Children's home run by Inspirations Care Limited

Inspection report children's home: 2622480 1 Registered provider: Inspirations Care Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home is privately run and provides care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The manager is registered with Ofsted and suitably experienced.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, three children were living at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children's home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 14 November 2023

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: Good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: None Inspection report children's home: 2622480 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/11/2023 Full Good 18/05/2022 Full Good 02/09/2021 Full Good Inspection report children's home: 2622480 3

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improvement to be good

Relationships between staff and children are good and children are settled in this home. The manager plans new admissions to the home effectively. He considers the needs of any new child and how compatible they would be with children already living in the home. One child who has recently moved in, said that they feel supported and likes living in the home.

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improvement to be good

Children are supported to stay in touch with people who are important to them. The staff support children to have contact with their family and individuals who are close to them. As a result, relationships have improved.

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improvement to be good

Children attend education. Staff support children get the educational help and support that they need. This has supported the children to identify their career choices and motivates them to engage in further education.

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improvement to be good

Children’s health needs are met, and they are generally healthy. However, staff did not support one child to fully understand the impact of vaping. As a result, they were not helped to manage harmful behaviours. A referral was not made to request the specialist support required from external professional agencies.

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improvement to be good

Children do not want to attend house meetings to share their wishes and feelings in a formal setting and staff do not obtain children’s views on a one-to-one basis. This could exclude children and impact their sense of belonging in the home as they are not given the opportunity to share their views about the home.

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improvement to be good

Staff do not consistently support children to develop a wide range of hobbies and interests. Staff complete activity planners for children without having any discussion. Children very rarely engage with their plans. This could limit their experiences and opportunities to develop socially.

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improvement to be good

The manager has not ensured that children’s safety and well-being is a priority for all staff. Children’s safety is not regularly discussed in staff meetings such as supervision and team meetings. This means that staff may not always work with the most up-to-date information.

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improvement to be good

Children’s risk assessments do not clearly identify the level of risk to children or the strategies to manage and reduce children’s individual risks. Risks assessments are quite generic and not specific to the individual child. This does not help staff to understand children’s individual risks, vulnerabilities and needs to safeguard them effectively. Inspection report children's home: 2622480 4 When incidents occur, children are not consistently given an opportunity to reflect on incidents to help them to make positive changes.

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improvement to be good

There has been a reduction in incidents of children going missing from the home. When they do, there is a coordinated multi-agency response to ensure their safe return. Despite the manager making requests for independent return home interviews when a child is away from the home without permission, these have not always occurred. This is a missed opportunity for staff to learn, understand and plan to reduce such incidents further.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The leadership and management of the home needs to be strengthened. Managers are not providing staff with the direction, guidance or support they need. Not all staff receive regular or effective supervision. Children’s needs and safeguarding concerns are not always discussed in detail in staff supervision and team meetings. This prevents staff from learning and improving their practice, which could better support children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The systems designed to monitor the quality of care are not yet sufficient or embedded in care practice. Therefore, the manager does not have effective oversight of staff practice and staff are unable to reflect on their own practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager has ensured that there is diversity within the staff team. As a result, children benefit from having a culturally diverse team with positive role models.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leaders and the manager acknowledge that improvement is needed. However, the plans that are designed to drive improvement forward are not yet in place.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Despite these shortfalls identified at this inspection, feedback from staff is positive. Staff morale is good, and staff feel well supported by the manager. Staff feel confident in the manager and are positive about their roles. Staff report that they enjoy coming to work and receive good support from the staff team and their manager. As a result, staff morale is high and there is a committed and motivated team. Inspection report children's home: 2622480 5

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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, 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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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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

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understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding;

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This specifically relates to ensuring children are supported to understand the health implications of vaping. 4 October 2024

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child's relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; 4 October 2024 Inspection report children's home: 2622480 6 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies.

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that the home's day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are located so that children are effectively safeguarded. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(v)(vi)(vii)(b))

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home's statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home's workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; 4 October 2024 Inspection report children's home: 2622480 7 demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on— feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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This specifically relates to the manager ensuring accurate records are maintained. It also relates to the manager implementing and embedding effective monitoring and review systems.

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The care planning standard is that children—

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

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(2)(c))

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This particularly refers to ensuring that all the children have a plan that staff can work to, to ensure children are helped, protected, and their welfare is promoted at all times. 4 October 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children are encouraged by staff to see the home's records as 'living documents' supporting them to view and contribute to the record that reflects their voice on a regular basis. ('Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards', page 58, paragraph 11.19)

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Recommendations

 The registered person must have systems in place say that all staff, receive supervision of their practise from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practise and the needs of the children assigned to their care. 'Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 61 paragraph 13.2).

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Recommendations

 When a child returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity Inspection report children's home: 2622480 8 for the child to have an independent return home interview. Homes should take account of information provided by such interviews when assessing risk and putting arrangements in place to protect each child (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 45. Paragraph 9.30).

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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: 2622480 9

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Inspirations Care Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 3.2, Clarendon Park, Clumber Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AH

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Inspector(s)

Corline Parker, social care inspector Inspection report children's home: 2622480 10 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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