Children's home run by Budwood Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 1 Registered provider: Budwood Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a private provider of social care.

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for two children who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 10 September 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

In this report, the staff are referred to as ‘adults’, as this is the term that is used in the 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children experience well-planned, individualised care from adults who are familiar with their specific needs. Relationships between children and adults are supportive and nurturing. Children enjoy the personalised environment that they live in. This makes children feel cared for and that the home is truly their home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make significant progress. For example, one child and has learned to speak English, helping them to access education. Another child is now accessing the community independently and staff have supported him well to do this safely. Adults are committed to supporting children to be independent and have successfully supported children to engage with therapeutic support when they were previously reluctant to do so. Children benefit from structured plans to develop new skills and have new experiences. As a result, one child is now travelling independently to college.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child is attending college; however, another child, is awaiting a new education placement and is not currently attending and this has had a negative impact on the child’s routines. This child was previously making good progress with education. This is a recent set back is due to circumstances beyond the control of the provider and adults are advocating effectively on the child’s behalf to secure a suitable education placement for them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s views influence the care that they receive, and adults creatively capture these views to inform their care planning. This has given one child increased time in the community.

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

Adults understand the risks and vulnerabilities that children face. They work in partnership with relevant safeguarding agencies effectively, including the police and youth offending services. Training, support and reflection are used to strengthen knowledge of known risks. External professionals speak highly of the registered manager and staff with regards to the way they support children to become safer.

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

Children are generally well behaved and engage with the support that adults provide to help them stick to boundaries. Adults are sensitive to children’s past experiences and seek to understand their behaviours in this context. Relationships are characterised by mutual respect and understanding. This helps to reduce conflict. When incidents occur, adults are able to work through what went wrong with children in a way that helps them understand the consequences and impact of their behaviours and keeps their relationships intact.

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

Incidents of children being missing from the home have decreased since the last inspection. One child who previously went missing from home for extended periods Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 4 of time has not been missing in recent months. When children do go missing from home, safety plans are followed to ensure that all is done for children to return home safely.

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

Incidents are managed well and managers have good oversight of these incidents to ensure safe practice.

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

Safe recruitment practices are implemented by the manager, and adults are appropriately checked to ensure they are suitable to work with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is highly experienced and suitably qualified for the role. She leads effectively and has a good insight into the strengths and areas for development with regards to care practice. Staff and other professionals speak highly of her commitment, support, and professionalism.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager works closely alongside the staff and has excellent relationships with the children. This enables her to monitor and influence care practice, and this also means that she knows the children well and understands how they experience living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision sessions are regular, and adults feel supported by these sessions. Staff are encouraged to use supervision to identify areas of development. Adults receive a comprehensive induction before they start working in the home. Ongoing training plans ensure that adults have the knowledge to meet the children’s needs. When specific needs are identified, such as exploitation and sexually harmful behaviour, training is sourced.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager builds and sustains effective relationships with external professionals. She advocates strongly to ensure that the best interests of children are at the heart of care planning. She is a leader in the network and ensures that her expert knowledge of the children’s needs is communicated effectively to inform decisions.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Written records and plans are up to date and accurate. The manager has good oversight of recording to ensure that care practice is underpinned by good assessments and plans. She has a close oversight of incidents and reviews these to identify any points for learning and development to improve care practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a clear plan for the future development of the home. Audits and reviews identify the progress that the home has made and future areas for development. Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 5

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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: 2645199 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 12 West Links, Tollgate, Southampton, Hampshire SO53 3TG

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Inspectors

Tony Waite, Social Care Inspector Lee Kirwin, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2645199 7 and inspects 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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