Children's Home run by Resolute Care in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 1 Registered provider: Resolute Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned home that is registered to care for three children who are currently unable to live with their family. The home’s statement of purpose says that the main purpose for children living at this home is ‘to equip them with the necessary skills for them to move on in their lives and help them address the behaviours that have impeded their progress and experiences in life’.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the home’s first inspection since registering in November 2021.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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outstanding

How well children and young people are helped and protected outstanding

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outstanding

The effectiveness of leaders and managers outstanding

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outstanding

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 3

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outstanding

The adults in this home provide exemplary care for the children. They have a thorough understanding of each child’s needs, strengths, likes, dislikes and aspirations. Children are happy and make significant progress from their starting points. For example, before coming to this home, most of the children did not attend school for a significant period. However, they are now attending and enjoying school.

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outstanding

Adults use research-based, creative interventions to support children with their life skills, emotional well-being and education. The therapeutic approach is firmly embedded into practice and the care is child centred. This enables adults to support the children to make life-changing progress.

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outstanding

Children are encouraged to join clubs that support their hobbies and interests. The adults support children to gain the skills they require to access clubs. For example, adults have helped a child to develop their team-working skills to enable them to join a football club. The registered manager said that when the children do join a football club, ‘the adults will be cheering them on from the side-lines’.

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outstanding

Children experience and enjoy a wealth of activities. The organisation has gone above and beyond to ensure that children’s experiences are not hindered because they live in a children’s home. For example, a caravan has been purchased for children to go on holiday. Also, the organisation has purchased an executive box at a local concert hall to ensure that children always have seats to go and see a concert or show. Children recently went to see a pop concert and one child has plans to see a children’s show.

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outstanding

All the children have plans in place to progress in the next school year. For example, one child is going to college, another is moving into secondary school, and another is moving classes. Adults have recognised that this could be a stressful time for the children and are supporting them, using specially designed stories with related activities and other strategies to help to prepare them for their move. Children have enjoyed buying their new school uniforms and proudly showing them off.

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outstanding

Children practise life skills, and one older child is now taking this to the next level. He has been supported to get a part-time job and is doing very well. He is looking forward to his first wage. A social worker talked about how far this child has come from not having any life skills, to now having good money skills and having a job, saying, ‘They are just fab.’

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outstanding

Another home in the organisation is planning a talent contest for all the children. Children in this home are excited about the contest and are practising for it. The Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 4 culture in the home appears very much like a family. One child even referred to an older child as his brother.

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outstanding

Children show empathy and love towards each other and the adults. They regularly ask for hugs, and adults regularly tell children that they are loved and cared for. The way that children are developing emotionally is exceptional from their starting point.

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outstanding

The adults have warm and nurturing relationships with children. Children feel safe and secure. An independent reviewing officer (IRO) told the inspector that they had been a child’s IRO for several years and said, ‘This is the first time I have seen him thrive and appearing genuinely happy.’

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outstanding

Adults use imaginative, well-considered strategies and resources to help children to recognise their own emotions. For example, they read stories to children that reflect how the child might be feeling. Adults help children to understand that it is okay to feel loved, and to show love in a positive way. They also give children strategies to use when they are feeling anxious, such as breathing exercises. Consequently, children are starting to have a better understanding of their emotions and are managing stressful times better.

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outstanding

Adults rarely find the need to restrain a child. They only do this if the child is hurting themselves or others. Adults have been trained appropriately to use physical intervention safely.

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outstanding

Children are helped to understand themselves so they can manage their emotions better in the future. Reflective discussions are held between adults and children after incidents. These provide useful information about what could have been done differently. However, the manager often oversees the records when she has been involved in the incident and completes the debrief with adults and the children. This does not ensure transparency and objectivity while safeguarding children.

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outstanding

Children rarely go missing from this home. If they do go missing, it is for a very short period. The adults follow good procedures to ensure that children are safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The registered manager is qualified and experienced. Although this is her first inspection as a registered manager, she has demonstrated passion and commitment to the children, ensuring that children have positive experiences and opportunities to develop and grow. She said: ‘You can’t change the experiences they have had. We just try to give them as many positive memories as possible.’ She is uncompromising about providing children with the best possible opportunities. She ensures that adults provide a warm and nurturing family home for children. Consequently, children thrive in this home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 5 The registered manager is a strong advocate for children. For example, she ensured that a child’s education was not unduly delayed. She did this by organising a tutor for the child while he was waiting for a school placement. She then ensured that the child attended the school at the point he was ready, rather than when the school

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

was ready to take him. He is now excited about returning to school after the holidays and moving into the next class.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The adults are ambitious for children, but ensure that they develop at their own pace, with the right support. One of the adults working in the home said: ‘Watching the young people grow and achieve, knowing that as a staff team we have made that happen, is incredible.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The adults are offered excellent training opportunities. For example, a large number have been enrolled on an intensive therapeutic course to enable them to provide even better therapeutic support for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Adults work closely with other professionals, such as social workers. A social worker said: ‘The home has been exceptional with the level of support offered to [name] and the level of communication with me.’ Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective recording. This relates to ensuring that people who are involved in incidents do not oversee the records and do not complete formal discussions about the incident with the other adults or children involved. This is to ensure objectivity and transparency while safeguarding children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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: 2660603 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 11 High Street, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6DT

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Inspector

Joanne Vyas, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2660603 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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