Miracle Social Care Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 1 Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Registered provider: Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation service is owned and managed by a private provider. The service provides up to six shared supported accommodation premises that are limited to accommodating looked after children and care leavers.

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provider

At the time of this monitoring visit, this service provided supported accommodation for eight children aged 16 to 17 years.

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The service manager registered with Ofsted in February 2024.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out this monitoring visit in response to specific concerns raised regarding the lack of risk assessments detailing children’s individual needs and the suitability of their placements.

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This monitoring visit

During the visit, the inspector visited one supported accommodation premises. The inspector spoke with one child, one member of staff, the registered service manager, and the nominated individual. Additionally, the inspector reviewed support planning documents for two children.

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Leaders and managers do not follow their own policies and procedures to ensure the safe and appropriate admission of children into the service. They do not gather enough information to ensure that all children’s needs and risks are thoroughly assessed and mitigated prior to their admission. This means that children’s plans are not derived from all relevant and required referral information to safely meet the child’s needs and protect them from harm. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 2 Leaders and managers do not ensure that children who are placed together in shared accommodation are compatible to live together safely. There is a policy in place for ‘matching and risk assessment’ but the registered service manager does not follow this. He does not adequately complete pre-admission risk assessments for children moving into the service, and the needs of children already living in

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placements are not carefully considered before new children move in. For example, one child’s referral information said they should only live with females, yet they were placed with a male child and assigned to work with male staff. This lack of regard for children’s individual needs places them at risk of harm.

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Leaders and managers do not ensure that pertinent information is shared with other professionals and agencies to keep children safe. For example, poor information- sharing recently resulted in a child being placed in a shared provision without an appropriate assessment of the risk. Inadequate pre-admission processes and the registered service manager’s failure to follow the organisation’s policies and procedures mean that children are not protected from known risks and do not have their individual needs met. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 3

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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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the 'Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards'. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

*The protection standard is that children are enabled to feel safe and that their needs are met.

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

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are familiar and act in accordance with child protection policies;

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work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies, and share information where relevant to keep children safe. (Regulation 5 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(f)(i)(iv)) 20 October 2024

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*The support standard is that children receive individual and tailored support that meets their needs.

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

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ensure that plans for support are based on initial referral information, are meaningful and are created in full consultation with the child, taking account of relevant plans for the child;

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keep the child's support under review, taking into consideration the plans for support, and relevant plans, to 20 October 2024 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 4 ensure that the child's needs continue to be met and that the child is kept safe. (Regulation 7 (1) (2)(b)(c))

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 5

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 55 Wingfoot Avenue, Wolverhampton WV10 9HW

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Supported accommodation provider details

Nominated individual: Sasha-Gaye Atkinson-Nyame

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Moses Olwenyi

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Inspector

Tara Lovatt, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 6 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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