Foundations Stalybridge

Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 1 Foundations Stalybridge 217 Mottram Road, Stalybridge SK15 2QX

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this residential family centre

This residential family centre is registered to provide support for up to seven families at any one time. The centre is privately owned.

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Information about this residential family centre

Families access the centre at the direction of the family court or the local authority for the purpose of assessment. Parenting assessments are usually completed over a 12-week period but may be extended if agreed with the local authority or following court instruction.

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Information about this residential family centre

In October 2024, the manager left her role with immediate effect. An interim manager currently oversees the centre.

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Information about this residential family centre

There was one family living at the centre at the time of this visit.

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Inspection date: 10 February 2025

Date of previous inspection: 5 March 2024

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to monitor the restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has complied with the restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

The acting manager continues to oversee the setting. She continues to provide effective support and guidance to the staff team. She is knowledgeable in her leadership and management skills and her safeguarding practices.

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This monitoring visit

Recruitment for a new manager has commenced. Once a candidate has been successful, the interim manager will remain in place to support the transition from one manager to another. She will also remain as the centre’s service manager to provide continuity for the new manager and staff team. Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 2 Staff develop their safeguarding knowledge and practice continues to be embedded. The manager has introduced monitoring and review systems. This ensures that she has regular oversight and scrutiny of all records and systems.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are now confidently implementing additional safeguarding measures to ensure children’s welfare without the prompt of the manager. For example, staff conducted additional visual welfare checks following a child’s stay in hospital. Incident records were clear, detailed and demonstrated the managers oversight and scrutiny. The manager spoke with the member of staff dealing with the incident, to reflect on any lessons learnt and was satisfied that the incident was managed appropriately.

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This monitoring visit

Direct work with parents is completed to enhance their knowledge. The family told inspectors that they are happy with the support and guidance provided by staff.

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This monitoring visit

There have been no allegations reported since the last visit. However, if any allegations are made the manager is confident in staff’s understanding of processes to follow to manage allegations effectively. The manager is thorough and manages any concerns raised by parents about the support they receive from staff. She works closely with parents and social workers. Staff listen to parents’ views. This helps to resolve any issues.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers oversight of staff training needs and development has improved. The manager oversees staff training profiles to make sure that all required training is completed or is underway. The staff team have attended relevant training sessions. Staff feedback forms have been introduced to demonstrate learning from these sessions.

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This monitoring visit

Staff, including a team leader have been recruited to work in the centre and are currently undertaking safer recruitment checks, training and induction. The manager closely monitors the progress of staff in their probationary period through development sessions. In addition, she ensures that staff are provided with regular practice-related supervision. Staff rotas are balanced so there are appropriate numbers of staff on shift and a suitable mix of experienced and new staff working with families. This is in line with the centre’s statement of purpose.

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This monitoring visit

Parenting assessments continue to be well evidenced, fair and balanced. Conclusions are transparent and action plans demonstrate the key development areas for parents and how to achieve success in them.

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This monitoring visit

The remaining requirements and recommendations were not considered during this visit. They will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Further to this visit a decision was made to lift the restriction of accommodation notice. Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 3

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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 Residential Family Centre Regulations 2002 and the national minimum standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person shall ensure that there is, having regard to—

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Requirement Due date

the statement of purpose of the residential family centre, its size and the numbers and needs of its residents; and

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the need to safeguard and promote the health and welfare of residents,

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a sufficient number of suitably qualified, competent and experienced persons working for the residential family centre. (Regulation 15 (1)(a)(b)) 29 January 2025

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If, in relation to a residential family centre, any of the events listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 takes place, the registered person shall without delay notify the persons indicated in respect of the event in column 2 of the table. (Regulation 26 (1))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered persons should ensure that any allegations relating to staff practice and conduct should be notified to the placing authority and Ofsted. 29 January 2025

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The registered person shall ensure that all persons employed by him—

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receive appropriate training, supervision and appraisal. (Regulation 17 (5))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person should ensure that staff and the assessing social worker are provided with regular practice-related supervisions. 29 January 2025

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Requirement Due date

The registered person shall ensure that the records referred to in paragraph (3) are—

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kept up to date. (Regulation 19 (4)(a)) 29 January 2025 Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 4 Specifically, the registered person should ensure that rotas clearly indicate the shifts and hours that staff are scheduled to work in the centre.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that they regularly monitors, in line with the Residential Family Centre Regulations 2002, as amended, all records kept by the centre to ensure compliance with the centre’s policies, to identify any concerns about specific incidents and to identify patterns and trends. (‘Residential family centres: national minimum standards’, 19.2)  The registered person should ensure that prior to a placement, a risk assessment is carried out to ensure both that the centre is well placed to meet the family’s needs and that the family is able to fit in with the centre’s other residents. review (‘Residential family centres: national minimum standards’, 9.1)  The registered person should ensure that there is a clear and comprehensive summary on file of any allegations made against a particular member of staff, parent or child. The summary includes details of how the allegation was followed

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Recommendations

up and resolved, a record of any action taken and the decisions reached. (‘Residential family centres: national minimum standards’, 18.4)

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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 residential family centre 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 residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 5

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider address: 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AE

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Inspectors

Cheryl Field, Social Care Inspector Sarah Huntbatch, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Foundations Stalybridge 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 who are looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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