Children's home run by Tab Care and Support Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 1 Registered provider: Tab Care and Support Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run children’s home is registered to provide care for one child who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in February 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, there was one child living in the home.

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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: 11 January 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: 2620359 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/01/2023 Full Good 09/11/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, one child has left the home and one child has moved in.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child who left the home enjoyed a planned move. They are now settled in their new home and have stayed in touch with staff. This ongoing contact reflects the positive relationships they developed with staff during their time at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Similarly, the child who came into the home enjoyed a well-planned move. The manager attended meetings with the placing authority about the needs of the new child to ensure that these could be met. This also gave staff and the child an opportunity to meet each other and build relationships before the child moved into the home, which helped the child to settle initially.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

While the child does not have any specific ongoing health concerns, staff have promoted the child’s health in a variety of ways. They have registered the child with relevant health professionals and provide encouragement to help the child to attend appointments, as they are often reluctant.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child was in education when they moved into the home, but this was not a successful placement. Staff worked hard to support the child and encourage the school to listen to their views, but this was not successful. The child has now started attending a different placement. They travel there independently and are receiving positive reports from school staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The social worker for the child says that challenging professionals who are not providing the service the child deserves is a strength of the home. This approach has been successful in helping the child to achieve success and invest in relationships with staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are working with the child to help them understand the positive aspects of contact with family. Staff are carrying out regular direct-work sessions to promote discussions around any anxieties that the child may have around family contact.

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

Staff have worked hard to promote the safety of the child, who is currently safer as a result of living at the home.

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

Over the summer months, safeguarding risks to the child were high. Staff acted proactively to access services and keep the child safe. This was a difficult time for the child and staff. There were a high number of missing-from-home incidents and, as a result, risks to the child increased significantly. Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 4 Staff used their relationships with the child to talk about their concerns and the potential dangers to the child. Staff notified and updated professionals as and when necessary and sought advice and guidance on additional ways to keep the child safe.

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

There has been some success. Over the past few months, this situation has now settled. There have been no episodes of the child going missing from home for an extended period of time. With the exception of one incident attended by the police, there have been no incidents of needing to physically hold the child.

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

The child’s social worker praised staff at the home for their level of commitment during the summer months. This was during a period when risks to the child were high and the level of communication with the social worker and other relevant professionals to promote the child’s safety was high.

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

The child receives rewards for positive behaviour and consequences when their behaviour is inappropriate. These are recorded in line with regulation. However, some records contain more information than necessary, which makes identifying patterns and trends around consequences more difficult.

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

Fire drills are carried out regularly but records do not contain sufficient detail about the event and any identified learning. In addition, fire alarm tests are not always carried out at regular intervals to ensure the safety of the child and staff.

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

On the whole, the property is well maintained. On the day of the inspection, the home was having windows and the front door replaced. This understandably resulted in some disruption. Staff were maintaining the home safely and steps were being taken to return the home to its usual standard. The child’s bedroom was in a satisfactory condition. Staff responded to a need to change the child’s bed linen.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is an experienced and qualified manager at the home. She is a reflective practitioner who is child-focused. She shares this ethos with the staff team. As a result, the staff are also reflective in their practice and this is evidenced in records.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

On the whole, recruitment procedures are satisfactory. However, recruitment of staff is slow at times and results in the use of agency staff. This does not ensure that children receive care from sufficient staff or a consistent staff team. The manager and responsible individual are developing a strategy as the company grows which will address this shortfall. Currently, there is a stable core team of staff at the home that provides consistency to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff carry out regular health and safety checks of the home to ensure it is a safe place for children to live. Although the manager has some internal management systems in place, these could be developed further to ensure that shortfalls identified at this inspection are identified sooner. Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 5 Staff attend regular team meetings at which they discuss the needs of the child. Staff also share any concerns that they may have for the child’s welfare, as well as household issues and training needs. Staff say they feel well supported by the manager. Staff have access to support and guidance as well as regular supervision. Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 6

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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Requirement Due date

the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, that records of consequences do not contain unnecessary information that is not relevant to the consequence. 31 January 2024

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Requirement Due date

If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(a) applies to the home—

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Requirement Due date

the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home. Regulation 25 (2)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, that routine health and safety checks relating to fire safety are carried out, as per the provider’s plans. 31 January 2024

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child; 31 January 2024 Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 7 ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (2)(d)(e)(h))

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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: 2620359 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Tab Care and Support Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Fischer Crowne, 34 Castle Street, Liverpool L2 0NR

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Anthony Willmore

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Inspector

Julia Toller, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2620359 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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