Children's Home run by Beaufort Care Group Ltd in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 1 Registered provider: Beaufort care Group Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private organisation. The home provides care and accommodation for one child.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in February 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: Good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/01/2022 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A committed and consistent staff team support the child. This enables the child to build strong relationships with those who care for them. As a result, the child has the opportunity to have meaningful conversations about their life. Staff support the child to explore their feelings and worries, as well as providing challenge where needed. Staff support the child to maintain relationships that are important to them. This resulted in the child spending a significant period of time with family over the summer holidays. The child’s family speak positively about the support provided by the home. They feel as though they work together with the home to improve things for their child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child with their education. The manager showed determination to ensure that the child could return to their school for the remainder of the school year. As a result, the child was able to sit exams and achieve qualifications.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to attend medical appointments, with mixed success. Continued encouragement has led to the child being willing to return for dental work needed. Staff ensure that the child eats regular meals, even when out with friends. However, these meals are often of low nutritional quality.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is clean and tidy, with photos of the child on display. The child has been given creative licence to make their bedroom a comfortable and inviting space. The bathroom and kitchen are dated and remain in need of updating. There are plans in place to address this.

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

Staff work proactively with professionals to increase safety around the child. Information-sharing effectively contributes to planning for the child and their friends. Because of the positive relationships, the child shares important information. Staff respond appropriately when the child is missing from home. Staff know the child’s friends and their parents, and use these relationships to find the child and reduce the length of time that they are missing. Staff identify and understand safeguarding concerns for the child. The manager identifies similarities that arise and considers the whole picture for the child. The manager provides challenge to other agencies, where needed, to ensure that the child’s safety is at the forefront of responses. Significant concerns for the safety of the child do continue, and the manager recognises that they cannot continue to keep the child safe with the current risks

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

Clear plans and risk assessments support staff to care for the child. They explain what staff should do or look out for. However, guidance for staff about how to monitor the child when they are under the influence of alcohol is not in place. Staff support the child to develop their own understanding of risk. Their views are Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 4 considered within the assessment of the location of the home. The child identifies times when they struggle to say no to friends, and works with staff on strategies to remove themselves from this. Leaders and managers recognise that this has had mixed success.

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

The manager maintains open communication with the child, who is aware of any consequences imposed. The manager evaluates the effectiveness of consequences, and reviews them in context of other concerns. Incidents in the home are minimal. There has been one restraint. The detailed debrief with the child does not identify what action will be taken as a result of the information shared. The record does not contain a staff debrief. This limits the effectiveness of management oversight of the incident.

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

The recruitment of staff is done in line with safer recruitment processes. The manager verifies information for temporary staff. Records for health and safety, including fire safety, are up to date and well maintained.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

A committed manager leads the home with great care and attention. The manager understands what is happening in the home through continuous processes of evaluation and review. Staff enjoy working in the home. Despite being a small staff team, they comment on the feeling of joint working and teamwork.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive training relevant to their role. The manager identifies opportunities for learning from external professionals. New staff receive appropriate induction and the required training. Staff receive regular supervision. This enables them to discuss the home, their performance, and the child. The manager facilitates detailed discussions about safeguarding. Staff participate in regular team meetings. However, the record of these meetings does not capture the reflective discussions that take place.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Professionals speak highly of the home. Professionals feel that communication is a strength. Information shared by the manager has led to effective joint working, improving the safety of the child when in the community. Staff encourage the child’s working relationship with professionals. This helps the child to receive the support that they need. Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 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

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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Requirement Due date

has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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Requirement Due date

has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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Requirement Due date

within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that staff debriefs are recorded. Also, ensure that when the child has been spoken to, any actions resulting from that conversation are clearly recorded. 14 October 2022

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the child receives support to eat a healthy diet and to maintain a consistent daily routine. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 35, paragraph 7.18)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should provide a homely, domestic environment that is in good repair. The bathroom and kitchen are looking worn, and consideration must be given to addressing this. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that clear guidance is provided to staff when they monitor a child’s welfare. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.12) Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 6  The registered person should ensure that records of team meetings capture the reflective discussions held. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.4)

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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 children’s home: 2607291 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Beaufort care Group

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 2 Hollygrove Business Park, Verwood Road, Ringwood, Dorset BH24 2DB

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Inspector

Clare Nixson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2607291 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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Inspector

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