Children's Home run by YMCA Robin Hood Group in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2624063 1 Registered provider: YMCA

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. The home offers care for up to four children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, four children were living in the home, and they were all spoken to as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since January 2024. The current manager has applied to become registered with Ofsted.

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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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2624063 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/08/2023 Full Good 21/09/2022 Full Good 12/01/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2624063 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children present as comfortable and content in the home and regularly seek out staff to spend time with them. One parent described staff as being like ‘family’ to her child and felt she could not wish for a better key worker for her child. This promotes the security and emotional progress of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made progress since living in the home. This has been evidenced in their development plans and their overall presentations and behaviours. The psychologist who works with the home has said ‘the outcomes are unbelievable’ and that one child who was severely traumatised when they arrived at the home has shown a ‘significant reduction in risk behaviours’. This shows the staff’s ability to support the children to make progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff at the home work with a clinical team of psychologists who support the children. The clinical team holds weekly meetings with staff to assist them in using psychological techniques that are bespoke to each child. This has resulted in an increased ability for all of the children to self-regulate and understand their emotions and behaviours.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The model of care is implemented throughout the home, and this is evident in the recordings. Staff are encouraged to link their theoretical knowledge to their practice during team meetings and in their case notes. This ensures a stability of care for the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The passion that staff have for caring for the children is clear. Staff understand the children and speak positively about them. They have ambitions for the children and work closely with them to support them to reach their goals. This promotes the overall well-being and progress of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There is evidence of a range of activities, inside and outside the home, that the children engage in, providing learning and socialisation opportunities. One child has a keen interest in a particular car brand, and it has been arranged for her to attend the car plant to complete a presentation in front of professionals. This demonstrates that staff are promoting the children’s interests in creative ways.

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

Incidents, such as allegations and physical restraints, are recorded to a good standard, and the records include relevant detail. The timeline of events is discussed in depth to provide a clear understanding of an incident. Children receive debriefs and key-work sessions, and staff receive reflective debriefs following significant incidents. This ensures that children are well protected. Inspection report for children’s home: 2624063 4 The home uses behaviour support plans that explain any risk to the child and behaviours they may demonstrate. The plans are detailed for each child, which shows the staff’s knowledge of the children and how best to support them. There are clear actions for staff, which enables them to act in the best interests of the child to safeguard them. The positive behaviours the children show are also included in the plans.

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

The home uses positive rewards for children, and consequences are used sparingly. However, some consequences used are not restorative or adequately explained in the recordings. This impacts the ability of children to understand their behaviours.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Care records reflect the children’s day-to-day experiences and are written to the child in a language they can understand. Records are detailed and provide relevant information. In addition to daily logs, staff have provided each child with a small diary. Staff will write a positive comment in their diaries each evening for the child to read. This supports children’s emotional well-being and self-confidence.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel happy in their role and feel supported by the management team. The responsible individual and area manager work closely with the home to support the manager, staff and children. This promotes strong professional relationships within the organisation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are regular and planned well. The manager ensures that staff reflect on their practice during meetings. The manager creates scenarios and role-play activities during the meetings, such as an episode of challenging behaviour, and the staff are encouraged to respond as they would to a real situation of this nature. This develops the staff’s understanding of responding to risk.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home does not currently have a registered manager; however, there is a manager in position who is overseeing the running of the home. The manager supports her staff team to work together and achieve the best for the children. It is evident that the manager puts a lot of effort and care into her role and is determined to achieve the best outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Some staff do not have a level 4 qualification in accordance with the timescales initially set, despite being enrolled. There are also some areas of training needs for the staff to further develop their knowledge and skills. This lack of knowledge and skills may contribute to a reduced effectiveness in supporting the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has submitted information in line with Regulation 45. However, some parts of this have not been updated since the last period, including the children’s wishes and feelings. This prevents an updated understanding of the care the children have received and the developments made in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (2)(c)) 31 October

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Recommendations

 The registered person should make the best use of information from internal monitoring (including under Regulation 45) to ensure continuous improvement. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 55, paragraph 10.24)  The registered person should ensure that any consequences used to address poor behaviour are restorative in nature, and they should avoid removing the children’s belongings as a consequence. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.38)

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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: 2624063 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Malt Cross, 16 St. James’s Street, Nottingham NG1 6FG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Anthony Gallaher

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Inspector

Ladean Wilson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2624063 7 regulates and inspects 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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