Children's home run by Restoring Lives Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2664175 1 Registered provider: Restoring Lives Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home provides care for up to three children with social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has not had a registered manager since January 2024. A new manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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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: 5 September 2023

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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: 2664175 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/09/2023 Full Good 11/10/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2664175 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Relationships between staff and children are balanced and respectful. The home environment is warm, welcoming and cosy. The communal areas are spacious, allowing adequate space for children to engage in activities and have personal time away from their bedrooms. Children are comfortable in their surroundings and engage well with staff and each other.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children and staff interact well together. Staff show care and consideration for the needs and wishes of the children. Staff communication is age-appropriate and attentive, and children are encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings. Staff promote children having the autonomy to raise concerns and report complaints. There are no reported complaints at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff promote children’s academic achievement. Staff ensure that all children have access to education. Staff have consulted with the virtual school team to ensure that two children are supported back into mainstream education after a period of having the support of a tutor in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Leaders and staff know the children well. Case recordings are clear, kept up to date and detailed with management oversight and approval. Key-work sessions appropriately address children’s experiences and areas of their development and progress. Daily logs are clear and capture the daily lives of children, enabling foresight into potential risks and areas of concern.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have access to universal health services and are encouraged and supported by staff to attend health appointments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children are progressing positively. Children are learning life skills to help them to achieve positive future outcomes.

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

Safeguarding the children is a key priority of the staff team. When children are deemed to be unsafe, the staff take the appropriate action. Leaders are swift at identifying when the staff are unable to meet the needs of the children and seek additional professional support. Records of actions are clear and concise.

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

Staff provide a good level of care for the children. Professionals report that there is excellent communication. This supports multi-agency safeguarding arrangements that help to safeguard children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2664175 4 The staff have a consistent approach to supporting children, including managing children’s behaviour. This involves holding restorative conversations with children following an incident.

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

Children are treated as individuals and have individualised behaviour support plans and risk assessments. This supports all staff to have a consistent response to managing crisis. The staff have attended additional trauma training to develop their understanding of the impact of abuse. This has helped them to apply theory to their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders are ambitious and have high expectations of the staff and the standard of care in the home. Leaders have good oversight of the home and know the children well.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders understand children’s vulnerabilities. They ensure that they work to minimise risk. This is evident in their interactions with other professionals and the plans for the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders vigorously challenge decisions and advocate for children to support them in accessing services to achieve the best possible outcomes.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children are supported to engage in decisions about themselves and the home. This is evident in residents’ meeting minutes. Children are encouraged to engage from the moment they move into the home. This involvement continues throughout their time at the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders have introduced therapeutic reflections to staff team meetings and to managing consequences. This has ensured that staff can develop their practice in the support of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

No requirements or recommendations were raised at this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2664175 5

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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: 2664175 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Restoring Lives Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 320 City Road, London EC1V 2NZ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christina Addison

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Inspector

Helen Daniel, Social Care Inspector Natalie Mitchell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2664175 7 regulates and inspects 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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