Children's home run by Partners in Care Limited in Leeds

Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 1 SC053145 Registered provider: Partners in Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned home that provides care for up to two children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in October 2003 and the manager registered in November 2023.

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Information about this children’s home

There were two children living at the home at the time of this inspection. Both children were spoken to by the inspector.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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outstanding

How well children and young people are helped and protected outstanding

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outstanding

The effectiveness of leaders and managers outstanding

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outstanding

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection, and care.

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/07/2023 Full Good 05/12/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/09/2022 Full Inadequate 08/07/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Moves for children in and out of the home are exceptionally well planned and managed. There are clear plans in place to support children to move into the home, which demonstrate how children’s views are considered. When new children move into the home, the views of the children already living in the home are considered. This creates a sense of belonging for the children and new children settle into the home well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Some staff have completed a qualification to provide informal learning opportunities to children. The manager works closely with education professionals to secure the best education provision for the children. The manager challenges other professionals when required to ensure that children’s educational needs are met well. The children’s progress in education is exceptional, considering their starting points. Both children are in full-time education and have achieved qualifications beyond expectations.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

The manager and staff ensure that children’s health needs are met well. The children are offered emotional support to help them to attend health appointments. The manager advocates on behalf of the children to access the right provision for their needs. The manager challenges other professionals to ensure that the appropriate emotional well- being support is in place for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

The use of research has helped managers and staff to develop their relationships with children. Their relationships are extremely positive and caring. Staff spend quality time with children, planning and doing activities together. Staff regularly celebrate the children’s achievements with them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Care plans for children clearly set out what is needed to help them make progress. Clear care plans support staff to enhance children’s life chances. Plans consider the barriers that might hinder children’s progress and identify ways to overcome them. Children are involved in reviewing and updating their plans. They also take part in focused work with staff to help them to meet the aims and objectives of their plans.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff support children to see their family members and to remain in contact with them. This helps the children to maintain relationships with the people who are important to them and maintain a sense of identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

The home is a very welcoming and nurturing environment. Children have personalised their own bedrooms and are settled and happy at the home. However, attention should be given to the cleanliness of some of the doors and the stair bannister.

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

The manager and staff manage children’s behaviours well. There are clear and consistent rules and boundaries in place for children to follow. These are appropriate and Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 4 in line with children’s age and understanding. The focused work and reflection that staff carry out with children helps them to understand the impact of their behaviours. Children participate in creating ways to help them to manage their own feelings and behaviours. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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

Staff understand the missing-from-home procedures and protocols and are confident in managing missing-from-home risks and incidents. Since the last inspection, children have not gone missing from the home.

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

Staff recognise the risks that the internet poses to children. They support children to use the internet safely. They have developed good strategies to keep the children safe from online risks, including issues such as radicalisation and exploitation.

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

The risk of self-harm for one child is managed well. The child’s risk management plan clearly outlines the strategies that staff should take to manage and reduce this risk. As a result, there has been a significant reduction in the risk of self-harm for the child.

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

The children say that they have trusted staff who they can discuss any worries or concerns with. The staff know the children well, invest time in them and promote their well-being. This gives children a sense of stability and security.

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

Staff prepare and enable children to take reasonable risks as part of their growth and development. As a result, children are becoming more independent and enjoy spending time in the community with their friends. Children are making good progress in developing their independence skills, with clear plans, support, and independent advocacy in place.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager is an excellent leader who has high standards and demonstrates a passion for her role. She has a detailed understanding of the children in her care and is actively involved in their day-to-day care. She is nurturing and playful in her approach with the children and encourages a culture of professional curiosity in the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager speaks passionately about her role and the care provided to children. She reflects on her own and staff’s practice to enable her to make improvements. There is a stable staff team who feel exceptionally well supported, both personally and professionally. Staff speak positively about the strong ethos and values of the manager and staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The leaders and managers have high expectations of their staff to change and improve the lives of the children. They ensure that staff provide high standards of individualised care for each child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff say that they feel well supported by the leaders and managers. There is a good training programme in place for staff. Specific training is undertaken to help staff to meet the individual needs of the children in their care. Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 5 The leaders, managers and staff are creative and innovative. They use research to support direct work with the children. A portal has been developed for staff to access research. Staff use this research in their practice to improve the quality of care they provide to children. This has resulted in the risks to children being reduced, and children are making significant positive progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The leaders and managers work well with other professionals. Professionals involved with the children are complimentary about the efforts of the manager and staff to support the needs of the children. An education professional said, ‘The care staff have been amazing in supporting the children’s needs and advocate for them well. They are led well by the management team, and we have a great working relationship.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Supervision sessions with staff are regular and consider children’s needs and progress. However, some supervision records do not demonstrate that reflective discussions always take place. Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children live in a clean environment. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 14, paragraph 3.3)  The registered person should ensure that all staff have supervision which enables them to reflect and act on how their own feelings and behaviour may be affected by the behaviour of the children they care for. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 39, paragraph 8.15)

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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: SC053145 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Partners in Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Debbie Dawson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: SC053145 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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