Children's home run by Social Care Services (Clayton) Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 1 Registered provider: Social Care Services (Clayton) Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a private company. The home is registered to provide care and support for one child with social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in December 2021.

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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

Date of last inspection: 17 February 2022

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/02/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child currently living in the home has progressed well from their starting point. The child has been offered a range of activities and has had lots of fun experiences with staff. Staff know the child well and are committed to supporting the child’s progression. The child’s social worker said, ‘Staff are creative, proactive and go out of their way to support [name of child].’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has been supported to build secure relationships with the adults who care for them. Staff and the manager listen to the child’s views, wishes and feelings. Weekly meetings take place to discuss meals and activities that the child likes. The child has been able to influence some of the important decisions that affect their life. This has helped the child to feel empowered and in control of their own future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff communicate well with each other and are consistent in their approach to caring for the child, providing reliable, thoughtful responses. Staff are invested in the child’s happiness and genuinely care about the child’s well-being. This means that staff provide stable routines and clear boundaries. Positive behaviour is encouraged. Individually tailored and realistic rewards are in place. As a result, the child has something to aim for each day.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to attend education and is making significant progress at school. The manager and staff communicate with education professionals regularly to ensure that staff at school and home are giving consistent messages to the child. A teacher said, ‘[Name of child] is a different child to the one they were a year ago; they are in a much better place.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Family time is warmly supported by the manager and staff. A parent said, ‘Staff are brilliant. [Name of child] is doing 100% better than they were in their previous home.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is well presented and comfortable, and the child has everything they need.

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

The staff know the child in their care well. There are risk assessments that identify any known vulnerabilities for the child effectively. The manager has plans to streamline the risk assessments so that they are easier to read and understand. The child said that they feel safe, well supported and happy in this home.

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

The home has effective links with social workers, local authority designated officers and other safeguarding agencies. There is good communication about safeguarding issues. These links support a coordinated response to keeping the child safe. Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 4 There have been no incidences of physical restraint during the inspection period. The child has been supported to find their own strategies to help them stay calm when they feel distressed.

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

When there have been safeguarding issues, appropriate action has taken place to establish that the child is safe. Work has been completed with the child to educate and support them to remain safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is confident and ambitious for the child. She has been influential in helping the child make positive changes. The child is thriving and is well supported. The manager knows the child and the staff team well.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers and staff have excellent working relationships with partner agencies. They are strong advocates for the child, ensuring that they are offered the services most appropriate to their needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff said that they have access to regular supervision with the manager, and spoke very positively about her. Staff said that the manager is approachable and supportive and goes above and beyond for the child. However, records of supervision are not organised or written up in good time, which means that staff do not have the opportunity to reflect on their supervision discussion.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has continued to work shifts to care for the child. This has meant that her capacity to complete some management tasks is limited. There is a plan in place to recruit more staff, but this is not yet in operation. Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff have access to regular good- quality reflective supervision of their practice. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 32, paragraph 8.15)  The registered person should ensure that any registered manager employed in the home has sufficient capacity to ensure that the quality standards are met for each child in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.7)

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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: 2597738 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Social Care Services (Clayton) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 31 Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4AG

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Inspectors

Cathy Wilkins, Social Care Inspector Rob Neild, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2597738 7 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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