Children's home run by Coda Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 1 Registered provider: Coda Care Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager is registered with Ofsted and is suitably experienced and qualified.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/01/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home. The inspector observed the child living in the home to be happy in the company of staff and they actively sought out staff’s support if needed. Professionals say that the child is happy and enjoys living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is making good progress in education. Staff ensure that the child attends school daily and advocate on their behalf. All staff are aspirational for the child and support them in attending their preferred educational setting.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to have regular and safe time with their family and other people who are important to them. This has meant progressing from no family time to weekly time with those who are important to the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff prioritise children’s health needs. They register children with relevant health professionals and encourage children to attend all appointments. Arrangements for managing medication are safe and effective, and staff have effective relationships with health professionals.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child knows who to talk to if they want to make a complaint, and the child is confident to do so. This is evidenced in the complaints made by the child. All complaints have been responded to in writing by the registered manager.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are treated with dignity and respect. The staff team and registered manager have high aspirations for the child, which enables them to improve their self-esteem and self-confidence.

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

Children who live in the home are protected from harm. There are clear risk assessments in place that help staff in practice and help the children to keep themselves safe. The child can identify a member of staff who they can talk to and who responds to their needs.

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

Safeguarding incidents in the home are well managed. The staff team makes clear records in relation to safeguarding incidents. Records are of a high standard and contain all relevant information. Follow-up work is identified and carried out with the children.

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

There has been a high number of missing-from-home incidents for one child. Staff are knowledgeable about the strategies to implement when a child goes missing. Records of incidents are clear, and return home interviews for children are carried out consistently. Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 4 The registered manager challenges professionals and advocates to ensure that the child’s needs are met to a good standard. The registered manager challenges and escalates appropriately to ensure that relevant meetings in respect of the child are held in a timely manner so that the child is safeguarded effectively.

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

Safer recruitment processes are adhered to. This helps to ensure that only suitable adults work with children.

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

The home is a well-maintained and safe environment for the children. The team maintains good relationships with all relevant safeguarding professionals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by an experienced manager who is child focused and has high aspirations for children. The management team knows the children well and recognises and celebrates children’s progress. The culture of the home is one of high expectations and aspirations for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are clear care plans in place for children. The plans accurately reflect the children’s needs and the plans of the local authority. The manager regularly reviews children’s plans, and they include input from involved professionals. The manager completes monthly summaries for the children. The summaries include a clear explanation of their plans and outline their achievements from the previous month. These are effective in promoting children’s sense of achievement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children’s moves out of the home have not always been planned. However, the registered manager has challenged the local authority regarding this and advocated for the child to have further information to make the move more positive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision. Supervision is utilised as a time for reflection and to review any training that staff have received. However, both parties do not consistently sign the records of supervision.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager does not ensure that staff receive all relevant training to meet children’s needs. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff rosters do not include the registered manager’s working hours. This is a breach in regulation and does not provide an accurate record of when the registered manager is working with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager knows the home’s strengths and areas for improvement, which supports him to review the quality of care provided to the children. However, this would be strengthened if the manager included feedback from children, staff and stakeholders to help to continually improve the quality of the care that staff provide for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 5

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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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered manager must ensure that all staff receive training in line with children’s individual needs. 31 March 2025

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that the duty roster includes the registered manager’s working hours. 31 March 2025

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating— 31 March 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 6 the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(b) (5))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that any individual appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person makes a rigorous and impartial assessment of the home’s arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in the home’s care. This means ensuring that feedback is included from children, members of staff and relevant stakeholders. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.5)

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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: 2738394 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 17 Victoria Road East, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5HT

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Inspector

Rose Maddocks, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2738394 8 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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