Children's home run by First 4 Care Limited in Doncaster

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 1 SC399586

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is run by a private provider. It registered with Ofsted in 2010 and can provide care and support to up to two children with learning disabilities and/or social or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

No children were living at the home at the time of this inspection. This assurance inspection was completed to check whether the home is ready for children to move in.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has a registered manager, who registered with Ofsted in January 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: .

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Information about this children’s home

A restriction of accommodation notice was issued on 26 May 2022 until 11 August 2022 inclusively.

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Information about this inspection

At these inspections, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 2 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 3

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Findings from the inspection

At this assurance inspection, we did not identify any serious or widespread concerns about the care or protection of children.

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Findings from the inspection

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 23 May 2022. During this inspection, the inspectors found significant breaches in regulations related to the safety and protection of children, the leadership and management arrangements, the fitness of the registered provider, and the employment of staff. As a result, four compliance notices were issued.

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Findings from the inspection

A monitoring visit took place on 5 July 2022, and three of the four compliance notices were reissued. A further monitoring visit was carried out on 9 August 2022, and all compliance notices were evidenced as met.

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Findings from the inspection

On 5 December 2023, a monitoring visit took place and concluded the home was ready for children to move into. At this time, the newly appointed manager was not registered with Ofsted.

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Findings from the inspection

Since the most recent monitoring visit, further extensive work and changes have been completed to the home. Health and safety checks have been completed, and the home has been redecorated and updated to provide a safe living environment which is warm and welcoming for any child to move into.

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Findings from the inspection

The fire risk assessment is current. However, not all recommendations have been followed. Some of the recommendations have been challenged by the manager to ensure that the home remains warm and welcoming. Clear guidance is set out in the assessment, and managers need to be confident that staff are following the assessments and policy for the home to support safety.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers have recruited enough staff to provide care for one child in the home. Robust recruitment checks have been followed to reduce potential risk to any child. The staff have a comprehensive training offer to complete training and shadowing opportunities to gain knowledge and skills to provide care for children. Not all training has been completed by staff which means there could be some gaps in staff knowledge and the ability to meet the needs of some children. The manager has identified this and has plans in place to address it.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager is aware of the lack of diversity in the staff team and is considering ways to address this and promote children receiving a wide range of positive care experiences.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has ensured that all documents for the home have been reviewed and remain current. There is an updated statement of purpose and a children’s guide. This provides information about the ethos and care provided in the home and Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 4 provides children with visual, clear and well-presented information to prepare them for living in the home.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has systems in place to review and monitor children’s care. Documents to complete quality assurance and supervision of staff are completed and ready for use. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 5

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/05/2022 Full Inadequate 10/08/2021 Full Good 26/02/2020 Full Good 14/08/2018 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should support staff to be ambitious for every child in the home and to gain skills and experience that enable them to actively support each child to achieve their potential. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, paragraph 10.5, page 52’)  The registered person should seek to establish a diverse staff team with a range of interests, skills and experiences. They should lead staff to share those interests, skills and experiences with children to enrich the children’s lives. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, paragraph 10.6, page 52’)  The registered person is responsible for ensuring that all staff consistently follow the home’s policies and procedures for the benefit of the children in the home’s care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, paragraph 10.20, page 54’)

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Recommendations

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 16 St. Wilfrids Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster DN4 6AA

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Inspector

Kate Jackson, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC399586 8 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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