Children's home run by Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Limited

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 1 Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Ltd

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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 have emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2021

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 2

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Findings from the inspection

This inspection was undertaken to address specific concerns or allegations received by Ofsted.

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Findings from the inspection

Ofsted did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

There was no child living at the home at the time of this inspection, although one child had been living there for approximately six months. The child made some progress from their starting point. However, over a short period of time the child’s level of risks quickly escalated beyond staff’s ability to keep the child safe. As a result, the child left the home in an unplanned way after a difficult ending for the child and staff.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager ensured that the child’s wishes and feeling were shared with their social worker and relevant others. The child’s social worker and advocate also visited the home regularly to ensure that the child could share their feelings with people outside of the home.

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Findings from the inspection

The child did not go missing from home. Staff followed the child’s court-imposed order balanced with allowing the child proportionate time away from the home. This helped to reduce the risk of such incidents.

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Findings from the inspection

The staff rarely needed to physically hold the child. When staff had to physically intervene, they did so to keep the child safe. A written record of the incident is completed. However, the timeline of events during the incident is unclear, making it more difficult for the manager to scrutinise the incident and staff’s practice.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers follow safeguarding procedures when concerns are raised about staff’s practice. They share information with the local authority designated officer and relevant professionals involved in the child’s life. This ensures that the appropriate people are involved in decision-making aimed at keeping the child safe.

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Findings from the inspection

The provider takes action when staff’s behaviour falls below acceptable standards of practice. The staff team now needs time to reflect on what led to the child leaving the home. The manager has a plan to rebuild and develop the team.

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Findings from the inspection

The requirement issued at the last inspection about checks needing to be completed on agency workers has not been explored as no new workers have been used. This will be reissued. However, the manager now has a clear plan to ensure that unqualified staff who start at the home will complete the required residential care qualification within the necessary timeframe. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/08/2024 Full Good 21/08/2023 Full Good 22/09/2022 Full Good 28/03/2022 Interim Improved effectiveness Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 4

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

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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

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 2 February 2025

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Recommendations

The registered person should ensure that incident reports provide a clear timeline of events about the incident to support the manager’s oversight of the incident and staff’s practice. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 49 paragraph 9.59) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Advanced Adolescent Care Solutions Ltd

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Children’s home details

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

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Inspector

Aaron Mcloughlin, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2575551 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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