Children's Home run by Arnfield Care Limited in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 1 Registered provider: Arnfield Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is owned by a private provider. It provides care for up to five children with social and emotional difficulties.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/06/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff and managers ensure that the home is well presented. The home is in an excellent state of repair. Children have nice bedrooms, and they are proud of them. Children live in a clean and comfortable environment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are met to a good standard. They are registered with local health professionals and are supported to attend appointments as required. Systems have been put in place to regularly audit children’s medication, which reduces the risk of medication being missed or inappropriately administered.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making good progress and are happy and settled. They like the staff who care for them and are relaxed in their company. Relationships between children and staff are very strong, and they speak positively about each other.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand and appreciate the importance of maintaining important relationships with children’s families and other adults involved in the child’s life. Communication between staff and parents is good. As a result, staff are involved in the plans for two children to return to their families’ care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to engage in education. This is particularly positive for one child, who has been out of education for a long time. Education is individualised and based on children’s specific educational needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to make formal complaints. They know what to do if they are unhappy with any aspect of their care. They are confident in speaking to and confiding in staff.

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

Children have benefited from being looked after by a stable and secure staff team . Children feel able to speak to staff about their worries, which enables support to be offered. This contributes to them feeling safe and well cared for.

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

Children are making good progress and are happy and settled. Staff provide nurturing and consistent care and treat children with dignity and respect. They have trusting and positive relationships with the adults caring for them and benefit from predictable routines and boundaries, and this helps them to feel secure.

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

Some children have come to the home with complex needs and a history of going missing from home. Children have engaged well and have made good progress with recognising their own risks. As a result, they have made safer decisions because of their growing awareness and insight. Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 4 Children have access to a range of activities in the home and the community. Activities are planned around children’s likes and dislikes. One child’s artwork is displayed around the home. Another child prefers to spend time in the home reading, and staff purchase books for them on a regular basis. This helps children to feel connected to their environment.

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

The managers ensure that children are supported to have information about the home before any move. They recognise that some children who move outside of their local areas may not understand some of the local words and expressions. All children are provided with a detailed guide to support their understanding.

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

Thorough recruitment processes are followed to ensure that only those adults who have been assessed as safe to work with children are employed to work in the home.

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

When there are known risks of children leaving the home via the window, the manager has not ensured that window restrictors are used to prevent risk.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and deputy are passionate about the children they care for. They have a good relationship with the children and are actively involved in their care. During the inspection, the children were seen to enjoy spending time with them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are highly knowledgeable about the children they care for. The staff know what is happening in children’s lives because they spend time talking to them. This enables the staff to deliver good-quality care and support.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel well supported, and regular supervision and team meetings ensure that they remain skilled and supported in their roles. Supervision meetings consider the children as well as the needs of the staff. New staff benefit from a thorough induction process, which helps them get to know the children and understand their role.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers regularly contribute to multi-agency meetings. They provide robust advocacy for children. They make sure the voice of the child is heard in these meetings. Managers are not afraid to challenge when they believe that children’s needs are not being met.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager reports very good support from the responsible individual and other senior managers. She receives monthly supervision. Senior managers are known to the staff and visit the home frequently. Therefore, the manager and staff can identify where they can get extra help and guidance if required.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The decision-making for the admission of one new child could have been better. The registered manager did not show any curiosity in the method of transport used to bring the child to the home. Leaders and managers do not always ensure that the placing authority is informed when children are supported in alternative venues before the child moves into the home. However, leaders and managers have Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 5 identified that new processes will be used for the next referral. This will improve the matching process for admissions to the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health . (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically refers to ensuring that window restrictors are placed on all windows that are identified as a potential risk. 31 May 2024

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Recommendation

 The registered person should work closely with the placing authority to understand the child’s relationship history and the impact that the child’s arrival may have on the children already living at the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 38, paragraph 8.3)

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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: 2651753 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Arnfield Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Arnfield Tower Activity Centre, Manchester Road, Tintwistle, Glossop SK13 1NE

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Inspector

Corline Parker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2651753 8 regulates and inspects 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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