Children's Home run by Therapeutic Care Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 1 Registered provider: Therapeutic 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 children’s home provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2023.

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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: 2739580 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/03/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child settled in quickly and has formed positive relationships with staff. The child benefits from well-planned, highly personalised care that promotes their needs effectively. Their social worker said, ‘They have settled in really well. It’s a really good placement and they get on well with staff.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that the child is registered with a doctor, dentist and optician and has access to these services when they need them. They maintain effective partnerships with the social worker and home’s therapist to ensure that the child benefits from the best possible wraparound support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child came to the home with a previous history of non-school attendance. Staff have been creative in providing educational activities to support the child’s progress in learning, in the absence of more formal education. They incorporate formal and informal learning opportunities within the child’s day-to-day routines. The manager is working with the placing authority to source a suitable educational provision. The social worker said, ‘The manager has taken the lead in pushing for education and we are supportive of the schools that they have recommended to us.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide the child with enjoyable activities to develop their social skills, interests, and hobbies. The child enjoys boxing, baking, crabbing, theme parks and swimming.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote family time and facilitate this taking place. This ensures that the child sustains their close relationships with the people that are most important to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that the home is maintained to a high standard. The child benefits from a cosy, homely and comfortable living environment. The child’s bedroom is suitably personalised, nicely furnished and decorated.

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

The child benefits from a caring, supportive and nurturing environment that enables them to feel safe and secure. Staff prioritise the safety of children and have a good understanding of the child’s needs and vulnerabilities. Safe working practices are effective in ensuring that the child is kept safe and protected from harm. Staff use risk management plans effectively to promote the well-being and safety of children.

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

Staff provide the child with effective support through one-to-one discussions to help them reflect on their behaviour. Staff work closely with the home’s therapist to support the child and bring about change and improvement in their life. Staff work with children in a therapeutically informed way. This helps children to develop secure relationships with staff which enables them to experience a strong sense of security and personal safety. Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 4 There are no current safeguarding concerns. There have been no complaints, missing from home episodes or allegations since the last inspection.

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

Staff are trained in child protection and demonstrate a good understanding of their safeguarding roles and responsibilities. Children are protected from abuse and all other forms of significant harm. Staff employed are subject to robust safer recruitment checks that ensure that children are protected from unsuitable people.

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

Staff employed are trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) which enables them to manage the behaviours of children safely and effectively. The use of restraint is only ever used as a last resort to protect children from harm.

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

The registered manager ensures that there is effective oversight of staff’s practice and that working practices are regularly reviewed. Consequences used to address negative behaviour are fair, balanced and proportionate.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children benefit from an experienced and child focused registered manager who demonstrates effective leadership of the day-to-day operations. The manager is an efficient and effective leader.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are well managed, supported and led. The manager promotes a positive culture and staff share a common sense of purpose and aspire to make a real difference to the lives of children. The manager stimulates staff’s enthusiasm and channels their efforts effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

A stable staff team is employed to provide consistency and stability in the lives of children. The manager provides staff with regular team meetings and ensures that they receive good quality, practice related supervision. Staff benefit from good quality training that informs their practice and enables them to meet the specific needs of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The requirements from the last inspection have been met. Staff ensure that when children are not in school, there are clear routines in place to support their education and learning. The assessment that the manager completes to assess the suitability of children living together safely, is now more robust in determining their needs and complexities.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is visited by an independent person who reports on the quality of the children’s care and the arrangements made to keep them safe from harm. This helps the manager and staff to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the care provided for children. As a result, the manager can tackle any shortfalls identified to secure improvement. Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 5 The manager has completed a quality-of-care review in which the positive feedback of stakeholders is gathered and considered. However, the evaluative content of the report could be strengthened in reviewing trends and incidents and identifying future learning. Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the contents of the six-monthly quality of care review include improved analysis and evaluation including any learning to secure continuing improvement. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 55, paragraph 10.24)  The registered person should work closely with the placing authority to source full time educational provision for children at the earliest opportunity. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.14)

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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: 2739580 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Therapeutic Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Therapeutic Care, Errigal House, Avroe Crescent, Blackpool FY4 2DP

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2739580 8 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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