Children's Home run by Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited in Rotherham

Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 1 Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions 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

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for one child who may experience emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been without a registered manager since May 2024. There is an interim manager in post and a permanent manager has been appointed who has made their application to Ofsted to become the registered manager.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there was one child living at the home.

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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: 12 September 2023

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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: 2577014 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/09/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/11/2022 Full Good 02/02/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager makes child-centred decisions and when a child is to move into or out of the home, children’s wishes and feelings are considered. This helped one child to settle soon after they moved into the home. When one child moved out, staff continued to support them until they were settled in their new home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand how children’s past experiences have an impact on their lives today. Staff have started to build relationships with the child at a pace that the child is comfortable with. The child responds to the strong structure and boundaries in place and to the consistent and nurturing care that they receive.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff understand when children struggle to access formal education. There is a plan in place for the child to receive home tuition and staff work in partnership with education professionals to find a suitable school. Staff provide structure to the day and opportunities for informal learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in good physical health. A balanced healthy diet, physical exercise, and positive routines help the child to maintain this. Staff support the child to attend health appointments, which means that they access the right support and treatment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is consulted with regularly about the running of the home and the care that they receive. Records show that the child’s wishes and feelings are listened to and acted on.

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

Detailed risk assessments identify all known risks to the child and they provide clear guidance for staff. Staff understand the child’s individual vulnerabilities and risks and they know the steps to follow to reduce some of those risks.

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

The child benefits from a high level of supervision and support from staff. Since moving into this home, the child has not been missing from care.

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

When the child struggles to manage their emotions, staff respond and support the child well. This means there are very few incidents. There has been one occasion relating to online safety, which placed the child and others at risk. Staff respond to the child sensitively and they access a range of resources to educate the child about risks.

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

Staff do not need to physically hold the child to keep them and others safe. They also do not use consequences. This is because staff talk to the child about risks and they have discussions about the difficult emotions that can lead to unwanted behaviour. Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 4

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager values the staff team and she provides them with effective leadership and support. This positive environment means that morale is high, and staff are committed to wanting the best outcomes for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager keeps a good oversight of the quality of care provided to the child. There are effective systems in place to review and monitor the risks to the child, the progress the child is making and staff performance and development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff said that they feel supported by the manager. They receive regular supervision. This provides them with the opportunity to reflect on practice and discuss the child’s plan. Team meetings take place regularly and are well attended.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a good range of training. This includes areas specific to the child’s needs. Training is kept up to date and under review for all staff. However, some staff have not completed the relevant qualification for their role within the regulatory timescale.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is evidence of strong partnership working at the home. The manager and staff work collaboratively with other professionals involved in the care of the child. Professionals said that staff are proactive in their approach and that communication with the home is good. Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children's home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”) or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(b) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)) 10 December 2024 Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 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: 2577014 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 38 Sherwood Road, Worksop S80 1QW

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Inspector

Rachel Webster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2577014 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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