Children's home run by Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 1 SC064530 Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited

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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 provider and may provide care for up to two children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 18 July 2023.

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Information about this children’s home

There was one child living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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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: 14 November 2023

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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: SC064530 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/11/2023 Full Good 02/11/2022 Full Good 08/03/2022 Full Outstanding 10/03/2020 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child said that they are happy. They have made good progress since living in the home. The child is beginning to form positive relationships with staff and has regular support from the therapist commissioned by the provider. This ensures that the child has adults around them they can trust.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in full-time education and is engaging well. Staff work closely with educational professionals to ensure that the child’s needs are fully supported. This means that the child is gaining the core educational skills they need for their future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Managers and staff understand the importance of the child seeing their family. Staff have advocated for the child when they asked to spend more time with their brother and sister. This supports the child to gain a sense of belonging and identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The child takes part in activities such as football, which supports their physical health. However, staff have not ensured that the child has been taken to their dental appointments. This means the child is not receiving all elements of the essential health care that they need. This is something that the manager has taken action to address.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child feels connected to the home and has friends in the local area. Certificates and trophies are proudly on display in the home to celebrate the child’s achievements. However, the exterior of the home is in need of maintenance. Also, there are areas of the interior of the home that need repair, such as the downstairs toilet, the paintwork in the living room and the carpet and paintwork in the child’s bedroom. These shortfalls detract from the homely environment the manager is trying to create.

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

Staff know how to keep the child safe. When the child leaves the home without permission, staff respond by looking for the child and notifying the relevant professionals. This means the child is returned home quickly and safely, and incidents of the child missing from the home are rare.

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

Staff hold important conversations with the child about risk. Staff ensure that they cover topics relating to the child’s individual vulnerabilities, providing them with key information. Consequently, the child is aware of the risks and is developing skills to make safer choices.

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

Staff benefit from the support of a therapist commissioned by the provider. They attend team meetings and hold consultations for staff, where staff can have meaningful conversations to understand the reasons for the child’s behaviours and develop new Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 4 ways of supporting them when they are in distress. As a result, the therapeutic ethos of the home is embedded into staff practice.

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

Staff identify risks to the child and take the necessary steps to keep them safe. However, the child’s risk plans do not always contain specific details staff need to follow. Although this has not compromised the safety of the child, staff are not consistently provided with clear steps to follow to keep the child safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is highly experienced in residential care and respected by professionals who say ‘she goes above and beyond’ in her care for the child. Staff feel supported by her and enjoy working in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that staff receive regular supervisions. Staff are able to explore areas of development and identify where they wish to progress. The child is cared for by staff, who are motivated, and self-progression is encouraged.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers hold regular team meetings for staff. Managers have a clear agenda and delegate tasks appropriately. This ensures that staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in their care for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers’ oversight of the home has not always been carried out consistently. Issues with staff sufficiency have meant that the registered manager had to carry out caring responsibilities within the home. This impacted on the consistency of staff caring for the child as well as the management oversight of the home for a short period of time. Leaders and managers put a plan in place to address these concerns, and there have been recent improvements.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that staff are provided with training relevant to their role. New staff experience a thorough induction and feel welcomed into the organisation. This ensures that staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities when caring for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Records relating to the care of the child are not always accessible within the home. This limits the opportunities for managers to identify shortfalls in practice, as well as external scrutiny.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff rotas do not give an accurate picture of the hours worked by the manager in the home. This means that leaders and managers do not have a full understanding of the management oversight in the home. Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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The registered person must ensure that there is consistent and effective management oversight in place, even during times where there are issues with staff sufficiency. 24 April 2025

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the

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Requirement Due date

achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans; 24 April 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 6 understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

take part in activities, and attend any appointments, for the purpose of meeting the child’s health and well-being needs;

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Requirement Due date

that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2) (a)(i)(ii)(iii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that children are supported to attend dental appointments as required in their health plan.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that the following items, which may be kept in electronic form, are kept in an accessible manner—

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Requirement Due date

children’s case records. (see regulation 36) (Regulation 38 (i)) 24 April 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered manager should ensure that where there are safeguarding concerns for the child, staff are provided with clear steps to manage any assessed risks on a day- to-day basis. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure that children live in a warm and welcoming environment that has a homely feel, and that repairs are completed to the front doorstep, door, child’s bedroom carpet, downstairs toilet and paintwork in the child’s bedroom and living room. Also, the home’s facias, soffits and guttering are cleaned and maintained. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should ensure that the home’s rota accurately reflects the hours worked by the registered manager in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 80, paragraph 1.46)

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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 Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 7 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: SC064530 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 2, Ripponden Mill, Mill Fold, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 4DH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Dominic Macauley

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Inspector

Sarah Gilbert, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC064530 9 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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