Children's home run by Pure Care Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 1 Registered provider: Pure Care Homes 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 provides care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. The home is managed and run by a private company. There were three children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2023.

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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: 2612810 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/05/2023 Full Good 07/12/2022 Full Good 09/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children make excellent progress and benefit from exceptionally well-planned, highly individualised care that promotes their needs. Staff provide children with high quality support that contributes to significant change and improvement in the lives and experiences of children. A social worker said, ‘As shown by the young person and the amount of growth that they have made in such a short period, I’m at a loss for criticism. Staff have gone above expectations to make this young person feel cared for.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children thrive and benefit from warm, trusting and secure relationships with the adults who effectively support them. Staff listen to children, take their views and opinions seriously, and act on their reasonable requests. Children are happy and feel safe living at the home. They develop a strong sense of permanence and belonging. A child said, ‘I am so glad to live here. Best care home and staff you could ever ask for. You have got to love the staff.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff meet the health needs of children and there are effective arrangements to promote children’s physical and emotional well-being. Staff work alongside health professionals and the company therapists to meet the specific needs of children. Staff support children’s attendance with health appointments and ensure that they have access to therapy. The therapeutic model of care is based on attachment and staff use therapeutic parenting to form healthy and secure attachments with children. They provide children with a loving, caring and nurturing environment that enables them to feel loved, safe and secure. A child said, ‘The staff have helped me and shown me love and care.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Staff make an exceptional difference to the lives of children. They maintain highly effective partnerships with the providers of children’s education to promote their educational achievements and learning. Leaders and managers work proactively to overcome barriers that impact on children’s learning. As a result of their efforts, all children are now attending school and have excellent school attendance.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children enjoy group activities and enjoy each other’s company. They enjoy theme parks, go karting, nature walks and holidays with staff. Staff and children have recently hosted a home fund-raising event raising money for a local charity. A child said, ‘We do loads of activities. We all enjoy going out together.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: outstanding

Children are supported by staff to see their friends and families. As a result, they sustain close relationships with the people who matter to them most. Staff ensure that family time is a safe and positive experience for children.

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

Children benefit from effective support, help and protection. Staff go to great lengths to keep children safe from harm. They maintain highly effective partnerships with the Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 4 police, social workers and other safeguarding agencies, to promote the safety and well- being of children.

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

Children rarely go missing from home, and staff educate children about keeping themselves safe from harm. On the isolated occasions that children do go missing-from- home, staff actively look for them and work collaboratively with the police to ensure their safe return. The frequency of missing-from-home episodes has reduced considerably.

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

Robust risk management plans are followed by staff to safely manage and reduce known risks for children. Staff know the children exceptionally well and have an excellent awareness and understanding of their needs and vulnerabilities. Risks associated with children, such as self-injurious behaviours have reduced significantly. As a result, children become increasingly safer because of the actions and efforts that staff take to support and protect them.

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

Staff are alert to the risk of unsafe behaviours occurring. Staff deal with behaviours that challenge safely and effectively. Staff are calm, sensitive, caring and nurturing in their approach to children. Staff and therapists help children to explore their emotions and feelings safely and provide coping strategies that help children to self-regulate.

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

Restraint is only used as a last resort. Staff are skilled and trained in behaviour management, they use effective de-escalation strategies to prevent behaviours that challenge from escalating. There has only been one restraint in the last twelve months.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager is an inspirational leader who maintains a strong and influential presence in the lives of children. They have created a culture of shared high aspirations for children. A social worker said, ‘The manager has matched the young people very well. They all get on well and bring the best out in one another. A child said, ‘The best manager we could ever ask for. She’s very understanding and fair.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff aspire to make a real difference to the lives of children. They maintain highly effective partnerships with professionals to ensure that children benefit from the best possible help and all-round support. Staff go above and beyond to meet the specific needs of the children. They provide highly effective care that has contributed to significantly improved outcomes in the lives of children. A social worker said, ‘The staff team is great, they offer children lots of emotional and practical support. It’s excellent.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The registered manager is extremely child focused, experienced and well qualified. A high percentage of staff are suitably qualified and those who are not currently qualified are enrolled. The deputy manager said, ‘The manager has taught me everything I know. I am so thankful for the chance to expand my knowledge. Our staff team is truly amazing.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff benefit from high quality training to ensure that they have the right skills and knowledge to meet the specific needs of children. The company therapist provides staff Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 5 with bespoke training to support their learning on attachment theory, Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE) and play therapy. The therapist said, ‘Staff are responsive to the training and throw themselves into their work.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The home is visited monthly by an independent person who prepares a written report about the conduct of the team and the quality of care provided for children. The manager makes excellent use of the home’s robust monitoring activities including feedback from stakeholders, social workers and children to secure continuing improvement. The home has a positive track record of improving the experiences and outcomes for children. A social worker said, ‘When it comes to the manager and staff, they are really incredible carers, and we are so grateful for their support of our vulnerable children.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Leaders and managers have met and addressed the requirement and recommendations from the last inspection. Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 6

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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: 2612810 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 1e, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester M4 6JG

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 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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