Children's Home run by North East Lincolnshire Council in North East Lincolnshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 1 Registered provider: North East Lincolnshire Council

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A local authority owns and manages this home. The home provides care for up to four children who experience social and emotional difficulties. There was one child living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2021.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 24 and 25 May 2022 and again on 19 and 20 July. There were significant shortfalls in the safety and protection of children and in the leadership and management of the home. Following the last inspection, Ofsted issued two compliance notices under regulations 12 and 13. Ofsted also raised a further five requirements.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the actions taken to meet the steps set out in the two compliance notices. The remaining requirements were not assessed at this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

In line with the compliance notice under regulation 12, the child’s risk assessment had been reviewed. The risk assessment contained all relevant risks. It had directions for the staff to follow to reduce the risk of harm to the child.

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This monitoring visit

The staff had received training to enable them to understand how to complete risk assessments. The manager has introduced new monitoring systems to ensure that all staff have read, understood and can follow the risk management strategies to safeguard the child. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 2 The child completes regular sessions with staff to learn how to keep safe. The work the child completes helps them to recognise dangers in the home and in the community.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is trying to provide a stable home environment. Some relief staff are still covering some shifts. The manager makes sure that the relief staff used know the child and understand the routines in the home. The manager now has her own team of relief staff allocated to her home, which is helping to provide some stability.

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This monitoring visit

The staff are undertaking training to make sure they know how to look after the child. The manager is helping staff to understand their roles and put their training into practice. She is using scenario-based training in team meetings to help her to do this. The registered manager is also having individual discussions with staff in supervision sessions to test staff learning.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is improving her oversight of the home. She is developing her monitoring systems to help her improve practice and care for the child. The manager has focused plans that identify the strengths of the staff team and areas that she needs to develop.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this monitoring visit, the compliance notices issued at the last inspection are judged to be met. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/07/2022 Full Inadequate 24/05/2022 Full Inadequate 18/11/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/08/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 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, 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 education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

promote opportunities for each child to learn informally. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is repeated from the last inspection. 1 October 2022

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; 1 October 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 5 take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is repeated from the last inspection.

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

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)) 1 October 2022

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months. 1 October 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 6 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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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children’s home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard).

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Requirement Due date

When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46 (1) (2)) 1 October 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: 2563216 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: North East Lincolnshire Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Civic Offices, Knoll Street, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire DN35 8LN

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Inspector

Jamie Richardson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2563216 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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