Children's Home run by New Beginnings Young People’s Care and Support Services Limited in Wirral

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 1 Registered provider: New Beginnings Young People’s Care and Support Services 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 owned and operated by a private provider and is registered to provide care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the visit, there were two children living in the home. One child was spoken to during the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2023.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged as inadequate at a full inspection on 7 and 8 May 2024. During the inspection, inspectors identified significant shortfalls in safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home that had impacted on the safety and overall experiences of the children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Following the inspection, three compliance notices were issued under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act, under regulation 10, the health and well-being standard, regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken by the provider to meet the steps in the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Progress has been made since the last inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 2 One child in the home is receiving specialist support from external agencies to support their physical and emotional health needs. Staff have been proactive in seeking medical attention following incidents of alcohol misuse and the child suffering physical harm in the community. Staff engage children in meaningful work to educate them on the risks and impacts of engaging in drug and alcohol misuse.

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This monitoring visit

Risk management plans for the children provide clear guidance and strategies for staff to follow. Staff understand children’s triggers and have helped children to engage with support from external agencies to help them in times of distress. Staff are now trained in the therapeutic approaches delivered in the home, along with topics relevant to the children’s individual needs. Fortnightly consultations with the newly commissioned psychologist provide staff with the opportunity to reflect on their practice to ensure that the approaches used are meeting the children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

Safeguarding incidents have been managed well. Systems are in place to monitor children’s welfare and safety when spending time in the community. Children are involved in the decision-making for keeping them safe in the community. They are consulted on how they wish staff to support them.

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This monitoring visit

Managerial oversight of the care being provided to children has significantly improved. Oversight of incidents and of work undertaken with children is detailed, evaluative and reflective. Reflective debriefs are undertaken with staff and children following incidents. Weekly group supervisions provide staff with opportunities to reflect on practice and modify approaches to supporting the children in line with their needs. Weekly and monthly audits provide the manager with the opportunity to reflect on staff practice and monitor children’s progress. Furthermore, this enables the manager to identify any changes needed to improve outcomes for children.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held following this monitoring visit at which it was decided that the provider had taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements made at the last inspection were outside of the scope of this visit. These will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/05/2024 Full Inadequate 16/01/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 3

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children are helped to understand the impact of their own behaviours. There must be a consistent approach to 18 June 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 4 behaviour support, including identified boundaries, routines and expectations.

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment;

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promote opportunities for each child to learn informally;

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help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible;

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that each child has access to appropriate equipment, facilities and resources to support the child’s learning. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(viii)(b))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that education is promoted in the home, including informal learning. Children must be encouraged to access meaningful education and provided with appropriate resources and equipment to support them to learn. 18 June 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 5 The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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

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In particular, the provider must ensure that they hold up-to- date placing authority plans. 18 June 2024

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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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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

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a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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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) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b))

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Leaders and managers must ensure that staff complete appropriate qualifications within relevant timescales. Furthermore, all staff working in the home must have the appropriate documentation and right to work in the UK. 18 June 2024

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children’s home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard). 18 June 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 6 When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46 (1) (2))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that they assess the risks for individual children in relation to the home’s location. Furthermore, consultation should take place with relevant stakeholders.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: New Beginnings Young People’s Care and Support Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 5 Brett Street, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 8DP

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Inspectors

Claire Hobbs, Social Care Inspector Sally Croft, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737556 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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