Children's Home run by Impact Childcare and Education in Northumberland

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 1

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Impact Childcare and Education

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to care for five children with learning disabilities. There were three children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager were registered in January 2024.

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This monitoring visit

A full inspection was completed on 17 and 18 September 2024. Ofsted judged the home to be inadequate. Two compliance notices were issued under regulations 12 and 13. A monitoring visit was carried out on 5 November 2024 to evaluate the provider’s response to the notices. The provider had not met the steps necessary to fulfil the requirements of the compliance notices and therefore the notices were re- issued.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out in order to review the progress the home has made in meeting the necessary steps as set out in the compliance notices. The provider has met all the steps within both compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s risk assessments reflect all known risks. Care plans provide clear strategies to support staff in helping children to manage their behaviour. Staff understand what is expected of them to provide safe care to children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers take allegations made against staff seriously and ensure they are investigated. Detailed enquiries are made and new processes are implemented where required. This helps to mitigate against shortfalls in practice and supports staff to have a consistent approach to their duties and responsibilities. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 2 The manager’s oversight of staff practice has improved. This means that she is assured that staff understand and follow the necessary processes to provide safe and effective care for children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff feel well supported. Team morale and communication between staff and managers have improved. Records of staff’s supervision sessions demonstrate that these sessions are reflective. Staff report an improved approach to consistency of care.

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This monitoring visit

No child has moved out of the home since the previous inspection. It is therefore not possible to evaluate whether this requirement has been met. As a result, this requirement has been re-issued. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/09/2024 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 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 with 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.

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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

plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been re-issued. 31 March 2025

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Impact Childcare and Education

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 3–5 Brenkley Way, Blezard Business Park, Seaton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE13 6DS

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Inspector

Julia Hagan, Social Care Inspector Mark Cryer, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2758201 6 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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