Children's Home run by Restorative Social Care Services Ltd in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 1 Registered provider: Restorative Social Care Services Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned and run children’s home that provides care for up to two children aged between seven and 17 years old.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2023.

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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: 6 February 2023

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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: 2590942 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/02/2023 Full Good 01/03/2022 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children live in a warm and welcoming home. The home is modern and well decorated, and children help to choose furniture and create artwork for it. Their bedrooms reflect their personalities, interests and tastes. Throughout the home there are games, equipment and activities that the children enjoy using daily. Staff tailor the care and support for each child according to their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise and respect each child’s heritage and the importance of family connections. The registered manager supports children to see their families regularly when it is appropriate to do so. Staff are supporting one child to learn their family language. This helps them to communicate with relatives and helps them to understand their own identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager and team promote healthy lifestyles to the children. The children enjoy a range of physical activities and choose which they would like to do on a daily basis. The children are registered with health professionals and attend appointments regularly. The staff involve children in planning meals and in exercise.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children attend groups and are involved in sporting activities locally several times a week. Children benefit from this physically and emotionally, becoming physically fit, making friendships, and being involved in their local community. One child recently sang on the main stage at a large community event.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children influence the way their home is run and are listened to by staff. When children move into the home or leave as part of move-on plans, staff support them to share their views, and these are taken into consideration. Children are encouraged to ask questions and staff help them to put these into words when they may be worried.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff record daily accounts in a way which is respectful to children. The staff recognise the positives for each child and celebrate their achievements. The use of pictures makes records and plans easy to access, and photographs provide memoirs of happy times and events.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are in full-time education and have aspirations for the future. Staff help them to do the best they can in every area of life. Children’s education development plans capture feedback from the children and professionals who work with them. Children know and understand what they are trying to achieve and why.

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

Staff complete detailed risk assessments when children move to the home. These are thorough and are kept under review regularly as the children’s needs change and after any incidents. Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 4 Staff support children to take positive and age-appropriate risks, such as how to budget and manage money. This helps to prepare children for greater independence in the future.

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

No children have gone missing from care in this period, but children have a missing- from-care protocol in place. Staff understand the process they should follow if children do go missing from care and what individual considerations need to take place for each child.

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

Staff give clear boundaries to children and clear expectations are set out. Children can choose activities that they would like to do as incentives. These are broken down into incentives on planners with pictures on, and children can clearly describe how they can work towards them. The children are excited about their choices and could tell me how many weeks they have to complete tasks or until they can book the activity.

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

Children say they feel safe and can describe how to seek help if they need to. Staff take on board their viewpoints and help them to find strategies to help them manage their own emotions and to keep themselves safe.

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

Staff only physically hold a child when this is necessary to safeguard children. In a recent incident, staff intervened at an appropriate time to reduce the risk to the child. Staff intervention has helped children to stay safe and understand their own feelings.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has been in post for a short period of time but has made improvements in the home. He is child focused and encourages children to achieve all that they can. The registered manager’s positive and solution-focused attitude is also reflected by staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has engaged the team in improving children’s records. These are now easier for children to read and understand. They are written with warmth and are detailed. They clearly capture children’s needs and the progress that they have made.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager works in a joined-up way with other professionals. Professionals report that communication is good with the home. Professionals’ views are reflected within development plans for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children are listened to in the home and can influence their care. However, this is not captured in the Regulation 45 report.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are well supported by the registered manager and deputy manager through regular supervision, team meetings and appraisals. This increases morale among the staff and motivates them. Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 5 Staff have the appropriate qualifications for the role or are working towards them, but not all staff have completed the necessary training to ensure that they are able to meet the needs of children. Some staff have not completed training to help them understand how to respond to bullying. This means that they do not have the skills to address incidents. Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that they undertake a review that focuses on the quality of the care provided by the home, the experiences of children living there and the impact the care is having on outcomes and improvements for the children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.2)  The registered person should ensure that staff understand what they must do to prevent bullying of children by other children or adults. Staff should be able to recognise and address different types of abuse such as peer abuse, cyber-bullying and bullying in day to day relationships in the home. Registered persons must ensure that procedures for dealing with allegations of bullying are in place and staff have the skills required to intervene, protect and address bullying behaviours effectively. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality

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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: 2590942 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Restorative Social Care Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 8 Victoria street, Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX4 8DF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Kershaw

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Inspector

Carol Jagger, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2590942 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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