Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 1 Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private company that is owned and operated by a national charity. It provides care for up to two children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There was one child living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post is vacant but the acting manager is intending to apply for registration.

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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: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/03/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/02/2023 Full Good 24/08/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has recently moved into the home and has been warmly and thoughtfully welcomed. The manager ensured that the child’s transition was planned and considered the child’s specific needs. The key professionals in the child’s life were consulted with and supported the move. The child has now started decorating their room, based on their hobbies, interests and tastes. The home environment is homely and comfortable.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child and staff are continuing to build trusting relationships. This is being promoted by the staff spending time with the child and doing activities chosen by the child. The child said they feel safe and like living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A real strength of the home is how information about the child is captured. Records are written in child-friendly language, clearly documenting the child’s journey. Additionally, the information reflects the progress the child has made, even after a short period of time in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is registered with the appropriate health agencies and accesses them when needed. When the child moved to the home, there were concerns regarding the child eating unhealthily. The staff have begun to educate the child around healthy food choices and actively sought to engage the child in physical activities that the child enjoys. However, despite focused efforts, the child does not yet have a balanced diet. For example, the child eats high-sugar meals and processed food daily, which may impact on their overall health and well-being in the future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is attending alternative education arrangements daily and learning and making progress. They are eager to return to mainstream school as soon as possible. The manager supports the child’s wishes and is advocating on their behalf with other agencies to progress this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to spend time with people who are important to them. This promotes their sense of identity and belonging.

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

Risk assessments are regularly reviewed and updated and reflect the child’s needs and specific risks. There is regular management oversight. When assessments are updated, staff are proactive in reading these updates to keep informed of any changes to the child’s circumstances. This ensures staff understand and implement strategies to keep the child safe.

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

Physical intervention is only used when necessary to protect the child or those around them. The number of physical interventions used has been relatively low and they were proportionate to the risk of harm. Staff understand the behaviours of the child and Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 4 attempt to de-escalate situations as they occur. The manager monitors and reviews all incidents and the child’s views are sought and understood following any incident.

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

The manager and leaders ensure that all new staff are recruited in line with safer recruitment processes and procedures. The conduct of staff is monitored closely by the manager and these measures help to safeguard the child. If concerns about staff are raised, the relevant external agencies are informed. This helps to ensure the child’s safety.

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

The manager and staff have developed effective links with external professionals to help support and protect the child. For example, the youth justice team provides appropriate specialist support to protect the child from unnecessary involvement in the criminal justice system.

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

Staff adopt a restorative approach when working with the child. They focus on helping the child to understand the impact and consequences of their behaviour on others. This approach improves relationships, increases the child’s sense of personal responsibility and reduces the need for formal consequences to be put in place.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is very passionate about her role and is dedicated to improving outcomes for the child. She has a vision for the home and leads by example. She is supportive and caring towards the child and the staff. Additionally, she understands the strengths of the home and the areas that require further development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager acknowledges some recent difficulties in the home. She has undertaken a lessons learned review, which she has shared with the staff team. Together, they have reflected on past events to improve staff practice, knowledge and skills. Alongside this, the manager has coordinated some child-specific training. Overall, the staff have greatly benefited from these opportunities to develop their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular professional supervision. The staff feel that this is a supportive process. Staff report that the manager is very approachable and always has time for them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The child’s records are stored electronically. This allows the manager to have clear oversight of all documents. Staff receive automatic prompts to read key documents when they are updated. This enables the team to be appraised of any changes and adapt their approach accordingly. Consequently, the child has a better care experience as staff know how to respond to them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Feedback from external professionals is positive. The manager has developed good relationships with people in the child’s life. This has helped the child to settle and start making progress. The child has family time and staff support this if required to ensure the child has an enjoyable time and is safe. Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 5

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that, in line with their individual health plans and the ethos of the home, children are offered advice, support and guidance on health and well-being. Staff should have the relevant skills and knowledge to be able to help children understand and, where necessary, work to change negative behaviours in key areas of health and well-being such as, but not limited to, nutrition and healthy diet and exercise. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 35, paragraph 7.18)

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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: 2605690 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lumonics House, Valiant Office Suites, Valley Drive, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Rugby CV21 1TQ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Craig Whitchurch

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Inspectors

Lizette Watts, Social Care Inspector Lauren Barwell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2605690 7 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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