Children's Home run by Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited in Rotherham

Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 1 Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for one child who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2022.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 15 November 2022

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/11/2022 Full Good 02/02/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 3

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improvement to be good

The child is happy, settled and has a sense of belonging. They enjoy open and trusting relationships with staff, who provide them with unconditional and nurturing care. Staff understand the child’s vulnerabilities and they talk to the child about how they are feeling. Staff respond sensitively to the child. However, when the child has harmed themselves, the response from staff has not always been quick and appropriate.

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improvement to be good

The child is making remarkable progress in their education. Staff advocate for the child to ensure that the right support is in place. The child achieved formal qualifications, and they are now attending college alongside part-time employment. Staff are proud of the child, and their achievements are celebrated. This helps the child to be aspirational about their own future education and employment.

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improvement to be good

The child is supported with their hobbies and interests, such as fishing, boxing, and hiking. They enjoy going to a local youth club and a performing arts group. The child took part in a sponsored swim to raise funds for charity. Taking part in a wide range of groups and activities has helped the child to develop their social skills and build confidence.

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improvement to be good

Involvement in making decisions about the home has helped the child to feel like they belong. Key-work sessions help them to talk about a range of topics that focus on their care, safety, and well-being. Staff ensure that the child is heard, and their wishes and feelings are listened to and considered.

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improvement to be good

The child is helped to enjoy a healthy lifestyle through having nutritious meals and taking part in physical activities. Staff talk to the child about their emotional and mental health. This gives the child an understanding of how they are feeling and provides them with the skills to develop better coping strategies.

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improvement to be good

A proactive and planned approach supports the child to develop the skills needed to live independently. This positive approach has helped the child to take the lead in planning their own independence, which has led to them making progress.

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improvement to be good

The child’s records and memory book detail their journey and their progress. This provides the child with a clear picture of their experiences and achievements while they have been living at the home.

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improvement to be good

The child’s risk assessments lack clarity and guidance for staff to follow. In some risk assessments, key information about the child is missing or is conflicting across documents. This relates to the risk of ligature and e-safety. Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 4 The risk of the child causing harm to themselves has reduced. However, the responses from staff in relation to two serious incidents has not ensured the child’s safety and wellbeing. Staff did not respond quickly when the child made threats to harm themself in the bathroom and they did not seek medical input or reassurances about the child’s mental health following a ligature incident.

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improvement to be good

The child does not go missing. Staff were clear about the steps that they would take if needed. However, the child’s written plan provided conflicting information about the timeframe for completing welfare checks when the child is unsupervised in the community.

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improvement to be good

Holds and restraints on the child have not been used. Staff rarely apply consequences in response to the child’s behaviour.

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improvement to be good

Staff understand how the child’s experiences are impacting on their current relationships. There are lots of examples of staff talking to the child about relationships and associated risks around e-safety. The approach that staff take helps the child to be solution-focused and develop a better understanding of positive relationships.

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good

The manager’s monitoring and review of the quality of care provided to the child and staff development is not fully effective. This limits the manager’s full oversight of the home.

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good

Serious incidents relating to the child have not always been reported to Ofsted. This means that the regulator does not have full information about the risks relating to the child living at the home. Additionally, leaders and managers have not notified Ofsted of any relevant concerns about staff.

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good

When staff are recruited, the manager has not always assured themselves that full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual employed to work at the home. One staff member’s police check pre-dated their employment and there was no record of an update check being completed. They did not give a full employment history, and any gaps in employment were not explained.

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good

Staff feel supported. They receive regular support and supervision. Staff meetings take place regularly and provide staff with the opportunity to discuss the risks to children and the progress they are making. Staff receive a good range of training. This includes training in areas that are specific to the child’s needs. Records show that training is kept up to date and under review for all staff.

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good

The manager has good relationships with professionals and there is evidence of partnership working. Professionals involved in the children’s care felt that the relationships between children and staff are a strength of the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 5

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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, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person must comply within 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff—

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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

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)(v)(d))

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In particular, this relates to ensuring that the locking mechanism on the bathroom door is designed to enable access from the outside. 4 December 2023

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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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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h)) 4 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 6 The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d)) 4 December 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is any incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e)) 4 December 2023

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Requirement Due date

If a person listed in paragraph (2) is convicted of a criminal offence, whether in England and Wales or elsewhere, that person must without delay give notice in writing to HMCI of—

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Requirement Due date

the penalty imposed for the offence. (Regulation 42 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 4 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 7

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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: 2577014 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 38 Sherwood Road, Worksop S80 1QW

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Inspector

Rachel Webster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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