Children's Home run by Unique Care Homes Support Limited in Lincolnshire

Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: 2503306 1 Registered provider: Unique Care Homes Support Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a large provider and is one of several homes within the region. It is registered to provide care for up to six children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager is suitably qualified and experienced. The manager is in the process of becoming registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This home has been closed since December 2020. This was to allow for refurbishment and redecoration and to recruit a new manager and staff team. Ofsted imposed a condition whereby the organisation must provide three months’ notice of its intention to reopen the home.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken in response to the provider notifying Ofsted of its intention to reopen the home and to assess its readiness to start admitting children.

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This monitoring visit

A new manager has been appointed, transferring from another of the organisation’s homes. A small staff team has been recruited. The manager and staff have been developing the culture, ethos and working practices of the home. New staff have received relevant training and attended additional workshops in how best to support children and meet their needs. They have been working in other homes belonging to the organisation to further develop their knowledge, skills and awareness. There are plans for ongoing supervision of staff, training and increasing their development through mentoring from more experienced staff.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been redecorated and refurbished to a high standard. It has ample communal space for children and is welcoming and homely. Children’s bedrooms are Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: 2503306 2 spacious and well furnished, and children will be able to personalise their rooms to their individual tastes. The garden is spacious and will provide children with outdoor space to play and relax. The manager is planning on developing an outdoor building into an additional games room. This will provide more communal space for the children.

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This monitoring visit

All relevant health and safety checks have been completed and the manager has worked with external agencies in evaluating and undertaking the relevant risk assessments. This means that children will be provided with a safe environment and the manager and staff are diligent in their health and safety responsibilities.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has started to re-establish links with external professionals and agencies in the local area. The manager has good relationships with local schools and the local authority virtual headteacher. This will support the process for identifying education placements for children. The local police have been informed of the intention of reopening the home. The manager has arranged to have meetings to discuss the safe location risk assessment and to discuss how the home will work with local police should the need for additional police support be required.

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This monitoring visit

Requirements that were set at the last assurance visit in December 2020 are no longer relevant given the length of time the home was closed.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this monitoring visit, there is no impediment to the home restarting to admit children. Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: 2503306 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/01/2020 Full Good 22/10/2019 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: 2503306 4

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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: 2503306 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Unique Care Homes Support Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2nd Floor Maybrook House, Queensway, Halesowen, Worcestershire B63 4AH

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Inspector

Sarah Orriss, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: 2503306 6 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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