Children's home run by My Tribe Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 1 Registered provider: My Tribe Homes 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

This home is privately owned and provides care for up to three children who experience social and emotional difficulties. According to the home’s statement of purpose, staff provide children with a sense of belonging, connection, and self-belief. At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post for this home has been vacant since July 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the first inspection of the home since registration.

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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

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: Not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has only admitted one child since being registered. This child stayed for a relatively short period before moving on during this inspection. When the child came to live in the home, managers considered a range of information to ensure that they felt that they could meet their individual needs and help keep them safe. They worked collaboratively with other professionals to try and provide the child with a positive move to the home. As part of this planning, clear priorities were identified regarding additional resources and training that would be needed to allow staff to provide the right care and support to the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has begun to form positive, warm relationships with staff and can identify people that she trusts. The child lived in the home during school holidays and has enjoyed some positive experiences that enabled her to have fun and help to improve relationships, such as ice skating and shopping trips.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are guided to deliver good quality care with the help of clear and informative plans that are child centred and reflective of the current needs and vulnerabilities of the child. Where there have been emerging needs identified, managers have sought advice and support from specialists, such as mental health professionals, who are well placed to assist the team. When children are moving on from the home, staff work closely with placing authorities to plan this well. They share information and make sure that professionals involved fully understand the child’s needs and what level of support they might need going forward.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff listen to the child’s views and help them to explore their feelings and concerns. Staff understand how children’s previous experiences may impact on their wellbeing and development. They respond with nurture and care, to help the child to feel confident in sharing their feelings.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has been helped to keep in touch with her family. Family report that they have good relationships with the staff and that they feel that staff have worked hard to make the move into the home, a positive experience for the child.

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

Staff have a good understanding of the child’s individual vulnerabilities and risks. They are guided by well written and up to date risk assessments that enable them to help keep the child safe.

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

When the child has experienced feelings of distress, staff respond with care to try and help the child find ways to calm and explore their feelings. When physical restraint is used, it is only for the shortest time needed to keep the child and others safe. Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 3 When the child experiences difficult feelings, staff respond with care to help the child try to express themself in more positive ways. They work collaboratively with the wider network, including mental health services to ensure that children get the support that they need to feel safe.

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

Staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities. When staff have concerns about the child’s safety, they act in a timely way. They share information with safeguarding partners such as social workers and the local area designated officer for safeguarding and they respond well to advice given by external professionals.

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

When staff come to work in the home, managers ensure that effective vetting processes are undertaken to ensure that staff are suitable.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers are passionate, have a clear and ambitious vision for the home and want children to thrive in their care. Managers have very high expectations of their team and the quality of experiences that they want children to have. They have a good understanding of what the home does well and identify areas for further development. The provider has acted promptly in response to the registered manager leaving. They have an acting manager who is currently seeking to register.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak positively about managers and the supportive culture within the home. They value the training they receive as this helps them to feel more confident in delivering good care. Managers worked well to develop the team. enabling staff to learn together and develop their understanding of the home’s vision and purpose. This meant that they were well prepared to meet the child’s needs when she came to live in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers have effective processes in place to monitor the home and welcome opportunities to reflect and adapt their practice. When learning opportunities are identified, managers respond quickly to further improve the service.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When complaints have been received, managers work to resolve these effectively. They engage positively with the community to increase their understanding and foster tolerance.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers understand the child’s needs well and potential barriers to their progress. They consider the care and resources needed by the child to help them achieve key targets and help offer them a sense of permanence in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff report mixed experiences in relation to receiving regular supervisions, which managers state was a decision made as initially no children were living in the home. For one staff, they have not received any supervisions. Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 4 Managers have ensured that the home is maintained to a high standard and that it is appropriately furnished to meet the needs of the child. However, the garden has become quite overgrown and detracts from the homely environment. Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 5

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What does the children's home need to do to improve?

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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Recommendations

 The registered person must ensure that the home is a nurturing, homely and supportive environment for children. Particularly, managers must ensure that external areas of the home are suitably maintained. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person must ensure that a record of supervision should be kept for staff, including the manager. The record should provide evidence that supervision is being delivered in line with regulation 33(4)(b). In particular, managers must ensure that staff supervision occurs regularly and in line with the home’s own policy. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.3)

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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: 2772844 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst BR7 6LH

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Inspector

Jay Shekleton, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2772844 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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Inspector

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