Children's home run by Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 1 Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is owned by a private company. It is registered to care for up to two children who may have social or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There is no registered manager. A manager is in post. She has submitted her application to be registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit took place after a three-month condition was imposed due to concerns about the registered manager vacancy and staffing arrangements. This allowed the provider time to identify a new responsible individual, recruit a new manager and a new staff team. The home has complied with the condition. Since the condition was imposed, the provider has recruited a new manager. The manager has worked alongside the responsible individual to review the home’s policies and procedures. The home is spacious, and it is decorated and furnished to a good standard. Children’s bedrooms are clean and tidy. There is a full staff team in place. Staff have completed training to ensure that they have the skills to safely care for children. However, staff have not yet completed training that will support them to manage children’s behaviours. The responsible individual has identified a training provider to deliver this. A requirement is made

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This monitoring visit

under Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard, to ensure that all staff have the relevant training to support them to meet children’s needs. The provider has undertaken checks to assure themselves that staff are suitable and safe to work with children. However, not all of the checks have been completed. The Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 2 manager is aware of these gaps in information and is taking steps to address them before staff start to work at the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 3

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Recent inspection history

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 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, the 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 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)) 28 August 2022

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Positive Homes for Positive Futures Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Positive Futures North Liverpool, Unit B1, Langham Street Industrial Estate, Tetlow Way, Liverpool L4 4QS

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pamela Constance

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Inspector

Sophie Thomson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2633818 6 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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Inspector

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