Miracle Social Care Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 1 Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Registered provider: Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation service is owned and managed by a private provider. The service provides up to six shared supported accommodation premises that are limited to accommodating looked after children and care leavers.

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At the time of this monitoring visit, this service provided supported accommodation for six children aged 16 to 17 years.

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The service manager registered with Ofsted in February 2024.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit on 5 September 2024 after receiving information regarding leaders and managers’ failure to appropriately risk assess children’s individual needs and the suitability of their placements. At that time, Ofsted issued a notice restricting accommodation and two compliance notices. The purpose of this visit was to review the restriction notice and to consider the progress made against the compliance notices.

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Procedures for admitting children, including the assessment of risk and compatibility of children living together, have been reviewed and improved. These now include better systems to support the manager’s oversight of children’s placements and enable them to consider all relevant information at the point of referral. Although not tested in practice, these procedures provide a constructive tool for assessing the suitability of children living in supported accommodation. There is also greater scope within the new admission processes for information to be shared with other professionals and agencies as required to keep children safe. As a result of these improvements, the compliance notices are met and Ofsted has lifted the notice restricting accommodation. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 2 Despite the registered service manager and nominated individual taking sufficient

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action to address the compliance notices, some additional concerns were identified.

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Leaders and managers do not ensure that significant incidents are shared with Ofsted as required. This does not assure Ofsted that leaders and managers understand their statutory duties and have suitable systems in place to ensure compliance with the regulations. This also hinders Ofsted’s oversight of safeguarding practice across the service.

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Leaders and managers do not ensure that children placed within their supported accommodation are suitable for the category of supported accommodation for which they are registered. The provider is registered to provide supported accommodation in a shared situation in premises that are limited to accommodating looked after children or care leavers. However, they have accommodated a child who was not a looked after child, which means they were acting outside of their conditions of registration. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 3

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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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the ‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the supported accommodation undertaking that puts children first and prioritises their wellbeing and development.

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Requirement Due date

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

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lead and manage the supported accommodation undertaking in a way that is consistent with the ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the undertaking’s statement of purpose. (Regulation 4 (1) (2)(a))

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In particular, the registered person must only operate the supported accommodation service in line with the conditions of registration and not admit children outside of these categories. 23 December 2024

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The registered person must notify the CIECSS and any relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation or child criminal exploitation;

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

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there is an allegation of abuse against the supported accommodation undertaking or a person working for it. (Regulation 27 (3)(a)(b)(c)) 23 December 2024 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 4

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 5

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Miracle Social Care Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 55 Wingfoot Avenue, Wolverhampton WV10 9HW

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Supported accommodation provider details

Nominated individual: Sasha-Gaye Atkinson-Nyame

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Moses Olwenyi

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Inspector

Tara Lovatt, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Miracle Social Care Ltd 6 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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