Children's home run by Tressell Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 1 Registered provider: TRESSELL 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 is operated by a private organisation. It provides care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2024.

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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: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/07/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, two children have left the home. The two children living at the home were both spoken to during the inspection. An assurance visit was completed in March 2024 with no serious or widespread concerns identified.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have excellent relationships with the staff team and are treated with dignity and respect. Staff are nurturing and children say that they feel loved. Children have fun and enjoy spending time with staff who create a positive atmosphere for children to feel settled and relaxed.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children said that they trust the staff who are caring for them. Staff place children at the centre of their practice. Staff know the children well and there is a strong focus on ensuring that there are structured routines and boundaries in place. This means that children experience a strong sense of permanence and belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children know how to make a complaint. When they have made a complaint, staff have taken this seriously and ensured that urgent action is taken to resolve the complaint. Children are supported to understand what has happened and are responded to clearly. Children feel listened to and valued.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child is attending at college and aspires to go on to university. One child had been out of education for a significant period of time. They are now attending education full time and are making good progress from their starting point. Staff celebrate children’s successes and are aspirational about plans for their future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to develop their independent living skills. One child was unable to confidently travel independently. Over time, clear plans in place to support this have been effective. As a result, they are now travelling independently to and from college, to work, and they have visited family members who live abroad.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to understand their health and to manage lifelong conditions. Staff have effective relationships with health professionals. As a result, they have supported the child to independently manage their own medication.

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

Children’s risks are clearly understood. Detailed documents set out what actions staff need to take to safeguard children. When children have been missing from the home, staff complete area searches and visit known addresses. Children are supported to speak to an independent person so that the reasons they have been missing from the home can be understood. Plans are reviewed and revised if their approach is not working. Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 4 Children are supported to manage their feelings safely. Staff take time to understand children. Children, over time, have developed trusted relationships with staff and are now able to speak about their feelings. Staff have put in place specialist support for children to help them to understand how to manage their feelings safely.

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

Clear plans set out what approaches staff need to take so children feel safe. Children are encouraged to consider what works for them, such as needing to be hugged. This supports children to trust staff, and for one child, incidents have significantly reduced.

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

Children understand that if there are concerns about their immediate safety, staff will hold them to protect them. When children have needed to be held, this has been infrequent and only used as a last resort. Staff ensure that incidents are recorded and are reviewed by the manager. Children are sensitively supported to understand the reason for the hold.

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

Children are supported to create their own safe plan when there are concerns about criminal exploitation and anti-social behaviour. Staff understand the plan, which clearly sets out what actions staff should take to manage risk. This has helped the risks for one child to reduce.

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

Children are supported to understand the impact of vaping on their health. Staff are proactive and responsive and have put in place support to address this. This has been effective in reducing risk.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably qualified and experienced and is supported by the responsible individual, deputy manager and team leader. The management team has in place a permanent staff team, whose members are suitably qualified and deliver high-quality services to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff team have an ambitious view and have high expectations for what children can achieve. The manager’s extensive experience, knowledge and skills mean that she has developed relationships with professionals, such as headteachers and social workers. This ensures that children are supported in all areas of their development. Professionals are complimentary about the care provided and the progress children have made.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff team have a good understanding of the individual children and have developed trusting and secure relationships with them. The manager ensures that she spends time with children, listens to them and applies professional curiosity to ensure that, when children are struggling, the right support is put in place at the right time.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff team have used learning from practice, such as learning from the experience of children not settling in the home, as an opportunity to identify areas for Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 5 improvement. This has been completed across the staff team with a clear development plan in place so that they can continually improve children’s experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are provided with training opportunities so that they have the necessary skills to care for children. Previously, staff had not received regular practice-related supervision. This has been quickly addressed by the manager, and as a result, staff now feel supported and enjoy their role.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Clear monitoring and review systems are in place. The manager reviews the progress children are making and can demonstrate the positive impact that living at the home has had on children to support progress and life chances. This is important for children and will allow them to understand their journey into adulthood.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Parents report that they feel included in the decision-making for their children. They are welcomed into the home and say that communication is excellent. As a result, they are confident that their child is making progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The requirements made at the assurance visit in March 2024 have been met. No requirements or recommendations have been raised at this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 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: 2702562 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: TRESSELL Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Tressell Homes Ltd, Unit 41, Price Street Business Centre, Price Street, Birkenhead CH41 4JQ

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Inspector

Nicola Forrester, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2702562 8 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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