Children's Home run by Prestige Adolescent Care and Education Limited in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 1 SC420876 Registered provider: Prestige Adolescent Care and Education Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A small private provider runs this children’s home. The home provides care for up to four children who have social and emotional difficulties, and who may also have a learning disability. The company has its own therapeutic team.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/03/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/03/2022 Full Good 11/02/2019 Full Outstanding 21/09/2017 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

At the time of the inspection, four children were living in the home. Children are settled and feel well supported. Children say they feel listened to, like living in the home and like staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are registered with local health services and attend appointments when needed. The home’s therapist works alongside the registered manager and staff to develop strategies to support children with their emotions. In addition, the therapist provides direct support to children each week. This support remains available to children whether they choose to attend or not. This approach means children’s physical and emotional health improves over time.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children’s hobbies, interests and talents. Staff are passionate about children in the home having access to the same opportunities as other children. Staff arrange for them to attend local clubs of their choice. One child enjoys athletics and has recently run for the county team. Other children enjoy activities such as swimming, drama, theatre club, dance and Girl Guides. Children also enjoy several activities with staff. Staff capture these moments in photos and display them around the home. This gives children a sense of achievement and belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to see people who are important to them. The manager and staff are very determined in ensuring children regularly spend time with their family and friends. Staff have worked proactively with a child’s social worker to reintroduce family time for a child who has not seen their family for a significant period. Support for family time is evident for all children living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have full-time education placements. Children regularly attend and are making progress from their starting points. Staff help children to understand the importance of education and have high aspirations for them. Staff maintain close working relationships with each child’s school and support children with homework and extracurricular activities such as reading. This approach supports children to make progress educationally.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive good-quality support to help them develop independence skills. Staff carefully plan and set realistic, measurabletargets in line with children’s needs and abilities, giving them the opportunity to learn life skills such as shopping, cooking, budgeting and using public transport. Staff and children review their progress and set targets. This individualised support means children develop confidence in their practical skills, ready for when they move on. Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 4

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

Leaders, managers and staff have made significant improvements in their practice regarding restraint since the last inspection. They have reflected on their practice and learned from previous experiences. A change in approach to restraint practice has been implemented and shared with the staff team, to ensure restraints are proportionate. The changes contribute towards improved quality of care and help children to have positive experiences. No restraints have been used since the last inspection.

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

Children have positive relationships with one another. When children have had minor disagreements, staff have managed this safely and appropriately. Staff support children to de-escalate the situation by offering time away to calm. Staff also provide opportunities for children to resolve conflicts. They provide education around positive peer relationships and appropriate behaviour towards each other. This ensures that children are supported to manage their conflicts appropriately.

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

Children do not go missing from the home. Staff understand the protocols and have received training to ensure they know how to respond if a child does go missing from home.

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

Staff involve children in the process of reviewing their plans and ensure their views are heard. Children’s needs are well understood. Staff know what strategies work well with children when they need support and care to keep safe. Risk assessments are now clear around restraint practice and provide staff with clarity around appropriate interventions to use.

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

New staff have been safely recruited . Recruitment of staff members is thorough and robust.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has strong relationships with children. She takes pride in the progress children are making and regularly seeks their views, using various methods. She passionately advocates for children when necessary and has high expectations and aspirations for them. This means that children benefit from trusting relationships which help them feel settled.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has a stable staff team. Staff rarely leave and a core group of staff have worked in the home for several years. This has enabled the registered manager to develop a skilled staff team which delivers consistent care to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak positively about working in the home and feel well supported by the manager and each other. Staff receive regular, well-detailed supervision sessions and annual appraisals. These are reflective and assess staff performance, and clear goals are set to ensure staff continue to develop. The manager ensures that all staff are provided with opportunities to develop their practice, skills and knowledge. Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 5 The manager has made positive changes in the use of alarms on children’s bedroom doors. There is no longer a blanket approach. Instead, alarms are individually risk assessed for each child and timescales are set for reviews involving children and social workers. One child’s door alarm has now been deactivated following review.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager demonstrates effective partnership working. Feedback gathered during the inspection was very positive. A professional working with one child said, ‘The manager and staff have really advocated for my child. They have made excellent progress since living in the home. The joined-up approach from the home and therapist has helped and supported them tremendously.’ This demonstrates the commitment and child-focused approach displayed by the manager and staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a wide range of training. Training is tailored to meet the needs of the children. In addition, team meetings take place regularly and are centred around the children’s needs and how their needs can be best met.

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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: SC420876 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Prestige Adolescent Care and Education Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 90 King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1JB

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Inspector

Carl Wilton, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC420876 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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Inspector

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