Children's Home run by BKY Care Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 1 Registered provider: BKY Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home is registered to provide care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, three children were living in the home. Two children were spoken with during the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

A suitably qualified and experienced manager is in post. They are registered to manage two homes.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to make sure that the children living in the home are safe. This was in response to the shortfalls identified at the provider’s other children’s home.

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This monitoring visit

Children feel safe and they like the staff who care for them. One child said, ‘It is better now. The staff on shift today are nice. If I was worried, I would speak to anyone, I don’t mind who. I can speak to my social worker.’

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This monitoring visit

Children enjoy warm relationships with the staff, which contributes to their feeling of security. Staff are attentive and children seek out their interaction. When a child returned home from school, staff were keen to hear all about their day. Staff showed a real interest in what the child had to say.

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This monitoring visit

All staff spoken with say children are safe and happy. One staff member said, ‘Children feel loved. They are absolutely safe.’ Staff know the children well and they understand the risks associated with their care. This includes how to respond to concerns about a child’s safety. Staff also work together to help children manage their feelings and emotions. This work is supporting children to understand boundaries and acceptable behaviours. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 2 Children are making progress in many aspects of their lives. Two children have returned to attending their education provision following lengthy absences. This is a significant achievement.

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This monitoring visit

The four statutory requirements and the four recommendations made at the last inspection were not reviewed. They will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/05/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 27/02/2024 Full Good 22/03/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 4

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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 with 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 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;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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Requirement Due date

that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(e)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, managers must review and update children’s risk assessments to ensure that they contain all pertinent information about known risks to children, specifically when children are missing from the home. Managers must ensure 5 July 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 5 that staff respond effectively when a child goes missing from the home to keep them safe.

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Requirement Due date

Managers should also ensure that staff are familiar with and follow safeguarding policies to keep children safe. In particular, they must maintain clear records of all disclosures made by children.

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure staff receive training to support their understanding of what to do if a child goes missing from the home. They must also have effective oversight of the home to improve the quality of care provided in the home. 5 July 2024

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Requirement Due date

keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to managers updating the statement of purpose with changes to staffing and sending the updated document to the regulator. 5 July 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 6 The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; or there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(b)(c)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure prompt notification to HMCI of all serious events, including when there is an allegation of abuse made about a person working at the home or when a serious incident requiring police involvement occurs. 5 July 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff provide a nurturing environment that is supportive. In one child’s bedroom, the damaged bedside cabinet needs to be replaced, their bedroom walls need to be repainted and a hole in the wall needs to be repaired. Rubbish and a discarded bike need to be removed from the rear garden. This is an important aspect of demonstrating that the staff care for the child and value them as an individual. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7)  The registered person should ensure that children are able to access all shared areas of their home, unless there are specific reasons why this would not meet a child’s needs. Staff working at the home should not sleep in the communal lounge during the night, as this limits children’s access to the room during that time. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page

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Recommendations

15, paragraph 3.10)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that an evaluation of missing-from-home incidents is undertaken to identify any gaps in staff’s training, skills or knowledge or to record and retain evidence of what worked well. This evaluation should inform the review of the quality of care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.31)

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Recommendations

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to review specific concerns.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 8 Fairlawns, Sutton Coldfield B76 1PQ

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Inspectors

Amy Richards, Social Care Inspector Tonia Dubidat, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2666560 9 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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Inspectors

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