Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in Somerset

Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 1 Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire

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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 registered to care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, three children were living in this home.

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Information about this children's home

There is a suitably qualified and experienced manager.

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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: 19 February 2024

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/02/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Three children have continued to live in this home since the last inspection. Two children were spoken to by the inspector. The children have all made good progress and their outcomes have significantly improved. The children said that they like living in this home. They have good relationships with the staff and can talk to them openly if they are feeling worried. They have been able to personalise their bedrooms, so they feel like their own space. The children did not identify anything that they would wish to change about their home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff have worked hard to build positive relationships with the children. When the children are having a difficult day, the adults stay with the children and fully support them. The children said that staff talk openly to them, and they feel that staff truly listen to them. This means that children are living in a home where they feel loved and well cared for. They are developing trust in the adults who care for them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children are all engaging in education. One child has continued to make progress in their school setting since the last inspection and is attending school every day. The other children have recently moved from being tutored at home to a school setting and they are both settling in well. Their time in school is gradually being increased in line with their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children have enjoyed doing activities with the staff. One child is learning to play the guitar and writing their own music. This child has been supported to perform at local events.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are being well supported to engage with health professionals in different settings. When one child has struggled to attend appointments, staff have gone with her and fully supported her to engage in this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children are supported to maintain contact with people who are important to them. One child has been able to spend increasing amounts of time with their family and are working towards being able to live at home permanently. The managers and staff have fully supported this arrangement, providing practical and emotional support to the child and their family. Staff have built strong relationships with the family members.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home environment is clean and well maintained. The living areas are comfortable, clean and tidy. This helps children to feel relaxed and at ease. When one child has needed changes to be made to the environment to support their needs, this has been actioned by managers and staff. Staff are respectful and they value children’s views. Staff have regular conversations with children about family time, activities and education. One child has expressed a wish to start seeing a family member, and this is being planned in line with their wishes and views. Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 4

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

There have been some serious incidents and restraint have been used on some occasions. The frequency of these incidents continues to reduce over time. The staff have worked hard to build positive relationships with this child and to better understand their needs. They use positive strategies to manage these situations, such as using distraction, humour or a change of adult. This support helps the child to feel safer and be able to trust the adults who are caring for them.

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

There has only been one occassion where a child has gone missing from the home since the last inspection. On this occasion, the staff followed the child and supported them to ensure that they were able to return home safely. When there were concerns about items in one child’s bedroom, searches were conducted when needed. Positive parenting approaches were used to address this with them so that they were able to understand the impact this might have on their health.

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

When safeguarding concerns are identified, they are reported promptly to social workers and other agencies. There is good communication between staff and social workers, and this helps to keep children safe. Records written about children are usually clear and thorough. When there were some concerns about the language being used by staff in some records; the manager addressed these. There are positive levels of oversight from the manager, and this has enabled staff to develop good practice. There are regular conversations with staff about how to keep children safe, so they can learn from events that have taken place.

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

There has been an occasion of delay in investigating one safeguarding concern. Leaders and managers have taken positive learning from this incident, which has been shared with other managers within the organisation. This is helping to improve practice across the wider organisation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably experienced and qualified. He has shown a strong level of commitment to the children and is regularly involved in their day-to-day care. The manager has high aspirations for the children’s futures and wants them all to do well. He has encouraged a positive culture in the home and takes strong steps to advocate for children when something is not right.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There have been changes in the staff team. The manager has recruited new members of staff, who are currently having their induction. While new members of staff are being introduced to the children, the manager and deputy manager have varied their working hours. This enables children to be provided with more consistent levels of care whilst new members of staff are being introduced.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager recognises what works well in this home and also understands the areas for development. There are good levels of reflection and learning taking place. Staff Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 5 understand their roles and are keen to develop good levels of practice. The manager has recognised the impact on children when staff leave their roles without saying goodbye to children. He is taking steps to address this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has produced a workforce development plan that looks at the training needs of the team and how they can be progressed. When training needs are identified, he is quick to implement them to ensure that the needs of the team are being met. Staff spoke positively about the training that had been provided to them. Staff said that they usually have regular supervision that includes support from the clinical team. There are some gaps in relation to supervision that are being addressed by the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are positive levels of management oversight in place that help the manager to understand the quality of care that is being provided to children. When issues are identified, he takes positive steps to address them. There are regular discussions about how to improve practice during team meetings, handovers and supervision. Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 6

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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 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(1))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, managers need to ensure that any concerns relating to any members of staff are followed up and investigated appropriately. 30 October 2024

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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: 2728917 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Suite 3h, Valiant Office Suites, Valley Drive, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Rugby CV21 1TQ

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Inspector

Sarah Sheffield, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2728917 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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