Children's Home run by All Round Care Limited in Wigan

Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 1 Registered provider: All Round Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This children’s home is operated by a private provider. The provider states in its statement of purpose that it provides care for one child with emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since October 2021

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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: 2653207 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 child living in the home has remained settled since the last inspection. The child speaks positively of living in the home and of the staff team that are now working in the home. Staff spend time with the child engaging in activities that he enjoys. Staff support the child to spend time with family safely.

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The care of children

Staff work hard to ensure that the child’s health needs are met. They support the child to attend appointments and engage in additional health assessments. However, the child’s records do not reflect recent changes in the child’s health diagnosis and medication regime.

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The care of children

Staff recognise barriers for children’s engagement with education. They advocate on the child’s behalf so that their individual needs are met within the school environment. They work with school professionals to promote a consistent approach to behaviour management. Staff are proactive in reviewing arrangements for school attendance and work in partnership with professionals involved with the child to develop bespoke plans to promote this.

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The safety of children

Staff understand the child’s risks and vulnerabilities. They care for the child with warmth and affection.

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The safety of children

Since the last inspection, staff have undertaken training in a therapeutic model of care. Staff speak positively of the impact this approach is having on the child. As a result, incidents of challenging behaviour in the home are rare. When they do occur, staff support the child well. Staff support the child to report concerns to the Police when they have been a victim of crime outside of the home. However, staff are not proactive in obtaining an outcome for the child. This means that restrictions on spending time with certain family members remain in place.

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The safety of children

The child’s risk assessment and behaviour support plans are not consistently reviewed and updated following incidents or changes in circumstances. This means that staff do not have access to up-to-date information in respect of the child and his needs. Furthermore, not all incidents have been notified to Ofsted. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 3

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The child is now cared for by a stable and consistent staff team. Arrangements for a core staff team are made in line with the child’s wishes and preferences. The manager has appointed a senior member of staff from another home in the organisation. This means that there is consistent leadership in the home. However, the statement of purpose has not been submitted to the regulator following changes to the staffing of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Children’s records do not have consistent managerial oversight. Systems are not in place to ensure that the manager has oversight of the direct work being undertaken with the child. Records for the child are not regularly reviewed or updated. In addition, some of the child’s records are not readily accessible to staff in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The manager has not submitted a quality-of-care report to the regulator since June 2022. Furthermore, the independent visitor report has not been submitted to the regulator within timescales.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers have not taken sufficient action to respond to the shortfalls identified at the last inspection. As a result, some requirements are restated.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/08/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/09/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the 'Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards'. The registered person must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— 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; help each child to understand how to keep safe; 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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Requirement Due date

Specifically, that leaders and managers ensure that children's records are reviewed and maintained with up to date and relevant information and include all known risks for children.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated 17 January 2024

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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on— mutual respect and trust; an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and positive responses to other children and adults. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— meet each child's behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child's relevant plans; help each child to develop socially aware behaviour; encourage each child to take responsibility for the child's behaviour, in accordance with the child's age and understanding; communicate to each child expectations about the child's behaviour and ensure that the child understands those 17 January 2024 Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 5 expectations in accordance with the child's age and understanding; that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(b))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, that leaders and managers ensure that support is provided to the child to address all known risks.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children's home that— helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that the home's workforce provides continuity of care to each child; 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; demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on— research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and use monitoring and review systems to make continuous

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Requirement Due date

improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated 17 January 2024

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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— the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")— has spoken to the user about the measure; and 17 January 2024 Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 6 (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(vii)(b)(i))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, that incidents are reviewed by an independent person on occasions that the registered manager is involved. The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if— a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation; an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; a child protection enquiry involving a child — is instigated; or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)9ii)(e))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated 17 January 2024

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality-of-care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality-of-care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review ("the quality of care review report").

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must— 17 January 2024 Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 7 supply to HMCI a copy of the quality-of-care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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Requirement Due date

make a copy of the quality-of-care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated The registered person must— keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated 17 January 2024

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Recommendations

 For children's homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Specifically, that the home is decorated and maintained to a good standard. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations including the quality standards', page 14, paragraph 3.9)  Any individual appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person must make a rigorous and impartial assessment of the home's arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in the home's care. This should include independent feedback ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations including the quality standards', page 64, paragraph 15.5)

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Children's home details

Registered provider: All Round Care Limited Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 8 Registered provider address: 6 Renwick Square, Ashton-in-makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9NF

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Inspector

Claire Hobbs, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2653207 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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Inspector

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