Children's Home run by Pure Care Homes Ltd in Trafford

Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 1 Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This private home provides care for up to five children who may experience social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, four children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2023.

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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: 27 September 2023

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/09/2023 Full Outstanding 04/05/2022 Full Good 28/04/2021 Full Good 15/01/2020 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, four children have moved into the home and four children have moved out. Despite the many changes, the children living at the home are all happy and get along well. Overall, children’s moves are well planned and thorough, with the child being at the centre of decision-making. However, in the absence of the manager, a decision was made to move a child on from the home. This move was abrupt and was not a positive experience for the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

For the children whose moves have been successful, these have been well supported by the manager and the staff team. They have helped children to find appropriate new homes and jobs. These children still visit and are made to feel welcome when they do.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All children attend school, and the manager advocates strongly to ensure that schools meet children’s needs. The manager challenges responses from school professionals when appropriate and provides them with the support that she can to ensure that children can continue to attend school and have the same experiences as their peers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children enjoy lots of activities. For some, this has recently included their first holiday abroad. Children have good relationships with the staff and speak highly of the support that they receive.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is a large, detached house with many of the original features. It is surrounded by a large garden, which the children enjoy using. Inside, there are lots of activities, games and books for children, and there are photos of the children throughout the home. Although the manager has made progress to address some issues, the carpets and rugs in the home are stained and some areas of the home are not always monitored for cleanliness.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to spend time with people who are important to them. The staff have supported children to repair and build relationships with their families. For one child, this has meant a move back with their family. This ensures that children maintain their identity and a sense of belonging. For some children, time with family is not part of the plan. However, the manager understands what is important to the child and thinks creatively, which has included arranging for children to have time with their family pets.

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

The staff know the children and their individual needs well. They are guided by robust and regularly reviewed child-centred plans. As a result, staff practice ensures that children are safe.

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

When there is a risk of children going missing from home, the manager and the staff work creatively and closely with other professionals to minimise incidents. This includes Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 4 advocating for the child’s wishes and feelings and proactively reviewing and amending children’s plans. On occasions when children have been missing from home, the staff have taken swift and thorough action to ensure that they return safely.

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

Overall, incidents of behaviours that challenge staff are rare. There have been two incidents of restraint used by staff. Records have been evaluated as appropriate and the child has been spoken to following the incident. The manager reviews incident records to ensure that children’s plans are specific to them as individuals. These clearly direct the staff to use strategies that have worked previously to support the children.

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

Staff regularly talk to children about keeping safe, and children are involved in reviewing their plans. However, agreements from children and their social workers about the way children’s information is stored on the provider’s online information-sharing platform have not been requested. This is a missed opportunity to ensure that children and their social workers know how their information is stored.

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

The manager follows safer recruitment practices and includes questions from children in the interview process. This ensures that children feel included in decisions about who comes to work at the home and ensures that potential staff understand what is important to the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably experienced and qualified. She is supported by a deputy manager. Together, they provide strong and consistent leadership to the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is motivated by children’s success and advocates for them every day, which supports children to accomplish their goals. Her dedication to the children even after they have moved out is inspiring. This has included developing a mentoring role and arranging apprenticeships.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supporting children to be involved in their communities and to maintain links with those of their home area are important to the manager. Events have included awareness days for local mental health charities, collections for food banks and partaking in shoe box appeals for care leavers.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff receive regular supervision sessions and feel supported. Children can provide feedback about individual staff through their appraisal process.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff attend regular child-focused team meetings. However, team meetings are also used as an opportunity to discuss different theories, legislation and research-based practice. This ensures that the staff are knowledgeable and forward thinking.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager ensures that staff have the training they need to support the children effectively. She has arranged for outside agencies to deliver relevant training to the team as well as devising and delivering her own child-specific training courses. Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 5

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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 care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the registered person ensuring that children’s experiences of moving on from the home are as positive as they can be regardless of the circumstances and that these plans are recorded. 18 December 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home’s cleanliness is maintained. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.3)  The registered person should ensure that electronic records are held in line with data protection principles and that children and their social workers understand how children’s information is stored on the provider’s online information-sharing platform. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 14.2)

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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: 2541033 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 1e, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester M4 6JG

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Inspector

Kerri Lynch, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2541033 7 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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