Children's home run by Rainbows Corner Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 1 Registered provider: Rainbows Corner 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. It provides care for up to five children who may have learning disabilities, physical disabilities and sensory impairment.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2023.

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Information about this children’s home

Five children were living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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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 good

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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: 6 December 2022

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/12/2022 Full Good 06/07/2021 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 3

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outstanding

Children live in a vibrant house where they have trusting and established relationships with staff. They flourish and thoroughly enjoy living at this home. One child said, ‘I have two families, this one and my mum and dad. This is home.’

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outstanding

The care, love and affection children experience fill them with courage and confidence. This is demonstrated through their exceptional individual progress. For example, one child has been supported to follow their complex recovery plan to significantly improve their mobility. This has increased the child’s life opportunities and choices. Other children have learned how to ride a bicycle.

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outstanding

A culture of inclusion led by a highly effective staff team promotes a fun-filled and tolerant atmosphere where children are patient and kind towards each other. The children’s diverse range of needs does not prevent them from enjoying one another’s company. Staff ensure that all children feel fully involved to get the most out of their experiences.

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outstanding

Aspirational staff help children to make excellent and sustained progress with their education. Open lines of communication with schools enables staff to be highly attuned and responsive to help children overcome their educational barriers. Staff show a keen and genuine interest in how the children’s days have been at school. They celebrate the children’s educational achievements and nurture their aspirations. This makes children determined to do well.

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outstanding

Children’s complex health needs are efficiently and sensitively managed by staff. Staff do not allow these needs to define the children or reduce their opportunities to progress and develop. One child has excelled in developing their independence by looking after their own healthcare needs. The child said, ‘I’m much more independent now. Staff have helped me learn how to do my own feeds. Staff have taught me lots of skills to care for myself.’

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outstanding

Significant importance is given to ensure that children have a range of activities and enjoyable experiences. These include holidays and days out at concerts, football matches and youth clubs. Children’s experiences are further enhanced by highly enthusiastic staff. This helps children to develop their self-esteem and a positive identity.

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outstanding

Children are empowered to have a voice, with their wishes and feelings at the centre of decision-making in the home. The children are confident that any concerns they may have will be acted on and resolved by staff who they trust.

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outstanding

Staff ensure that children maintain relationships with the people who are important to them. Their child-centred practice underpins their commitment to ensuring that Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 4 children get the most out of the time they spend with their family members. Staff strongly advocate for children when changes to their family time arrangements are not in the children’s best interests.

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outstanding

Feedback from social workers, other professionals, family members and carers is exceptionally positive. They speak highly of staff, recognising them as a committed team that secures excellent outcomes for their children. One social worker said, ‘[Name of child] has fantastic relationships with staff, they feel very safe.’ A parent said, ‘Staff have a phenomenal understanding of [name of child]. They’ve made massive progress. Their speech has improved. Hygiene is so much better. They sleep now and have a routine.’

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outstanding

Children benefit immensely from consistently high-quality care in a safe and secure environment. Staff have an excellent understanding of the children’s needs and respond sensitively when children are sad or anxious. One child said, ‘It’s a lovely place to live and I feel really safe.’

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outstanding

Restraint is not needed as staff find alternative ways to help children to cope with difficult emotions. Restorative conversations encourage children to communicate their feelings and staff have developed their skill and understanding of how to make things better after upset has occurred. One child’s social worker said, ‘[Name of child] is settled, happy, and there has been a real reduction in behaviours. They have matured massively and talk much more.’ This is exceptional practice with children who have additional learning and communication needs.

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outstanding

There have been no incidents of children going missing from this home. Highly attentive care, staff’s warm and nurturing approach, and the comfortable environment children live in reduces the likelihood of children absconding. However, staff are clear about the actions they must take should this occur.

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outstanding

Competent staff assist children to prepare for their day ahead by ensuring that children understand their plan. Children are gently cajoled through their daily routines to have a structured and fulfilled experience. Staff remain consistently responsive to the children’s changing needs and quickly adapt their approach to reduce the impact change can have, helping to alleviate any anxiety.

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outstanding

Clearly recorded incident reports enable the manager to have effective oversight of staff’s practice. The manager always speaks with the children after an incident occurs, to ensure that children have an opportunity to share any concerns. This thorough approach consistently evolves the team’s understanding of the children’s needs and is having a lasting impact on their sense of safety.

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outstanding

There are no concerns about recruitment practices for new members of staff. Practice has been strengthened by involving the children in the process, as demonstrated in the recruitment of the new registered manager. Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The new manager provides strong and effective guidance to the team and continues to embed his management style at the home. The manager is well supported and works in collaboration with the responsible individual to ensure that children receive the best service to meet their individual needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are well supported through practice-related supervision, team meetings, and training that aligns to the needs of the children. Reflective conversations about the children’s well-being are central to these supportive discussions. Managers hold in equal high regard the welfare of staff. This helps to ensure that staff are well prepared and supported to give the children the care they need.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff model appropriate ways to communicate and the importance of positive and respectful relationships. As a result, children have developed close relationships with members of staff, which has contributed to helping them to feel secure.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is modern, comfortable and welcoming. The children’s bedrooms are highly personalised to their liking. Staff use the space and resources around the home effectively to enhance the children’s day-to-day experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The independent person visits the home each month but does not always see the children. This limits the quality of external scrutiny because children are not able to make their own contributions to support the independent person’s evaluation about their safety and welfare.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager’s system for monitoring is not robust enough to have sufficient oversight of the complex storage and administration of medication. An error in medication storage was not brought to the manager’s attention. There was no impact on the children and the matter was quicky rectified during the inspection.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The children’s voice is strongly represented in the manager’s quality of care review, and he is clear about the team’s development needs. However, the manager does not include the views of family members, professionals and relevant others. This may limit the manager’s ability to continually drive forward the quality of care children receive. Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 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 an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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Requirement Due date

When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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Requirement Due date

if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires. (Regulation 44 (1) (2)(a)) 4 February 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that they make suitable arrangements to manage and administer any medication. They should have sufficient systems to support their monitoring and oversight to ensure that all medication is safely stored. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 35, paragraph 7.15)  The registered person should ensure that when they monitor the quality of care for children, this includes ascertaining and considering the opinions of the children’s parents, placing authorities and staff. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.2)

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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: 2550830 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Rainbows Corner Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: C/o Harris & Co, Marland House, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley S70 4LW

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Jason Darbyshire

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Inspectors

Aaron Mcloughlin, Social Care Inspector Jo Cansfield, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2550830 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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Inspectors

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