Children's home run by 3S Adolescent Care Limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 1 Registered provider: 3S Adolescent Care Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a newly registered home, which provides care for up to three children who have experienced social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered since August 2023.

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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: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child is currently living at the home. The manager ensures that rigorous planning takes place before a child moves into the home. When new staff come to work at the home, they have a robust induction. This helps to ease any anxieties that the child may have.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff build positive and trusting relationships with the child. They encourage the child to discuss their worries and feelings. Staff show understanding and empathy. This helps the child to feel safe and secure.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to engage in their education. They create positive experiences to support learning. Clear plans support routines. Staff celebrate the child’s strengths. This has resulted in the child engaging in daily education. There is now a plan to reintroduce the child to mainstream school.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child engages in new opportunities that have enhanced their self-esteem and development. This has led to the child finding out that they are very good at some activities, including ice-skating.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Memory boards are displayed around the home showing photos of them having fun and enjoying new experiences. The child spoke about enjoying make-up tuition and fun photo-shoot days. This has allowed the child to grow in confidence. The child is making good overall progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of family and friends. They prioritise the child’s time with family. The child has celebrated birthdays with their brother, including having overnight stays.

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

Staff use their knowledge and understanding of the child to build positive and trusting relationships. Specialist advice and consultation enhance staff’s responses to the child. Staff keep the child safe. As a result, the child no longer goes missing from home.

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

Physical interventions are used as a last resort. Staff training ensures that interventions are proportionate and used to safeguard the child. After each incident, the manager listens to the child to seek their views. The manager and staff acknowledge the impact of physical interventions on the child and work towards maintaining positive relationships.

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

Staff understand the child’s behaviour and offer support and reassurance during challenging times. The manager and staff help the child to explore their feelings and Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 3 emotions. This helps develop the child’s emotional communication and reduces the risk of harm to themselves or others.

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

Consequences used with the child are fair and support learning. Staff maintain boundaries but continue to support the child emotionally. This provides consistent care and helps the child to make good choices.

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

Safe recruitment practice ensures that the child receives care from staff who are safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

An experienced and enthusiastic registered manager leads the home. The manager and the staff team put the child at the centre of their decision-making. The ethos of the home is one of commitment to the child and finding solutions to overcome issues.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is now sufficiently staffed. However, the home has not always had sufficient staff. When this was the case, the manager made every effort to ensure continuity of care to the child. The workforce development plan is not accurate and does not fully reflect the changes in staffing.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff work with external professionals and families to support the child’s needs and wishes. Professionals said that communication and information- sharing from the manager are excellent. One said, ‘They have worked wonders in such a short space of time.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The independent person’s reports of the visits to the home are robust and include consultation with the child and external professionals. The manager uses monitoring systems to evaluate and improve practice. This results in staff developing and learning new skills.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive monthly supervision. The supervisions are planned and structured and are led by a suitably experienced manager or team leader. Supervisions are reflective and provide a safe environment for staff to look at their practice and development. Records of team meetings show good discussions about training and ongoing learning.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel supported by the manager and are enthusiastic about the progress that the child is making. Staff said that the manager and clinical psychologist are helping them to develop their skills and understanding of trauma-informed parenting. This improves care delivery.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Records require clarity to ensure that they include clear details of key people that the record has been shared with. Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 4

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Statutory requirement

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 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 promotes their welfare.

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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

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. (Regulation 13 (1) (a)(b) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the manager must ensure the workforce development plan is updated in line with staff changes. 14 March 2023

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Recommendation

 The registered provider should ensure that staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Records should include clear details of key people that the record has been shared with. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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) Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 5 Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 9b Turner Business Centre, Greengate, Middleton M24 1RU

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Inspector

Sally Hallwood, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2738499 7 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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Inspector

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