Children's Home run by Laska Care and Education Ltd in Calderdale

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 1 Registered provider: Laska Care and Education Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and run by a private organisation and provides care for up to two children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since October 2020. She manages both this and another of the provider’s homes.

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Inspection date: 20 March 2024

Date of last inspection: 15 November 2023

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Inspection date: 20 March 2024

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 20 March 2024

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. The inspector has 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: 2592846 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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Findings from the inspection

There have not been any children living in this home since August 2023. There are currently no staff in place so children would not be able to move in. The requirements and recommendations raised at the full inspection in November 2023 have not been reviewed. This is because there is no evidence to say that they have been met.

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Findings from the inspection

One further recommendation has been raised during this visit. This is because there is no development plan in place for the home. This means that there is nothing in place to indicate what actions are needed to effectively develop that home. This does not help the home move forward in achieving the provider’s aims and objectives.

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Findings from the inspection

Maintenance work has been left and not repaired in a timely manner and the decoration is tired in parts of the home. In one of the children’s bedrooms there are marks on the walls caused by damage. The previous staff office is now a child’s bedroom. In this room there is no mattress on the bed frame, and office furniture remains in there. Furthermore, there is a large unsightly brown patch on the bathroom ceiling. These maintenance issues make the home look uncared for and does not provide homely environment for children to live in.

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Findings from the inspection

All requirements raised at the last inspection have been restated.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/11/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/05/2021 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 3

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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, The 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.

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

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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;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 20 April 2024

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 20 April 2024 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 4 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.

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(f)(h))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure consistent oversight of all records, and ensure that monitoring and reviewing systems are effective.

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being.

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

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understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding;

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take part in activities, and attend any appointments, for the purpose of meeting the child’s health and well-being needs; and

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 20 April 2024

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and 20 April 2024 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 5 have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority; and

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(iii)(c))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that they work collaboratively with other professional and share updated information regarding children’s well-being and care planning.

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or 20 April 2024 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 6 a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or

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in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(b) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b))

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff members receive supervision from a person who is independent and free from any possible conflict of interest, in order to promote children’s welfare.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 20 April 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should take actions to ensure that the children’s home meet all children’s basic care needs and have personal effects that support the home to be homely and create a domestic impression. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7)  The registered person should ensure that when they having children living in the home that they undertake a review of the quality of care provided to children (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.2)  The registered person should ensure that there is a development plan in place that identifies any actions, and maintenance work required for the next 6 months within the home, and how those actions will be addressed. The plan should be used as a tool for continuous improvement in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.4)

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Recommendations

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Laska Care and Education Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Euroway House, Roydsdale Way, Bradford BD4 6SE

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Inspector

Gemma McDonnell, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2592846 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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