Children's Home run by Contemporary Concept Care Limited in Lancashire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 1 Registered provider: Contemporary Concept Care Limited

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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 organisation and is registered to care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There were two children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 8 November 2022.

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Inspection date: 6 March 2025

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 6 March 2025

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance visit.

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Findings from the inspection

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home and one child has moved into the home. Children move into the home in a planned way. This reduces the risk of them feeling anxious about moving to a new environment.

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Findings from the inspection

However, essential placing authority documentation is missing from children’s records. This prevents the manager from ensuring that children are receiving care in accordance with their assessed needs.

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Findings from the inspection

Since the last inspection, the manager has reflected on the shortfalls identified around restricting children’s access to areas of the home. The kitchen is now left open, and there is a plan for children to take part in key-work sessions about the safe use of kitchen appliances. However, only one child so far has taken part in these discussions.

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Findings from the inspection

Careful planning with social work partners helps children spend time with family and friends and gives them the chance to build and maintain significant relationships.

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Findings from the inspection

Safety plans help staff understand children’s associated risks and how to protect them. However, risk assessments for self-injurious behaviour do not provide staff with full guidance about the individualised support children require to keep them safe. For example, bedroom checks to remove objects that could cause further harm are not considered as a risk management strategy.

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Findings from the inspection

Measures to identify when children leave the home unauthorised have been introduced. Records demonstrate that when children do go missing from the home there is a determined effort to find them. Children are always offered an independent return home interview. However, these interviews are not taking place within recommended timescales.

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Findings from the inspection

Direct work with children is not always child focused and meaningful. Consequently, the requirement around positive relationships has been restated.

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Findings from the inspection

Training that supports staff to meet children’s individual needs has been completed. However, staff have not had refresher training on self-injury to support staff to manage children’s current risks.

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Findings from the inspection

Management stability in the home supports the children and staff to feel secure. The manager knows the children well and has demonstrated that she is a strong advocate for them by ensuring that their safety and well-being are prioritised. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/07/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/06/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 11/05/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 25/01/2022 Full Inadequate Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 4

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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 positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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Requirement Due date

encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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understand and communicate to children that bullying is unacceptable; and 17 April 2025 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 5 have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(xii)(xiii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

Leaders, managers and staff must ensure that they complete meaningful direct work with children so that they are aware of, and understand risks associated with their behaviour.

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Requirement Due date

Leaders, managers and staff should teach children about the risks associated with using appliances, such as the cooker, at night. Furthermore, they should teach children how to use kitchen appliances safely.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which—

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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Requirement Due date

are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that they have children’s placing authority documentation on file. This includes a relevant placement plan, delegated authority, and LAC health assessment. 17 April 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when children go missing from home, they can take part in an independent return home interview within 72 hours of returning to the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.30)  The registered person should ensure that safety plans used to guide staff on how to respond to self-harm incidents include, where necessary, the requirement for staff to carry out a room search, to ensure that the risk of further harm is reduced. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 6  The registered person should ensure that staff receive refresher training on self- harm. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.11) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Contemporary Concept Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 7 Wyndham Close, Eastham, Wirral CH62 0DH

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Inspector

Chibuzo Otache, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2639649 8 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 looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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