Children's home run by Bright Futures Care Limited in Bolton

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 1 SC456537

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Registered provider: Bright Futures 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 home is one of a number that is owned and managed by a private organisation. This home provides care for up to four children who may have social and emotional difficulties, special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or sensory impairment.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2021.

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This monitoring visit

A compliance notice was served following the last full inspection. This was due to concerns that children were being physically held by staff who had not had the required level of training for the holds being used. Staff were also recording physical intervention holds as unrecognised holds.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the actions taken by the provider to meet the compliance notice. This monitoring visit took place on site.

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This monitoring visit

Progress has been made since the last inspection. Records now no longer refer to the use of unrecognised holds. Physical intervention records have been revised by the provider and clearly state the names of holds that the training supports staff to carry out. Records show that improvements have been made to ensure that the recording of physical interventions is clear, and records evidence how children have been supported.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, there have been incidents of a child being physically held. Records evidence that the staff leading these interventions had the required level of training. For staff who had not received the level of training required to undertake the level of hold, alternative trained staff intervened on all but one occasion. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 2 Additional training in physical interventions has been completed by the majority of the staff team, including the manager. The remainder of the staff team is due to complete the training imminently. This means that the whole staff team will be trained in holding children in the levels of hold that they may require on occasion, to keep them safe. Therefore, the compliance notice in relation to the help and protection of children is assessed to have been met.

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This monitoring visit

The remaining requirements are repeated from the last inspection, as these were not explored as part of this monitoring visit. Similarly, a number of recommendations are also repeated, as these issues have not been explored. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

31/01/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 01/03/2022 Full Good 12/02/2020 Full Good 14/11/2018 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (c))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, ensure that all local authority documentation is within children’s files and that concerns are escalated if requests to obtain these are not responded to. 13 March 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, ensure that immediate action is taken to address unsafe staff practice and that staff have access to the appropriate training to meet the needs of children. 13 March 2023

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children— 13 March 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 5 receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, ensure that plans are in place for children moving into and out of the home to ensure that the children’s needs can be met.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 13 April 2023

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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Requirement Due date

the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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Requirement Due date

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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Requirement Due date

has spoken to the user about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(vii)(b)(i))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, ensure that the registered manager evaluates the use of physical interventions to include the rationale for the intervention, and ensure that all staff are debriefed following incidents. 13 April 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that any damage to the home is rectified promptly and that the children’s bedrooms are cleaned appropriately. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should ensure that staff can access appropriate facilities and resources to support their needs. Specifically, they should ensure that team meetings take place on a regular basis and that all staff have the opportunity to attend. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.11)

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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: SC456537 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bright Futures Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Asher House, Barsbank Lane, Lymm WA13 0ED

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Inspectors

Claire Hobbs, Social Care Inspector Louise Redfern, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC456537 8 regulates 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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Inspectors

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