Children's Home run by BTTLR Limited in West Northamptonshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 1 BTTLR LIMITED

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

The home is privately owned and provides care for one child who may require support with emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The registered manager’s post is vacant.

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Information about this children's home

A manager has been appointed but has not yet applied to register and is supported by an operations manager.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the statutory requirements that were set following the last full inspection on 29 October 2024. These requirements were reinstated during an assurance visit on 7 January 2025.

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This monitoring visit

There have been no children living in the home since January 2025.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been without a registered manager since December 2024. The provider has appointed a new manager who started on 23 April 2024. The manager is not yet registered with Ofsted. The provider has also appointed a deputy manager who is due to start in May 2025.

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This monitoring visit

Limited progress has been made in developing and strengthening the home’s risk assessment process and document template. However, this has not yet been tested, as there are no children currently living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The operations manager has made some progress in developing a system to ensure effective monitoring and oversight of the home by creating a quality assurance review document. However, this document has not yet been tested. Therefore, learning from evaluation cannot yet be shared with the staff team. This limits opportunities to reflect on and develop practice. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 2 Individual supervision for the workforce is not yet embedded. The operations manager has used group supervision and is planning to complete individual sessions with the staff jointly with the newly appointed manager. This has limited opportunities for staff to develop professionally.

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This monitoring visit

The home’s statement of purpose is regularly provided to the regulator. However, this document does not accurately reflect the recent staffing changes in the home.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have now completed training relating to trauma-informed practice and the use of physical intervention. They have not yet had the opportunity to put this learning into practice.

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This monitoring visit

Some progress towards meeting the statutory requirements identified at the full inspection has been made. The requirements will be evaluated again at the next inspection. The provider has not cared for children since the last inspection and therefore cannot demonstrate progress in all the required areas. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/10/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 06/06/2023 Full Inadequate 12/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/05/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 4

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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(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child's relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies;

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Requirement Due date

that the home's day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm; and

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Requirement Due date

that the effectiveness of the home's child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e)) 17 June 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 5 This is with specific reference to risk assessments being regularly updated and ensuring staff understand and follow the most relevant risk assessments and care plans.

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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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Requirement Due date

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home's statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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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)(a)(b)(c)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to a lack of consistent management monitoring and review systems, which impacts on the quality of children's care. 17 June 2025

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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

The registered person must provide a copy of the statement of purpose to HMCI and make a copy of it available upon request to—

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Requirement Due date

a person who works at the home; 17 June 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 6 a child, or a child for whom accommodation in the home is being considered;

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a parent of a child, or a parent of a child for whom accommodation in the home is being considered; and

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Requirement Due date

keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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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) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d) (3)(a)(b))

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Recommendation

 The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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 children's home 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 children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Office 3, Ground Floor, Michael Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN9 6GR

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Inspector

Caroline Coop, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2556338 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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