Children's Home run by All Round Care Limited in Wigan

Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 1 Registered provider: All Round Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is operated by a private company. The home provides care for one child.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has a suitably qualified and experienced manager who has been registered with Ofsted since October 2021.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 3

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improvement to be good

This is a new children’s home, which is bright and welcoming. Since the home opened, all children have moved on from the home and currently there are no children living in the home.

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improvement to be good

The registered manager assesses the needs of children as part of a pre-admission plan. However, planning does not identify all of the children’s needs. As a result, the manager has admitted children to the home whose needs could not be met. This means that children’s placements have ended early.

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improvement to be good

Staff do not consistently help children to develop socially aware behaviour. This hampers children’s relationships with the community and their ability to resolve conflicts.

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improvement to be good

Staff complete key-work sessions with children. This helps children to learn about different cultures and to talk openly in a safe environment. Staff also encourage children to do a range of activities to expand their interests and hobbies.

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improvement to be good

The staff team helps children to maintain family time with the people who are important to them. There is a focus on establishing children’s support networks and links with agencies. This promotes children’s emotional health and well-being.

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improvement to be good

Children are not consistently accessing education packages. However, there has been clear communication between staff, schools and the local authorities. Staff act as good advocates for children.

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improvement to be good

The staff team is aware of children’s health needs and encourages children to access local health services as required. This means that children’s health needs are generally well managed.

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improvement to be good

Staff do not encourage children to access their case records or to contribute to them. This limits the understanding that children have about their experience and background.

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improvement to be good

Safeguarding incidents are generally well managed. However, the manager failed to notify the regulator of serious safeguarding incidents. This affected the regulator’s oversight of the incidents and children’s safety. Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 4 Managers are improving risk management processes and communication. However, plans do not consistently include clear strategies for staff to follow. As a result, this can lead to inconsistent responses to children’s needs.

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improvement to be good

The registered manager is aware of the risks associated with the location of the home. However, poor matching meant that the home’s location was unsuitable to meet one child’s needs and to keep him safe. The manager appropriately ended the placement to ensure his safety.

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improvement to be good

The staff team’s use of physical interventions is minimal. There have been very few incidents in the past nine months. However, learning from incidents is not consistently updated in children’s risk management plans to improve practice.

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improvement to be good

Children have clear missing-from-home risk management strategies. This helps to reduce the likelihood of children going missing and the length of time of each episode. As a result, there have been very few missing-from-home episodes.

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improvement to be good

Staff help children to stay safe online. They raise children’s awareness of online harms through discussions. This includes talking about safe and healthy relationships. This means that children develop a better understanding of staying safe.

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improvement to be good

All staff have suitable background checks before starting work at the home. This ensures that children are not placed at risk.

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good

The home is managed by an experienced and qualified manager. She has a good understanding of the home’s strengths and weaknesses. She is making improvements to ensure that the home is ready for suitable referrals.

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good

The registered manager does not use effective monitoring and review systems to improve the quality of care for children. This means that children do not achieve the outcomes detailed in the statement of purpose. It also prevents children from fulfilling their potential.

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good

The registered manager provides a regular quality of care review. However, she does not include the children’s views or the views of other stakeholders. This affects the analysis and evaluation of the quality of care.

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good

Staff receive regular supervision and appraisal. This helps them to reflect on their performance and to set targets for the year ahead. This ensures that staff feel supported and continue to develop their skills.

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good

There are good working relationships between the staff team and external professionals involved in children’s lives. Social workers say that leaders provide them with regular updates and that the staff team is proactive in helping children. Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 5 Leaders and managers operate closed-circuit surveillance equipment in the home. This records images at the front entrance and rear of the home. However, there is no information in children’s plans explaining the need for this equipment. There are also no outside notices to alert visitors that they are being recorded. Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 6

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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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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding; and

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)) 31 October 2022

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; 31 October 2022 Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 7 help each child to understand how to keep safe; and

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are located so that children are effectively safeguarded. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(i)(ii)(c))

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In particular, ensure that children’s risk management plans are reviewed following incidents and that strategies are clearly documented to mitigate against risks.

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)(h)) 31 October 2022

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set 31 October 2022 Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 8 out in the home’s statement of purpose; and

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that staff help each child to access and contribute to the records kept by the registered person in relation to the child. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f))

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(e)) 31 October 2022

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

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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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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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 (2)(a)(b)(c) (5)) 31 December Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 9

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that restrictions placed on children’s privacy and access are used only for the purpose of safeguarding children. They should be informed by a rigorous assessment of the child’s needs and be kept under regular review. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.10)

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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: 2653207 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: All Round Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 6 Renwick Square, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9NF

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Inspector

Mark Woodbridge, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2653207 11 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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