Children's Home run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 1 Registered provider: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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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 children’s home is run by the local authority and registered to provide care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties. The child was spoken to as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 27 August 2023 and is suitably qualified.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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outstanding

How well children and young people are helped and protected outstanding

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outstanding

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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outstanding

The children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the children’s home contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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outstanding

Date of last inspection: 13 February 2024

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outstanding

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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outstanding

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/02/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 3

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outstanding

Staff ensure that they create a warm and friendly environment for the child to live in. Staff have developed trusting and secure relationships with the child, and the child feels confident in sharing difficult feelings and resulting emotions.

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outstanding

The staff know the child well; they understand their needs and also potential triggers of negative behaviours and the best way to adapt their support in order to help the child to manage these behaviours.

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outstanding

The child can participate in direct-work sessions with staff, which are influenced and guided by therapeutic services provided by the local authority. Staff can use this guidance to reflect on supporting the child, discuss presenting issues and agree a way of working that is a whole-team approach and offers the child consistency.

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outstanding

The child’s voice is integral to the daily functions at the home. Staff work hard to ensure that they offer the child every opportunity to contribute to their plans, whether this is to influence a choice of activities, home decor or wider decisions about the child’s needs. The child has access to advocacy support and is aware of how to make a complaint if they are unhappy with any aspect of their care.

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outstanding

Education is a priority for the child, and staff travel to and from school every day and have adapted their levels of support dependent on the child’s needs. Regular discussions take place between the home and education provider, ensuring that the child’s education needs remain paramount. The registered manager has been tenacious in their efforts to increase the child’s education programme.

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outstanding

Staff promote the child’s independence, and goals are reviewed and adjusted. The child has a sense of pride based on their achievements. There is a range of activities offered that expand the child’s social network and help them acquire new skills. The child is encouraged to spend time with family members and people who are important to them.

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outstanding

The registered manager and staff have been very creative in their approaches in helping the child to work towards independence and targeted step-down from the current deprivation of liberty order restrictions. This creativity has been seen in practice with staff planning activities to include opportunities for the child to promote their independence and practising these through targeted role play, which has allowed the child to practise real-life scenarios.

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outstanding

Independence planning remains a priority for the child, and care plans and goals are detailed and frequently reviewed. The staff are skilled at identifying goals, monitoring Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 4 progress and helping the child achieve a feeling of personal development and pride. This, in turn, is contributing towards the child’s life chances.

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outstanding

It was noted that the child had a door alarm that sounds in the staff sleeping room when the child leaves the bedroom. The policy to review this measure to ensure proportionality requires review.

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outstanding

The child is thriving and is safe and happy living in the home with the support of a staff team that fully understands its safeguarding responsibilities. Information and emerging concerns are shared with professionals involved in the child’s care. The registered manager and staff work closely with the local authority, police, education, health and therapeutic services to effect ongoing communication. Staff at the home attend all meetings for the child related to their care and needs.

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outstanding

The registered manager ensures that the child, members of staff and other professionals can understand and reflect on any significant incidents to avoid further incidents in the future. De-escalation techniques are reviewed so staff can reflect and see what works well and adopt this approach as a whole team. Physical intervention is used as a last resort. The registered manager has oversight of all incidents and ensures that professionals working with the child are also aware.

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outstanding

There are clear plans in place should the child be reported as missing from home. These plans are regularly reviewed. The registered manager has linked in with the local policing team to agree on the required action plans and to also contribute to the location assessment.

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outstanding

The child is supported by the registered manager and the staff to take planned and measured risks in accordance with their age. This has included an increase in independence, which has been risk assessed and discussed at team meetings to agree actions and accountabilities. The staff at the home understand the required practices to keep the child safe, and this is influenced by the underpinning research. This was observed in both the recordings and direct observations.

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outstanding

The registered manager and staff monitor any access that the child has to the internet. There are plans as part of the promotion of independence to obtain a basic phone for the child to enable them to have the ability to contact staff at the home when they are out.

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outstanding

The registered manager follows safer recruitment practices. This ensures that staff who care for the child are suitably vetted and able to provide a good standard of care. New members of staff complete a comprehensive induction, which helps to improve confidence in delivering the expected level of care. Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 5

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager firmly believes in leading by example and encourages a positive culture within the home and across the team of striving to do the best for the child. The registered manager knew the shortfalls in service but had already implemented plans to address these.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel supported by the registered manager. Staff have confidence in the registered manager and the high expectations they have of the staff to ensure they care for the child. The registered manager shows a great deal of tenacity in ensuring that the child has access to the services they require and will challenge when there is a deficit.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager monitors and reviews the quality of care provided and has good oversight of the plans for the child. The child’s goals are reviewed and adapted to help them develop new skills.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is a strong promotion of partnership working and collaboration with partners to coordinate care planning for the child. The registered manager has built strong working relationships with other professionals that have led to better outcomes and life opportunities for the child. The staff share this ambition and will often seek out opportunities to offer additional support for the child within the community.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from regular supervision and training. This helps to ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge to support the child and support their development. Staff commented on the training opportunities available that allow them to not only meet the needs of the child but also to be aware of other risks relating to contextual safeguarding.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager shares practice and research with the team to help enhance the support to the child. The registered manager delegates tasks to promote personal development and succession planning, which ensures that knowledge is shared across the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Some of the key documents seen during the inspection require review. The statement of purpose was not updated and required some amendments. The location assessment also requires review. The registered manager was also reminded about the need to display their Ofsted registration certificate and insurance certificate. Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 6

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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 compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (1) (3)(b)) 25 April 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that any limitation placed on a child’s privacy or access to any area of the home’s premises is kept under review and if necessary, revised. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 16, paragraph 3.16)  The registered person should review the appropriateness and suitability of the location and premises of the home at least once a year. The review should include the identification of any risks and opportunities presented by the home’s location and strategies for maintaining these. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1)

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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: 2748623 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley HU17 9BA

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Inspectors

Lisa Richards, Social Care Inspector Lisa Finch, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2748623 8 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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