Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in Leeds

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 1 SC417795

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Registered provider: Pebbles Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately owned. It provides care for up to four children aged between eight and 18 years who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, two children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2022.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At these inspections, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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The care of children

The children speak positively about the manager and the staff. They say that they trust the staff. The quality of these relationships enables the children to seek advice, guidance and support from the staff about the matters that affect them the most. The children trust that the adults who take care of them will help them.

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The care of children

Children are supported to attend education. While living in this home, the children’s education attendance has increased. When children struggle to attend education, the staff are patient with them. They talk to the children about what the barriers may be and how they can help to remove them. This has supported one child to move to a school closer to the home.

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The care of children

Children are supported by staff through meaningful conversations and one-to-one sessions. Staff are provided with training on topics that meet the individual needs of the children. Children are supported to understand their own world with sessions on bereavement and loss, substance misuse, and keeping safe.

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The care of children

The children’s bedrooms are nicely decorated and personalised to their taste. However, there are still areas of the home that look tired and in need of redecoration.

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The safety of children

The manager has followed up on the concerns relating to fire safety. The staff have completed mandatory fire awareness training. The manager has also sourced intervention sessions for the children with the local fire and police service. The danger of fire is regularly discussed with the children. The staff have further embedded the children’s knowledge by involving them in supporting new members of staff to understand the fire evacuation process.

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The safety of children

If children go missing from this home, the staff are proactive in searching for them. One child’s missing-from-home episodes have decreased in length of time away from the home. When the child returns, the staff welcome them home. The staff work with the child so that they can gain an understanding of what can help to decrease the risk of future missing episodes. In doing so, the staff now support the child to engage in fun activities with their peer who has moved on from the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The manager has worked hard to develop management systems that allow her to identify shortfalls and act on them. She is particularly proud of the new training Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 3 matrix that allows her to have a clear oversight of the staff training. The manager completes a monthly auditing report that helps her to see what is happening in the home and identify the children’s progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The manager provides detailed reports and notifications to Ofsted and all other relevant child safeguarding agencies. This ensures that all professionals are kept up to date with what is happening in the home. These reports provide information that allows Ofsted and other professionals to evaluate the quality of care that is provided to the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The manager feels well supported by the senior leaders in the organisation. The manager receives regular supervision sessions that she finds helpful. The organisation’s therapeutic team also supports her. The manager meets regularly with the therapeutic team to formulate behaviour plans that will best meet the needs of the children.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/06/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/04/2021 Full Good 02/04/2019 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 4

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets the needs of their children. They will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. In particular, the registered person should repair damage in the home and ensure that all rooms are clean, tidy and free from hazards. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9). Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pebbles Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Jo Birtwhistle, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC417795 6 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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