some areas of the home are not kept as clean as they could be and so the home is not yet well maintained throughout.

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

Two children currently live in the home. They are safe. There is no bullying and children have positive relationships with staff and one another.

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

Staff receive training to raise their knowledge and awareness of how best to safeguard children. Staff use this learning in their day-to-day practice. This promotes children’s safety. Staff have received further training to help them to know how to respond to incidents of children going missing and exploitation.

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

Staff were able to explain to the inspector how this training has improved their skill set and their ability to keep children safe should they go missing from home. There Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 4 have been no missing-from-home incidents since the last inspection. Should children go missing in the future, there are now robust missing-from-care protocols for staff to follow.

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

The manager and staff take their safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. Children experience good levels of safety planning and stability, due to informed and child-centred risk assessments. The manager and staff use their knowledge, advice from external professionals and their understanding of children’s experiences to identify, assess and plan to reduce risk.

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

Children’s views about the home and their care are listened to and acted on by staff. This helps children to feel valued and recognise that their views are taken seriously. It also contributes to them feeling safe and well looked after.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is ambitious and has taken responsibility for addressing the shortfalls raised at the last inspection. He has made improvements to the quality of care and leads by example. He has ensured that the steps in the two compliance notices have been met. This shows he has the skills and knowledge to implement change and drive improvement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager talks passionately about the children in his care and the progress that they are making. He uses systems to monitor the quality of care given to children. He has implemented systems such as a safeguarding questionnaire to assess staff’s knowledge and identify any areas for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak positively about the home and the support they receive from the registered manager. They talk confidently about the home’s ethos and the positive outcomes they support children to achieve. Staff receive regular good-quality supervision and this gives them the opportunity to reflect, learn and progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager works effectively in partnership with a range of professionals. He escalates concerns to the local authority when required. Professionals are positive about the care and support children receive and the communication they have with the manager and staff. They see that children’s confidence and engagement are growing and they are making progress from their starting points.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The six-monthly review of the quality of care was completed recently by the manager. It does not show if the views of parents and professionals were sought and subsequently reflected in the report. Additionally, input from children is brief and there is little analysis. This limits the scope of the review to further improve the quality of care provided. Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 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 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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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i))

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In particular, the provider should ensure that the home’s environment is well maintained throughout.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was raised at the last inspection and has been restated. 31 August 2022

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least every six months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish as system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and 31 August 2022 Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 6 any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (5))

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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: 2516553 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Beacon Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 28, Phoenix Business Park, Avenue Close, Aston, Birmingham B7 4NU

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Donald Williams-Young

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Inspector

James Tallis, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2516553 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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