Children's home run by BKY Care Limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2742899 1 Registered provider: BKY Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home is registered to provide care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, three children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in July 2023. This is the home’s first inspection.

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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: 2742899 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff speak fondly about the children and are proud of the progress that they have made. Social workers say that children are making good progress from their starting points.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There are warm and positive interactions between children and staff. This reinforces to children that they have adults in their lives who care about them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise the importance of children making friends. They arrange play days with other children in the community who share similar interests. This helps children to have fun and socialise with others.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children’s education. They work closely with other professionals to support children to achieve education outcomes. One child is making progress with their learning at home while a school placement is found for them. Another child does not want to go to school. However, staff consistently encourage them to attend and offer educational activities at home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are healthy. Staff support children to attend health appointments and encourage them to lead healthy lifestyles, for example, to exercise and choose healthy food options.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children know how to make a complaint and their views are listened to. Children are involved in creating weekly food shopping lists and deciding what food is bought for the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to develop their independence skills, for example, by preparing their own meals and budgeting. This means that children are better prepared when they move on from the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children personalise their bedrooms, which creates a sense of belonging. Plans are in place to refurbish the outside areas of the home. However, weeds on the driveway and a build-up of algae on the rear garden patio detract from the otherwise homely feel.

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

Children say that they feel safe in this home. Staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and understand children’s risks and vulnerabilities.

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

Children’s risk management plans are detailed and set out the actions staff must take to manage and reduce risks. Staff manage incidents and children’s behaviour well. Children have clear boundaries and incentives encourage positive behaviours. Inspection report for children's home: 2742899 3 The use of therapeutic approaches helps children feel calmer when they become angry or frustrated. This helps children to learn to make good life choices.

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

Staff use physical intervention as a last resort. When physical intervention is used, it is necessary and proportionate. However, children involved have not always been given the opportunity to express their feelings and talk about their experience following of the use of the intervention.

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

Over the last three months, the frequency of children going missing from the home has reduced. This means children have become safer. When children go missing, staff follow correct protocols to ensure their safety. They look for children and work in partnership with other agencies, including the police, to locate them and bring them home safely.

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

Children receive care from safe adults. This is because staff working at the home are carefully vetted before they look after children.

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

Health and safety checks are carried out, however, many fire doors were propped open. This raises a concern for children’s safety because in the event of a fire the doors would not prevent it from spreading. The manager took action to address this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by an experienced and suitably qualified manager. He is also registered to manage another home. The manager is motivated and committed to securing positive outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel supported. They receive regular supervision sessions that are reflective and support their practice, to benefit children. Staff say their training helps them to care for children well. This includes training in relation to the therapeutic model of care used.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are held monthly. During meetings, staff are given the opportunity to share information and refresh their knowledge around procedures. Staff contribute to the meeting agendas and can reflect on their practice as a group.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has effective oversight of the home. As a result, he knows the home’s strengths and areas for development. One current focus is on supporting new staff. This is to ensure that the home’s approach and ethos detailed in the statement of purpose are delivered. However, the statement of purpose has not been shared with Ofsted when it has been revised, to communicate changes that have been made at the home. Inspection report for children's home: 2742899 4

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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

keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that revised statements of purpose are shared with Ofsted within 28 days. 29 April 2024

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Recommendations

 Any child who has been restrained should be given the opportunity express their feelings about their experience of the restraint as soon as is practicable, ideally within 24 hours of the restraint incident, taking the age of the child and the circumstances of the restraint into account. In some cases, children may need longer to work through their feelings, so a record that the child has talked about their feelings should be made no longer than five days after the incident of restraint (regulation 35(3)(c)). Children should be encouraged to add their views and comments to the record of restraint. Children should be offered the opportunity to access advocacy support to help them with this (regulation 7(2)(b)(iii)). (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 49, paragraph 9.60)  For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic

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Recommendations

environments. Children’s homes must comply with relevant health and safety legislations (alarms, food hygiene, etc.); however, in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) Inspection report for children's home: 2742899 5

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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: 2742899 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 8 Fairlawns, Sutton Coldfield B76 1PQ

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Inspector

Amy Richards, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2742899 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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