Children's home run by Future 19 Social Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 1 Registered provider: Future 19 Social Care Limited 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 offers care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, two children were living at the home, and they were spoken to as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2024 and is suitably skilled and experienced.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/08/2023 Full Good 06/03/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 27/06/2022 Full Inadequate 07/12/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There is a robust admissions process in place to ensure that staff can meet the child’s needs. The management team obtains information about the prospective child’s needs and assesses their risks before a decision is made. One child had been admitted and was later discharged after a short period as staff could not manage the risks the child presented with. However, this was not due to a lack of information at the admission stage and instead due to a change in the child’s presenting risks when coming to live at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children to access activities they enjoy. For example, one child enjoys reading. Therefore, staff organised a book club in the home for the child and staff to take part in. The child was given the opportunity to choose the books and lead discussions. Another child enjoys socialising with friends in the community. Staff support the child to see their friends and maintain positive relationships. This helps the children to engage in meaningful experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children to share their wishes and feelings. Children are provided with regular opportunities to share their views through consultation forms, meetings, key-work sessions and conversations with the staff, the registered manager and responsible individual. Staff support children to be part of their care planning meetings. Staff provide children with advocacy information. This supports the children’s rights.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child has complex health needs which staff support them with. Staff hold regular meetings and consult with external professionals, such as dieticians and nurses, for guidance. Staff utilise the advice they receive and implement this into the child’s plans and risk assessments. Staff are trained in the specific areas of need for the child. This supports staff to have the necessary knowledge and skills to help the child and promote their overall health and well-being.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s educational needs are being met. One child attends an educational provision which meets their needs and supports them in their chosen future career. Another child is not yet enrolled in an educational provision; however, the staff are working with professionals to find a suitable provision. The child has recently attended open days at prospective provisions and is encouraged to share their thoughts about these. While the child has not been in formal education, the staff have supported them to engage in educational activities at home.

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

Key-work sessions regularly take place with the children to discuss recent incidents. These sessions are delivered in a sensitive manner and are revisited when necessary. This supports the children to understand their risks and how to keep safe. Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 4 Feedback from professionals is positive. Professionals say that staff appropriately safeguard and protect the children from harm, with one professional noting a significant decrease in safeguarding concerns for one child. There have been no missing-from-home episodes or physical interventions in relation to the children currently living at the home.

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

The staff and management team work well with other agencies and professionals. Staff seek support and information from external agencies where required. The registered manager frequently communicates with involved others to ensure that the risks around the children are fully understood and shared. Strategies to safeguard and support the children are developed from a multi-agency perspective, which assists in keeping the children safe.

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

One child currently uses harmful substances. While key-work sessions have been carried out with the child in relation to the dangers of the substances, staff have not been vigilant in managing access to these. This is likely to have a negative impact on the child’s health and well-being.

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

Staff understand the risks for the children who live in the home and how to safeguard them. However, in relation to a child who previously resided at the home, staff were sometimes unable to assess and manage their risks appropriately, particularly concerning their self-harming behaviours. This has resulted in significant incidents and harm to the child.

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

The regulator is not consistently notified about serious incidents, which prevents the oversight that can be provided on safeguarding concerns. This may impact children’s safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a range of tools which are utilised to monitor and oversee the quality of care for children in the home. The manager sets targets in relation to the children’s progress and enlists staff with tasks to support them to meet these targets. Action plans are put in place and revisited frequently to track development. This supports children’s development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have provided positive feedback about the management team and say they feel supported. Staff have highlighted numerous areas of development and progress in the home, which they say are a result of changes in management. Staff and management have demonstrated the ability to be reflective about positive changes made in the home, as well as areas for further development. This helps to improve children’s experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are held monthly with staff. The children are discussed in the meetings and staff are given the opportunity to share positives about the children as well as any emerging concerns or areas the child may need support to develop. Staff are often instructed to provide presentations on recently acquired information through training or from their own professional experiences. Staff’s knowledge is checked in team meetings to support their ongoing knowledge and development. Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 5 The quality of care review is carried out on time and provided to the regulator. However, the review does not focus on how children are impacted by the quality of care they receive. Children’s feedback is not included in the review, which makes it difficult for the registered manager to demonstrate how they have acted on the children’s wishes and feelings to continually improve their care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Case recordings do not always provide enough information to understand events or actions staff have taken. Some records are not updated with new information, which may lead to staff having a poor understanding of the children’s current needs and risks. Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 6

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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 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 any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(b)(e)) 5 November 2024

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) 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

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

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (2)(a)(i)(iii)(vi)) 5 December 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children’s case records are kept up to date. Case records should be detailed enough to provide an accurate account of events in the child’s day-to-day life. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3)  The registered person should ensure that the quality of care review focuses on the quality of care provided in the home, the experiences of the children living there and the impact the care is having on outcomes and improvements for the children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.2) Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 7

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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: 2569163 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Future 19 Social Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 9 Thorne Road, Rossington, Doncaster, Yorkshire DN1 2HJ

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Inspector

Ladean Wilson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2569163 9 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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Inspector

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