Children's Home run by Cherish Children’s Care Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2689544 1 Registered provider: Cherish Childrens Care 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 and provides care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered since June 2022.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 27 and 28 September 2022. Compliance notices were served in relation to regulations 12 and 13.

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This monitoring visit

There is currently one child living in the home. One child has been discharged, and there have been no new admissions since the last full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has taken steps to address the shortfalls in safeguarding under regulation 12, and in leadership and management practices under regulation 13.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments are now in place. Since the last inspection, there has been an incident when the child was missing from care. Staff followed a detailed and structured process to search for the child and bring them home. In addition, they have built a clearer picture of the child’s risks.

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This monitoring visit

Behaviour support plans are embedded in the risk assessment plans. Staff are expected to sign to confirm that they have read the plans. Changes in plans and risks for the child are fed into the team meetings and daily handovers. The manager has included a quiz at the staff meeting to check staff’s knowledge of the care plans and risk assessments. Staff are communicating with each other, which increases the child’s safety.

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This monitoring visit

The child has the opportunity to talk to staff about how they feel. The child had previously told the inspector that they felt unhappy in the home. On this visit, the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2689544 2 child said, ‘It’s better now. The staff are more caring.’ This helps to demonstrate that the changes the manager and staff have made are having a positive effect on the care received by the child.

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This monitoring visit

Extensive individual training has now taken place with the manager and staff. This has helped them understand the child’s needs better and how to communicate effectively with them. New staff are enrolled onto the NVQ level 4 in addition to the mandatory training. This has contributed to better-informed and skilled staff and a more settled home.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, there has been a significant incident at the home when other children were allowed into the home at night by the child without staff noticing. There has been a full investigation of this by the manager, and new processes have been put into place to prevent this happening again.

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This monitoring visit

New staff have been employed, and the home is now fully staffed. The manager has been able to focus on management tasks. This has meant that he is able to support staff more effectively, analyse any incidents that occur and put actions in place to reduce risk.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are now fully aware of the whistle-blowing policy. If they have any concerns about how the child is looked after, they are clear on what they need to do to report this. This increases the child’s safety.

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This monitoring visit

Following a case review, it is Ofsted’s view that the provider has successfully met the compliance notices. Requirements set at the last inspection will be considered at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2689544 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/09/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2689544 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 registered person should ensure 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

support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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Requirement Due date

understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child has access to appropriate equipment, facilities and resources to support the child’s learning. (Regulation 8 (1) (2) (a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, provide educational activities and a structured day during school hours. 11 December 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. 11 December 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2689544 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

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 out in the home’s statement of purpose. (Regulation 14 1(a) (2)(a))

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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: 2689544 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cherish Childrens Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 8, Skyways Commercial Campus, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool FY4 3RS

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Inspector

Cathy Wilkins, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2689544 7 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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