Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in Nottingham

Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 1 Registered provider: Homes 2 inspire Full inspection 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 that is owned and operated by a national charity. The home provides care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. The manager is suitably experienced and qualified.

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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: 21 September 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: 1256610 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/09/2021 Full Good 29/01/2020 Interim Sustained effectiveness 14/10/2019 Full Good 05/12/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Overall, the experiences and progress for children are good. Staff develop strong relationships with children and understand their needs well. One child said, ‘They [staff] are brilliant. They have a laugh, and they aren’t just robotic.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm, welcoming and decorated well. Children’s bedrooms are personalised and reflect their interests. Photos of the children and their families are displayed around the home and add to the homely feel.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to enjoy new experiences, offering a variety of activities. One child spoke about how they really enjoyed their birthday meal out with staff and their peers and said that they went bowling afterwards, which they loved. Children develop their social skills, interests and hobbies.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children who come to live at the home have often experienced poor school attendance and disruption to their education. One child, who had been out of education for an extended period, is now attending full time. Managers and staff work with education providers to ensure that children receive the education they need and which meets their individual needs. Staff promote children’s progress, achievements and learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise the value of continued family relationships. They support children to spend time with family and other people who are important to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff speak to children about their views on a regular basis. Topics of conversation are varied, planned and unplanned. On occasions, staff do not conduct or record these discussions in a friendly and supportive manner. This prevents children from having a voice about their care and from feeling able to confide in staff.

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

When children go missing from the home, staff are clear about what actions to take. Staff follow the missing-from-home protocol and work with external professionals supporting the children. Managers review missing-from-home episodes and reflect on what happened and anything staff might be able to do differently. This ensures that children are protected from known risks when they are missing from care.

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

Consequences are not used often, and when they are used, they are proportionate and reviewed by a manager. Following any incident, debrief meetings take place with the children and staff involved. This helps children and staff to reflect on and discuss the support needed to reduce the likelihood of future incidents occurring. When one serious incident occurred, appropriate actions were taken to safeguard the children and staff. However, there was no notification sent to Ofsted. This Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 4 prevents Ofsted from having oversight of safeguarding practice and what actions are taken by staff to address the situation.

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

Managers respond to complaints from children promptly and effectively. Managers write to children to acknowledge their complaint and provide feedback once the complaint has been addressed. This ensures children feel listened to.

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

Children are cared for by safe adults. There is a stable staff team and no use of temporary staffing. This means children experience consistent care.

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

Individual risk assessments and behaviour support plans are sufficiently detailed and personalised. Risk assessments help staff understand how best to support children’s specific behaviours and risks. However, staff do not always follow the risk assessments. This increases the risk of an incident occurring and escalating.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager understands children’s individual needs. An external professional said, ‘Staff have a sound understanding and knowledge base around the implications of trauma and how these can be shown in behaviour. They have shown that they have skill in empathy and trauma-informed practice.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings have an agenda that includes topics such as safeguarding, the needs of the children and staff welfare. They are held regularly. One staff member said, ‘Team meetings provide shared experiences and what works well.’ Staff feel well supported by their colleagues and managers. One member of staff said, ‘The support I receive from my colleagues and management has been incredible throughout the years and I have always felt supported within my role.’ Staff meetings support staff development and are a positive factor in the care provided to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a range of training, including safeguarding training. Training is regular and varied, taking into consideration children’s specific needs. This enables staff to have a good understanding of children’s care needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision has a clear agenda that considers the needs of the children, the staff and the wider team. However, supervision between the managers and the staff is not consistently taking place. As a result, staff do not always have the opportunity to reflect on their practice with a manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Overall, the managers have good oversight and knowledge about the children and staff team. However, some monitoring systems within the home are not consistent. For example, incidents and key-work sessions are not always reviewed by managers. This limits reflection on practice and any changes that could be made to improve the care provided to children. Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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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

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(iv)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to risk assessments developed for individual children being followed consistently by all staff. 23 May 2023

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically refers to ensuring that records of incidents demonstrate management oversight, reflection and learning. 23 May 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees— 23 May 2023 Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 6 receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to supervision of staff taking place on a monthly basis as detailed within the home’s workforce development plan.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e)) 23 May 2023

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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: 1256610 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lumonics House, Valiant Office Suites, Valley Drive, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Rugby CV21 1TQ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Matthew Earnshaw

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Inspector

Kathryn Hurley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 1256610 8 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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Inspector

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