Children's Home run by Sunlight Children’s Care Limited in Derby

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 1 Registered provider: Sunlight Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home provides care for up to two children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, there was one child living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

At the last full inspection, the home was judged as requiring improvement to be good. The purpose of this inspection was to review whether there were any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children.

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, 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: 2591911 2

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Outcome 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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Findings from the inspection

The manager has identified that the child currently living at the home requires an environment without any other child’s influence. As a result, the home is now caring for one child.

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Findings from the inspection

The child is now more settled and is less exposed to risk. The child is no longer going missing from the home and instead chooses to spend time at home or going on planned activities in the community.

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Findings from the inspection

The child is now looking forward to returning to their school full time.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff support the child to develop their independence. For instance, the child is learning how to cook and bake, and to make decisions about what clothes are appropriate to wear in different circumstances.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that the child is confident to raise any worries or concerns, in the knowledge that these will be taken seriously and promptly addressed.

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Findings from the inspection

The child is supported to stay in touch with people who are important to them.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that risk assessments provide better details. However, when new information is received, this is not always recorded promptly. As a result, staff do not have access to the most up-to-date information to ensure that the risk assessment continues to accurately reflect the child’s level of vulnerability.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff are confident to share safeguarding concerns and know how to escalate these if required. Staff feel supported by the manager and by their colleagues. Staff can confidently explain what they would do if a child was to go missing from the home.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that there are always sufficient staff to care for the child. This can sometimes mean using staff from the provider’s other homes to cover shifts. These staff are familiar with the child’s needs. This helps to maintain a good level of consistency of care for the child.

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Findings from the inspection

An experienced and motivated deputy supports the manager. Members of staff who have less experience in residential childcare are paired up with more experienced staff and the manager ensures that all new members of staff receive regular supervision. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 3 The manager has developed new and effective monitoring systems. These enable them to maintain a better oversight of the home. They are now able to identify the home’s strengths and areas for development.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff reported that they receive adequate support from their supervisor, including regular supervisions where they can reflect on their practice and professional development.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that the staff are able to access a wide range of training opportunities. Recently, this has included information on substance misuse.

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Findings from the inspection

The requirements and one recommendation raised at the last full inspection have been met. Two new recommendations have been raised as a result of this inspection. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/05/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 04/01/2023 Full Inadequate 11/01/2022 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that is helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that staff continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. Where there are safeguarding concerns for a child, their placement plan, agreed between the home and the placing authority, must include details of the steps the home will take to manage any assessed risk on a day-to-day basis. (‘Guide to the Children’s

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Recommendations

Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 73 Francis Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8SP

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Ashley Harta, Juliet Kanda

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Inspector

Simon Hunter, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2591911 7 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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