Children's Home run by Grace Care Limited in Nottingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 1 SC436818 Registered provider: Grace 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 privately owned children’s home provides care for up to three children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The suitably qualified manager is registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 16 and 17 January 2023. This monitoring visit was carried out to judge whether the compliance actions set following the inadequate judgement have been met.

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This monitoring visit

Following the full inspection, several statutory requirements were set, together with compliance notices in relation to safeguarding children and leadership and management. This monitoring visit found that progress has been made. The compliance notices have been met. Two requirements and one recommendation from the last inspection were not assessed at this visit and are repeated.

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This monitoring visit

Parts of the home have been suitably redecorated; a child’s bedroom has been personalised to the colour she prefers. Repairs have been completed throughout the home, ensuring a safer environment for the children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received further training since the full inspection. This includes training in autism spectrum disorders and tablet communication systems training. There are plans to enhance the staff training programme further to include training in a particular eating disorder, the Picture Exchange Communication System and Makaton. A new training matrix has been implemented. This increases the manager’s capacity to track staff development and ensure the needs of the children are met. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 2 Managers have recently completed training in how to formally supervise staff. This gives them a better understanding of what good reflective supervision should encompass. As a result, staff have had opportunities to reflect, build on existing skills and constantly develop their practice.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have increased their oversight of incidents in the home. The introduction of a daily duty manager audit ensures concerns are reported and escalated when required. All children’s files have been moved to the home’s office. Each child’s care records are kept in an individual locked cabinet. This makes records accessible to managers and staff. Managers now ensure oversight of records is completed in a timely manner. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/01/2023 Full Inadequate 05/01/2022 Full Good 03/04/2019 Full Good 09/05/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 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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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to express views, wishes and feelings. (Regulation 7 (1)(c) (2)(a)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that children are spoken to following incidents, to ensure their views, wishes and feelings are sought. 28 March 2023

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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.

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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

manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1) (2)(b)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that children’s local authority care plans are up to date. 28 March 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 5

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that care is provided which meets each child’s needs and promotes their welfare, taking into account the child’s disability, their assessed needs and any relevant plans. This specifically relates to ensuring that the children’s guide is produced in a way that is tailored to each child’s communication needs. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.2)

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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: SC436818 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 77 Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7DB

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Beverley Russell

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Inspectors

Linda Mason, Social Care Inspector Zoey Lee, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC436818 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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