Children's home run by Compass Children’s Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 1 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private company. The home provides care for up to four children who may have social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the inspection, four children lived in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in January 2021. This manager also manages another setting.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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outstanding

How well children and young people are helped and protected outstanding

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outstanding

The effectiveness of leaders and managers outstanding

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outstanding

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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outstanding

Date of last inspection: 13 October 2022

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/10/2022 Full Outstanding 08/09/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 3

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outstanding

The carers are confident and able to provide exceptional care for a diverse group of children. They experience patient, calming and loving care from their carers that enables trusting relationships to be built between them. As a result, all the children have experienced tangible progress in their lives.

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outstanding

The carers provide a calm and stimulating environment, and they are perceptive of the children’s circumstances and needs. The carers adapt their responses to the children’s needs, and they consistently provide an excellent standard of care to children who present with a variety of unique needs and challenges.

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outstanding

There is rich diversity through the team of carers and the group of children. This has created an environment that is inclusive, tolerant and supportive of one another. For the children who are displaced from their country of origin, this has given them a sense of belonging and belief for a brighter future. It has enabled these children to build trust and begin the process of integrating into a new and unfamiliar community.

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outstanding

The organisation’s therapist spends natural time with the children and their carers. This enables the therapist to gain an untainted view of the children’s needs. The organisation’s therapy team have created a useful and child-focused booklet that they use to explain what therapy means to the children. Therapy is naturally intertwined into the children’s day. This has supported lots of the children to feel at ease and receive help from this service.

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outstanding

The manager and house manager have high expectations for the children to succeed. When challenges effect the children’s access to school or college, the manager ensures that there is a coordinated response and plan of action. When required, the manager commissions expert intervention, such as from the organisation’s educational psychologist. All the children have optimism and aspirations for their futures.

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outstanding

The daily routine in the home gives the children a sense of familiarity. Daily informal meetings are held with the children before their evening meal. The carers are skilled at encouraging the children to contribute their reflections on their day. The meeting includes space to introduce current topical events. This gives the children opportunities to learn and be reassured about local and world events.

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outstanding

The ethos in the home inspires a sense of togetherness. This reassures new children in the home who are nervous and unfamiliar with their new surroundings. When the time comes for the children to move on from the home, they do so in a planned way. The children who have moved on, have forged positive relationships with the Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 4 other children and their carers. As a result, the children have built an informal network of support.

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outstanding

The carers are proud to be involved in, and contribute to, a supportive and learning culture. There is an unwavering focus on safeguarding the children among the carers. The carers are knowledgeable about safeguarding processes, and they take their duty of care to safeguard the children extremely seriously.

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outstanding

The children have built remarkable relationships with their carers. Therefore, the carers are better able to help the children to recover when they are in a state of distress. This includes situations, although infrequent, where the carers need to physically intervene to keep the child safer. In such instances, the carers are compassionate and calm, and learn how to better support the children through reflective practice.

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outstanding

There have been no instances of the carers not knowing the children’s whereabouts. Despite this, the manager continually anticipates the risk of this occurrence and provides the staff with clear guidelines to follow.

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outstanding

The carers support the children to lead healthier lifestyles. The children enjoy varied diets, access to physical activities, and are supported to have good sleep routines. Some of the children have learned mindfulness techniques to support their focus. Combined, these factors support the children’s mental health to improve.

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outstanding

The carers are curious about the children’s online activities and behaviour. This proactive practice enables the staff to identify the associated risks and educate the children on them. This, alongside the manager’s review of the cyber-security settings, supports the children to become increasingly safer when they access the internet and social media platforms.

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outstanding

The carers are skilled at sharing meaningful personal information that enables the children to be guided by their carers’ life experiences. This practice encourages the children to feel that they can speak and relate to their carers. In doing so, the children’s support needs are fulfilled in their home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

An effective and longstanding supportive managerial structure oversees the team of carers. Additionally, the manager has supported and nurtured the carers to be confident and accountable. As a result, the children’s continuity of care does not suffer in the manager’s absence.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager has instilled a curious and forward-thinking culture in her team. There is a commitment and willingness to learn and develop collectively as a team and Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 5 individually. This has supported several carers to acquire the necessary qualification for their role.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The carers’ ability to embrace learning opportunities has deepened their understanding of their role. The carers are unified in their high expectation of one another’s practice. This cohesive approach has improved the children’s experiences and outcomes.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Communication between the carers and the children’s social workers is excellent. The social workers value information from the manager about the children’s progress. This has enabled effective care planning for the children. It has also enabled a consistent understanding of the children’s progress and future support needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The carers feel valued and supported by their manager. The carers’ supervision sessions help them to reflect and learn so they are better equipped to care for the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Team meetings are thorough and focus on the children. The manager organises these events as an opportunity for her team to bond and learn from one another. This promotes improved team spirit and togetherness. Fundamentally, team meetings promote consistency of care and better awareness around the support that the children need.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager seeks out other people’s opinions who are associated with the care of the children, whether this be professionals, parents or the children themselves. This is done to pursue learning, but also to ensure that care in the home is transparent.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The inspection did not reveal any breaches of the children’s homes regulations or note any recommendations from the associated statutory guidance. Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 6

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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: 2612008 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Jessica Middleton

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Inspector

Steve Guirey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2612008 8 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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