Children's Home run by C & C Unique Care Solution Ltd in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2675339 1 Registered provider: C & C Unique Care Solution Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private company. The home provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager is suitably qualified.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, two children were living at the home. Both children spoke with the inspector.

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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: 31 January 2024

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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: 2675339 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

31/01/2024 Full Good 07/02/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2675339 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to talk about equality, diversity and inclusion. This helps children to develop their personal interests and values, and to learn about the diversity of their community. Staff understand when children need additional support to learn about equality, diversity and inclusion. For example, staff are supporting one child to learn about the impact of racism and homophobia.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s views, wishes and feelings are understood well by staff. This helps children to receive bespoke care and support. For example, one child is supported by staff to have overnight visits with their family members. Staff support children to be involved in meetings about their future care. This helps children to feel listened to and to have confidence that their wishes and feelings are being taken seriously.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are strong advocates for children’s education. Staff support children to attend school and to take part in school activities. One child enjoys skiing and is going on a skiing holiday with their school. Staff are creative in developing educational activities for children who experience barriers in their education. This helps to create routines for children’s education and to encourage children to learn.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have well-planned moves into the home. Since the last inspection, two children have moved into the home. Staff learn about the children’s needs before they move in and work closely with external professionals to create support plans. When children have additional needs, the manager arranges training for staff members. This helps children to receive individual care and to feel safer.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is comfortable and relaxing. The home has been redecorated, and a new kitchen fitted. There are photos of the children displayed in the communal areas. Staff support children to design their bedrooms and to choose furnishings for their home. This helps children to feel valued and proud of their home. There is a spacious garden with a patio and outdoor furniture.

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

Staff encourage children to share their views, wishes and feelings. Staff respectfully support children to understand their different views. This helps children to develop trusting relationships with staff and to feel safer. Staff support children to learn about the equality, diversity and inclusion in their community. This helps children to understand how to live safely in their community.

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

Children’s needs are understood well by staff. This helps children to feel safer and to develop trusting relationships. Children have detailed therapeutic plans that are devised by the home’s psychologist. This helps children to receive personalised care from a staff team, whose members are skilled in providing therapeutic care. Staff challenge decisions Inspection report for children’s home: 2675339 4 made by external professionals if these are not in the best interests of children. This helps children to feel valued. Staff advocate on behalf of children for additional support. For example, one child received specialist mental health support.

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

Staff understand how to keep children safe. When children go missing from home, staff support children to understand the risks. When children need to be supported with a physical intervention, staff help children to understand the reasons for this. Staff effectively liaise with external professionals to review the support for children. This helps all relevant professionals to have a fuller understanding of children’s needs.

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

Children are supported by staff to understand daily routines. Staff support children to learn how to choose their clothes, keep their bedrooms clean and tidy and go to the hairdressers. This helps children to develop their self-care skills and to feel proud of their appearance and living environment. Staff create routines for children’s education and leisure activities. This helps children to develop their future ambitions and supports their social connections.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The members of the management team are committed to providing children with opportunities to live and learn safely in their home and community. This vision is shared by the staff team. External professionals speak positively about the commitment of the management team and staff in their advocacy on behalf of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Safe recruitment is a priority for leaders and managers. This complements the detailed training for all staff alongside the reflective supervisions and team meetings. This helps to develop a skilled staff team. Staff value the reflective discussions with the home’s psychologist that support their understanding of children’s needs. This enables a therapeutic approach in supporting children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers understand the value of supporting children’s equality, diversity and inclusion. Staff receive bespoke training to support children’s needs. For example, all staff are trained to use safe physical interventions that help to keep children safe. Leaders and managers are proactive in their communication with external professionals. This helps children’s needs to be understood by all professionals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are clear monitoring systems in place to review children’s needs and staff practice. For example, the manager completes a detailed monthly audit to review children’s experiences, progress and support. This helps the manager to identify whether staff require further training to support children. The manager recognises that recording of children’s individual needs in their support plans is an area for development. Inspection report for children’s home: 2675339 5

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion, and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4).

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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: 2675339 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: C & C Unique Care Solution Ltd

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Inspector

Siân Heffey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2675339 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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