Children's Home run by Pinnacle Care Provisions Ltd in Lancashire

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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 operated by a private provider. It is registered to provide care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home’s registration is suspended. Consequently, there were no children living in the home at the time of the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

At the assurance inspection on 22 March 2023, the inspector identified serious and widespread concerns in relation to the care and protection of children.

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This monitoring visit

Following the assurance inspection, Ofsted issued a notice suspending the registration of the home. This notice had immediate effect from 22 March 2023 until 20 June 2023 inclusively.

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This monitoring visit

Following the suspension of the home’s registration, one child moved out of the home immediately. One child remained in the home for a period of five days until the local authority identified an alternative placement.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last visit, the provider has made significant improvements to the home environment. This includes a full redecoration of the home. New furniture for the communal areas of the home has been purchased and children’s bedrooms have been improved. However, at the time of the visit, the kitchen was still under refurbishment. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 2 Staff have all received extensive training. They have attended training in first aid, fire safety, alcohol and substance misuse and online safety. Staff have also received training from a consultant psychotherapist. This training is to support their understanding and ability to support children who are experiencing crisis in their lives.

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This monitoring visit

The home has not got a registered manager. The current manager is in the process of submitting a full application to Ofsted, to enable relevant checks to be finalised. The manager has reviewed the process for recording significant incidents in the home and has ensured that staff have received training on the importance of recording. Staff also understand the new recording format that has been implemented to improve practice. These improvements aim to address previous shortfalls in how staff reflect on incidents to improve their knowledge and practice.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements from the inspection have not been considered at this visit. These will be reviewed at the next monitoring visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/09/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/06/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 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 with 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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Requirement Due date

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children’s risk assessments provide sufficient detail about the risks and the strategies that staff must follow to reduce risks. 11 June 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 5 Further to this, leaders and managers must ensure that staff take effective action to reduce risks to children, including action to prevent children from harming each other.

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Leaders and managers must also provide children with a safe home to live in.

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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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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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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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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)(a)(b) (2)(c)(d)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

Further to this, leaders and managers must ensure that they improve monitoring and review systems in the home to improve the quality of care provided to children. 11 June 2023

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met; 11 June 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 6 children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(c))

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Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that children receive advice from relevant agencies in relation to substance misuse.

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, 11 June 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 7 sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship;

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strive to gain each child’s respect and trust;

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de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and

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have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(xi)(xii)(xiii))

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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: 2653112 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pinnacle Care Provisions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 507, 275 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EL

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Inspectors

Emma Thornton, Social Care Inspector Claire Hobbs, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2653112 9 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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Inspectors

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