Children's Home run by Anchor Care and Education Ltd in Leicestershire

Inspection report children's home: 2680971 1 Registered provider: Anchor Care and Education Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

It is registered to provide care for up to four children who may have social and emotional needs.

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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 children's home: 2680971 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/05/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children's home: 2680971 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children live in a comfortable, warm, and cosy home. It is well furnished and maintained. Children’s choices about the décor in the home and their assistance with painting the home, including decorating their bedrooms to their individual taste, is giving children a real sense of pride in their home. been involved in choosing the colour for the lounge wall and assisting in the painting.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A large garden that wraps around the home provides space for children to play, socialise and have fun.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children report that they like living in their home and the staff who care for them. A child said they like their home and the staff caring for them. Children present as happy and relaxed in their home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have developed positive and trusting relationships with staff. Staff are available to the children when they approach them for support with their daily routine and activities. During the inspection one child was actively participating in creating colourful banners for an ‘Olympic’ themed sports event involving two other homes. Staff support and encourage children participate in a range of fun and enriching activities appropriate for their age and individual interests. Staff encourage and celebrate children’s achievements.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive effective support with their education and career choices. As a result, children have made significant progress in achieving academic and vocational outcomes. This has developed children’s confidence and self-esteem. This has resulted in children enrolling for college. They have also been successful in securing part time jobs and volunteering roles.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff team support children to take good care of their health. Managers and staff support children with their health and emotional well-being. Regularly reviewed individual health plans help ensure that children maintain good health.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children and staff have access to an in-house therapy and well-being manager who provides direct therapeutic support to children, such as art therapy. The therapy and well-being manager also provides effective direct one to one support to staff to help them develop strategies to use in their care and support of children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff build respectful relationships with parents and support children to maintain relationships with their families. For one child this has resulted in a plan progressing towards them returning to their parents care. Inspection report children's home: 2680971 4

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

Systems in place to support children to express their views, wishes and feelings are effective. Children know how to complain and experience appropriate and timely responses when they do. Children shared that they have staff who they trust and feel able to talk to. This provides them with a sense of security and safety.

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

Managers and staff know the children well and understand their strengths and vulnerabilities. Staff follow robust risk assessments for each child. Staff regularly review and update them reflect changes in line with each child’s individual needs. Staff undertake regular individual key work sessions with children which focus on specific areas of need and risk. As a result, children are making progress in understanding their risks and vulnerabilities. This has led to children being able to manage their free time safely.

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

Staff are confident in their care of the children. They use a therapeutic model which supports children’s psychological and emotional well-being. Consequently, there has been a reduction in significant incidents for all children.

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

Managers have good links and work in partnership with key safeguarding agencies and parents. When children go missing from home, they receive a swift response from staff who understand their role and responsibility to safeguard and keep children safe.

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

Staff use appropriate and proportionate methods to support children to manage their emotions. The use of physical intervention to support and keep children safe is rare. This is due to the positive use of de-escalation and distraction.

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

The manager and leaders provide staff with regular training. This includes learning from practice and opportunities for reflection. Consequently, managers equip staff well to care, protect and support children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

An experienced manager is very ambitious for children. The equally committed deputy and senior manager show dedication to ensuring children have positive experiences and ensuring that they are well prepared for their futures.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers know the children well and have positive relationships with them. Managers actively support the progression of children’s care plans. Managers are core and influential members of the professional teams around the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed a consistent and stable staff team. She has high expectations of staff and supports them well through regular training, one to one Inspection report children's home: 2680971 5 supervision and regular team meetings. This helps ensure consistency of care for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager uses a range of tools to keep a good oversight of the home to ensure a safe and secure environment for children and staff. Recruitment practices are safe and robust.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak very positively about the managers and senior leaders. They say that they feel valued, listen to, and encouraged to contribute to the development of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager holds her staff team and senior leaders in high regard. She receives a good level of supervision and support from senior leaders. The culture and environment created by manager and leaders has enabled children to thrive and have positive experiences. Inspection report children's home: 2680971 6 Inspection report children's home: 2680971 7

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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 children's home: 2680971 8

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Anchor Care and Education Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Saxon House, Moseleys Farm Business Centre, Fornham All Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6JY

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Inspector(s)

Angela Duffus-Palmer, social care inspector Jess Baines, social care inspector Inspection report children's home: 2680971 9 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(s)

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