Children's Home run by Rising Star Homes Limited in West Northamptonshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2664086 1 Registered provider: Rising Star Homes 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 by a private provider. The home is registered to provide care for one child who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there was one child living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a registered manager.

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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: 2664086 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/03/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/03/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2664086 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys positive and meaningful relationships with staff. Staff show emotional warmth to the child and there is lots of fun and laughter. This helps the child to build trusting relationships with staff, which supports the child to feel settled in the home and make good progress. One external professional said there had been ‘a quantum leap of difference’ since the child moved into the home. Another professional said, ‘They are like a different child.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know the child well. They understand the child’s needs and provide individualised care and support. The child is successfully being supported to develop their independence and life skills. Using their knowledge of the child’s interests, staff are encouraging the child to widen their activities outside the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child with their education. Managers and staff are proactive and strong advocates for the child. They work closely with education providers to ensure that the child makes good progress. As a result, the child is now working towards attending an education setting.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys good health. Staff liaise with health professionals and ensure that the child attends all their appointments. Staff advocate for the child’s individual needs and support health-related appointments in the home when required. This helps to maintain the child’s physical and emotional well-being.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff see themselves as a family around the child, in a family home. The environment is homely and welcoming. The child’s bedroom is personalised and there are many photos around the home of the child enjoying different activities. This helps the child to develop bonds with staff and creates a sense of belonging for the child.

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

The child receives help and support to manage their behaviour and feelings safely. The child’s behaviour has greatly improved and there are fewer incidents that challenge staff. Staff use effective de-escalation techniques and strategies with the child if the child is becoming overwhelmed by emotions. Alongside this, staff use their knowledge and strong relationships with the child to understand their behaviour. Therefore, the child receives swift and well-coordinated responses from staff to keep them safe.

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

The child has developed open and trusting relationships with staff. This helps the child to have discussions in regular key-work sessions with staff about their feelings and emotions. The child actively begins discussion topics and shares thoughts or worries they have. As a result, the child has the right support from staff and external services are also in place to help them. Inspection report for children's home: 2664086 4 Staff undertake training in safeguarding and child protection. Risks are explored in monthly team meetings and supported by monthly multidisciplinary team meetings with an external psychotherapist. However, additional training around the child’s specific needs has been slow to be delivered. This is an area for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed strong links with local authorities and key agencies. This contributes to a coordinated network of support for the child. External professionals commended the manager and staff on good communication and the quality of care provided to the child. A common theme in feedback from external agencies is the good progress that the child is making, considering their starting point when moving to the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is ambitious for the child and staff. Staff say they are happy at work and invested in the child’s care. They feel very well supported and have confidence in the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers recognise their strengths and areas for development. The manager has a clear view of the changes he wants to make and remains focused on achieving continued progress, as he knows that this will benefit the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has robust recruitment procedures in place that ensure staff working with the child are suitable to do so. The manager has effective systems in place to monitor and review staff’s continued suitability. Inspection report for children's home: 2664086 5

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff can access appropriate facilities and resources to support their training needs and should understand the key role they play in the training and development of staff in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Home Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.11)

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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: 2664086 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Rising Star Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 9 Realgar Court, Sittingbourne ME10 5JZ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Hazvinei Manyonga

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Inspector

Caroline Coop, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2664086 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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