Children's home run by Young Foundations Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 1 Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by an independent provider and provides care for up to two children who have emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

The inspector spoke with the one child who lives at this home.

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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

Date of last inspection: 18 October 2021

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/10/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child lives at this home. They moved in after a well-planned and supported transition from their previous home. The staff have developed a warm and positive relationship with the child, and the child is well cared for by adults who know them well. The child said, ‘I think this is a good home. It is just like a family home. I love everyone. This is the only place I have settled.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, two children have moved out of the home. Their moves were planned, and the manager and her staff ensured that the children were supported to move on in the best possible way. This helped to reduce disruption to the children’s lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are skilled in meeting the child’s needs, and their experience of supporting children with adverse childhood experience continues to develop. As a result, the child lives in an environment where they continue to thrive, as they are supported effectively.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is encouraged and supported to maintain good health. Staff regularly talk to them about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, which enables the child to make informed choices. The child’s use of vapes and cigarettes has reduced because they are well supported by staff to understand the risk associated with these behaviours. The staff also ensure that the child’s routine health appointments are made, and they make every effort to support the child to attend. Because of this, the child’s health needs are met.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are helped to understand the importance of education. Staff have worked hard to support children who were not in education prior to moving to the home, to re-engage with education and attend full time. The learning culture in the home helps the children to aim high. As a result, children achieve their education targets, which increases their life chances.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to become more independent and develop new social skills. They learn how to do chores around the house, such as budgeting, completing meal plans and learning to cook for themselves. This helps to prepare them to move on to independent living when they reach adulthood.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of the child seeing their close family and friends. They support the child to keep in touch with those who are important to them. Staff proactively address any difficulties that arise in these relationships so that the child can continue to have stable support networks around them. They help the child to understand what positive relationships look like and how to keep themselves safe in a relationship. The child particularly enjoys the time that they spend with their Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 4 friends in the community. This means that they enjoy similar social experiences to their peers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has lots of opportunities to share their views as they spend quality one-to- one time with the staff. These opportunities help the child to feel involved in the planning of their personal care and activities.

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

Staff have a good understanding of the child’s behaviours. The child’s risk assessments identify their vulnerabilities and the actions that the staff must take to protect the child. The manager ensures that there are always enough staff available to supervise and care for the child. This ensures that the child’s needs are met and helps to keep the child safe.

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

The child has become increasingly safe as episodes of going missing from home have reduced. When the child goes missing from the home, staff take swift action. Staff follow the child’s missing-from-care protocols and they work closely with the police, social workers and other professionals. This coordinated approach helps to safeguard the child.

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

The manager follows safer recruitment practice to ensure that the staff who work in the home are safe and suitable.

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

Staff use praise to promote the child’s positive behaviour, and they are skilled at managing the child’s emotional responses. Consequently, the child’s behaviour rarely escalates, and the use of physical intervention has not been required since the last inspection.

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

The use of consequences to address negative behaviour is balanced, restorative and fair. However, some records of consequences fail to demonstrate that the manager has spoken with the staff, in the required timescale, following an incident. Therefore, it is unclear whether the staff have been offered the opportunity to reflect on their practice in a timely manner.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is child-focused and she speaks about the child with warmth and enthusiasm. She has high aspirations for the child, and she is keen for them to achieve their full potential.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager uses a range of systems to ensure that she has good oversight of the home and the quality of care provided to the child. Monitoring tools are used effectively to ensure that the daily tasks are completed, and various audits take place monthly. These systems, and the manager and staff’s hard work, have ensured that all of the requirements and recommendations made at the last inspection have been met appropriately. Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 5 Staff retention is good. The manager has a good understanding of the staff’s strengths and their areas for development. She takes action to share learning to develop the whole staff team. Staff said that they are well supported by the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed effective working relationships with other professionals. When creating plans for the child, the manager involves other professionals. She seeks their expertise and knowledge and their views on the child. The manager shares the child’s risk assessments, plans and information. This ensures that the child receives holistic care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

All staff have attended the provider’s mandatory training and relevant online focused training. The manager makes good use of the monthly team meetings. This ensures that the safeguarding arrangements for the child and their progress are discussed. This supports the ongoing development of the staff’s good practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive formal supervision sessions on a regular basis. These opportunities provide the staff with time to reflect on their practice. This supports them with their ongoing development. There is a clear induction process in place. New staff receive more frequent supervision. As a result, new staff are well supported and equipped to meet the child’s needs when they join the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The provider has missed an opportunity to support the manager to develop. The provider has failed to provide the manager with an annual appraisal. Also, the manager was unable to provide some of her supervision records. This oversight prevents the provider from being assured that the manager has been supervised in line with their requirements. Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 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, 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 must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that all employees, including the registered manager, have a yearly appraisal. (Regulation 33 (4)(c)) 16 December 2022

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the behaviour management policy") which sets out—

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Requirement Due date

how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

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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. (Regulation 35 (1)(a)(b) (3)(b)(i)) 16 December 2022

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that a record of supervision is kept for staff, including the manager. The record should provide evidence that supervision is being delivered in line with regulation 33 (4)(b). (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.3) Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 7

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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: 2613661 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 7 Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DD

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Inspector

Cherie Chen, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2613661 9 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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