Children's Home run by Progressive Futures Care Limited in Sefton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 1 SC066242 Registered provider: Progressive Futures Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private company. It is registered to provide care for up to two children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged to have serious and widespread concerns at the assurance inspection on 18 October 2022. Following this visit, Ofsted issued three compliance notices under section 22a of the Care Standards Act 2000. These related to regulation 12 (the protection of children standard), regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) and regulation 14 (the care planning standard).

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor the action taken by the provider to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

There are now clear risk assessments for children which contain all of their current risks. The risk assessments have clear strategies and guidance for staff to follow to reduce risks to children. The risk assessments are updated after incidents so that remain up to date.

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Staff understand their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Children have not been missing from home. However, should this occur, there are clear protocols in place.

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When incidents have occurred, the records of these are clear and show what actions staff have taken to de-escalate the situation and minimise risk. These are overseen by the director of the company, who is also the acting manager. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 2 Care plans for children are current and reflect the children’s needs. This means that staff have up-to-date information on how to meet children’s needs. Children’s aims and objectives are clear in the care plans, and this allows managers to monitor progress. Children’s needs in relation to education and health are being met.

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Management oversight of the quality of care that children receive has improved. The acting manager reviews documents relevant to the children’s care. However, the oversight should be more evaluative. Children’s views in relation to their care are documented.

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In Ofsted’s opinion, the provider has demonstrated that they have met the steps in the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Recommendations and requirements made at the last inspection were not reviewed as part of this visit. Therefore, these are restated below. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/05/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/03/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 19/02/2020 Full Good 22/01/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 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 children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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

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ascertain and consider each child’s views, wishes and feelings, and balance these against what they judge to be in the child’s best interests when making decisions about the child’s care and welfare;

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help each child to express views, wishes and feelings;

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help each child to understand how the child’s views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child;

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regularly consult children, and seek their feedback, about the quality of the home’s care;

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help each child to understand how the child’s privacy will be respected and the circumstances when it may have to be limited;

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help each child to prepare for any review of the child’s relevant plans and to make the child’s views, wishes and feelings known for the purposes of that review; and 16 February 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 5 make each child aware of and, if necessary, remind them of each of the matters in sub-paragraph (d)(i) to (iii);

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Requirement Due date

is enabled to provide feedback to, and raise issues with, a relevant person about the support and services that the child receives;

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Requirement Due date

has access to the home’s children’s guide, and the home’s complaints procedure, when the child’s placement in the home is agreed and throughout the child’s stay in the home; and

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is given appropriate advocacy support. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(b)(i)(ii)(iii))

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This is in relation to the provider ensuring that children are consulted about the home’s quality of care.

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The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

This refers specifically to ensuring that the home has a manager. 16 February 2023

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Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints made by or on behalf of children.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation. (Regulation 39 (1)(3)) 16 February 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 6 This specifically relates to ensuring that complaints made by children are recorded and an outcome given to the child.

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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: SC066242 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Progressive Futures Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 22 Hoghton Street, Southport, Merseyside PR9 0PG

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Inspector

Rachael Crook, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC066242 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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