Children's home run by Good Foundations Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065789 1 SC065789 Good Foundations Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home provides care for up to three children who may have experienced social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, there were no children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider planned to close the home in June 2023 to enable a full redecoration and reconfiguration of the property. At this visit, the home was found to be restored to a high standard and is ready for children to move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The members of the staff team have worked across the organisation during the time frame that the home has been closed. They have continued to attend training and development opportunities and have a good variety of training, including training around child sexual exploitation and radicalisation. As a result, staff have a good knowledge and skill base to safeguard the children.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team and the manager benefit from regular supervision. Supervisions provide opportunities to reflect on practice and identify any training needs. This enables the manager to retain an oversight of the staff team’s strengths and areas for development.

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This monitoring visit

A new manager has been recruited and is going through the application process with Ofsted. They had plans to bring the team back together to understand the ethos and vision for the home and the plan for the future. This will support the plans for any new children moving into the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065789 2 The requirement about medication was not considered as part of this inspection. This will be considered at the next full inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/04/2022 Full Good 09/02/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/08/2019 Full Good 07/02/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065789 3

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child.

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to ensuring that children receive medication within the time specified in prescriptions. 17 April 2024

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065789 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Good Foundations Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 6 Tower Quays, Tower Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 1BP

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Inspector

Michelle Edge, Senior His Majesty’s Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065789 5 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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Inspector

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