Children's home run by Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report children’s home: SC378407 1 SC378407 Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and is registered to provide care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has not yet registered with Ofsted.

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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: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/01/2022 Full Outstanding 28/08/2019 Full Good 31/05/2018 Full Outstanding 31/07/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There are two children living at the home. Children have individualised care plans which are child friendly. They include the children’s views and their long- and short- term targets. This means that staff have up-to-date knowledge of the children’s needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has a family feel to it and both the children’s bedrooms are personalised. Photos of the children and their families are displayed throughout the home. This gives the children a sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have good relationships with children. One child said, ‘I like the staff and they make my day better.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making progress from their individual starting points. Both children are in education. The manager and staff team have worked hard to ensure that one child reintegrated into school after being permanently excluded.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s emotional and psychological needs are met. The organisation’s therapist works closely with the children and staff. A secure base model of care is used to meet the children’s needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a range of positive experiences. Their hobbies and interests are encouraged. Children talked about swimming and having birthday parties.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have positive experiences of moving in and out of the home. One child had moved to foster care after a carefully planned transition. One child had moved into the home from the sister home. Both children had been prepared well for the move.

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

There are clear risk management strategies for staff to follow to reduce children’s risks. Staff have a good understanding of the risks, and the children have clear safety plans. As a result, risks for both the children have reduced.

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

There has been one serious incident where the two children living at the home at the time were left unsupervised together with a child who was visiting from a sister home. The child from the sister home made a disclosure about the children who were living in this home. While this was unfounded, the incident was entirely preventable. The children living in the home at the time of the incident did not receive any direct work specifically relating to the incident.

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

Consequences are used proportionately in response to negative behaviours in the home and in the community. Children can see a clear link between their behaviour Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 4 and the consequence that has been imposed. Alongside this, children are regularly rewarded for positive achievements, which encourages positive behaviour.

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

Physical interventions are used appropriately and as a last resort to keep children safe. Incidents are recorded in line with regulation. However, one record was not clear about how the child was held. A recommendation has been made in relation to this.

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

The home has a robust fire safety plan. One child who has recently moved into the home has not been made aware of the fire evacuation procedure. A requirement has been made.

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

Managers recruit staff safely. New staff are thoroughly vetted before any appointment is made. These safe recruitment procedures make sure that children are protected by preventing unsuitable adults from working in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The previous registered manager left in April 2022. The home was overseen by a senior manager until a new manager started in September 2022. The new manager has submitted her application to register with Ofsted.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The acting manager is child focused. She knows the children well and has high ambitions for them. The manager and staff team advocate for the children’s needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are effective systems in place to monitor practice and the quality of care. Effective monitoring means that shortfalls are identified and addressed. When there have been shortfalls in practice, managers have taken swift action to reduce any further risks.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff team have good relationships with the child’s wider care team. One child’s social worker gave positive feedback about how the staff team advocates for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision is regular and purposeful. Staff have opportunities to reflect on incidents they have been involved in. Staff are also provided with a wide range of training that informs their practice and meets children’s individual and diverse needs. This provides staff with the essential skills and knowledge for their roles.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff team regularly consult children about their care. The children have opportunities to express their wishes and views. Weekly children’s meetings are held, and meals and activities are planned. Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 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

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

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically refers to ensuring that children are properly supervised to reduce the risk to one another and that children receive direct work relating to specific incidents which have occurred. 12 January 2023

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Requirement Due date

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire. (Regulation 25 (1)(d)) 31 December Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 6 This specifically relates to ensuring that all children are aware of the fire evacuation procedure.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that records of restraint enable them to review the measure of control to identify effective practice. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 49, paragraph 9.59)

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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: SC378407 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 2, Ripponden Mill, Mill Fold, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 4DH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Dominic Macauley

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Inspector

Rachael Crook, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC378407 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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