Children's Home run by Pasture View Nurturing Homes Ltd in Lincolnshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 1 Registered provider: Pasture View Nurturing Homes Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home provides care for up to four children with learning difficulties and specialises in caring for children who have autism spectrum disorder.

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Information about this children’s home

Since the last inspection, one child has moved from the home. Two children were living at the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home’s manager has submitted an application to Ofsted for the role of registered manager.

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This monitoring visit

At the last full inspection on 3 and 4 October 2023, the home was judged inadequate. A restriction of accommodation notice was issued to prevent the admission of any other children. Although some improvements have been made, these are yet to be fully embedded into practice. The restriction of accommodation notice remains in place.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have improved their communication with outside agencies, such as educational providers. They now actively advocate for each child’s academic needs. The staff have arranged to take one child to a college open day. Although social workers remark that at times communication has improved, this is still not yet consistent or of the quality required.

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This monitoring visit

Staff seek medical support for children following incidents of self-harm. However, on one occasion, staff did not complete an incident form. On another occasion, the staff response to an incident made a child’s behaviour increase in severity. This raises concerns as to the staff’s ability to appropriately respond to the child and accurately document what has happened. Physical restraint has not been used since the last inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 2 Although risk assessments are now up to date, they often lack detail. For example, one states to ‘separate’ the children more due to concerns about inappropriate touching between them. However, it does not give examples of when the children can have positive supervised time together. There is no clear plan in place to improve the children’s relationship and, therefore, improve their experience living together.

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This monitoring visit

The main door to the home is locked, and only staff have the means to open it. One risk assessment referred to double locking the outer doors of the home to ‘avoid a secondary attempt’ of the child ‘absconding’ from the home. This is a deprivation of the child’s liberty. It is a concern that this issue arose given that the leaders and manager assured Ofsted at the last inspection that the child would be given their own key.

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This monitoring visit

One child said that they do not feel staff believe them when they report concerns. The child also does not feel that the manager tells them the outcomes of how their worries are managed. The manager has clear plans in place for how he will increase children’s access to make formal complaints and how he will inform them of outcomes.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a newly appointed manager since the last inspection. He has a positive vision for the home and has begun to put plans in place for change. However, the manager does not yet have effective oversight of the home. For example, he was unaware of a child being grounded by the staff.

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This monitoring visit

Staff do not yet have regular reflective practice discussions with their manager. One staff member had not been supervised since the last inspection. Another staff member had met with the manager. However, their discussion was not reflective.

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This monitoring visit

Team meetings have taken place, and the quality of discussion has improved since the last inspection. Staff speak about each child individually and discuss ways they feel they could best support them.

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This monitoring visit

Five of the eight requirements remain in place and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/10/2023 Full Inadequate 05/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/09/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 01/06/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) 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(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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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—

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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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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. 10 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 5 (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e))

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This relates to ensuring that appropriate safety measures are put in place and relevant professionals are alerted to safeguarding concerns in a timely manner. It also relates to ensuring that staff follow risk assessments and that children are supported to understand how to keep safe.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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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)(b) (2)(a)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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This relates to ensuring that children’s preferred communication styles are explored and supported as outlined in the statement of purpose. This also relates to ensuring that children are actively supported to make complaints and that there is clear documentation of the steps taken to rectify concerns.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is 10 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 6 restated.

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Restraint in relation to a child is only permitted for the purpose of preventing—

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injury to any person (including the child);

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serious damage to the property of any person (including the child).

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Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.

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These Regulations do not prevent a child from being deprived of liberty where that deprivation is authorised in accordance with a court order. (Regulation 20 (1)(a)(b) (2) (3))

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In particular this relates to ensuring that the home’s doors are not double locked as a means to prevent children from absconding. 10 December 2023

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful; 10 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 7 help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship;

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are provided with supervision and support to enable them to understand and manage their own feelings and responses to the behaviour and emotions of children, and to help children to do the same;

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de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and

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that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)(vii)(x)(xi)(xii)(b))

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This relates to having supportive discussions with children to aid their understanding of their behaviour. It also relates to supporting children to understand the influence of others on their behaviour and risks.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction.

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (1)(a) (4)(b))

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This relates to staff having regular practice-related supervision.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 10 December 2023

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff— 10 December 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 8 seek to involve each child’s placing authority effectively in the child’s care, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans;

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seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs. (Regulation 5 (a)(b))

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This relates to the sharing of incident records and weekly reports with children’s placing authorities, as agreed with them.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pasture View Nurturing Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 92 Linkside, Bretton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE3 8PA

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Inspectors

Ellen Monk, Social Care Inspector Mrs Emma Dacres, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2570253 10 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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