Children's Home run by Rite Directions Limited in Kingston upon Hull

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 1 Registered provider: Rite Directions Ltd

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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 owned and managed by a private company. It provides care for up to three children who may have learning disabilities or sensory impairment.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the progress made to meet the steps of the compliance notice issued under regulation 13, the leadership and management standard. Ofsted found that the provider has not taken sufficient steps to meet all the compliance notice steps. The provider is continuing to comply with the notice restricting accommodation. One child continues to live in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been without a registered manager since November 2024. The responsible individual and manager from the provider’s other home have provided management oversight.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have adapted their communication style and approach to the child’s needs. Staff are reassuring and supportive when the child is upset and help them to communicate their needs. The responsible individual is working with the local authority to continue to develop communication resources to enable the child to have greater involvement in decisions about their care.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have improved their oversight of incidents. They check that staff are only using approved strategies to help manage the child’s behaviour. This oversight includes weekly checks of records and discussions with staff to learn and reflect from incidents.

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This monitoring visit

Communication with other professionals has improved. Managers have collaborated closely with the child’s social worker to share relevant information appropriately and in a timely manner. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 2 The systems to check that the environment is safe and free from hazards are ineffective. There are no hazards in the home. However, certain areas in the garden pose a risk to the child. This does not ensure that the child is safeguarded effectively. Although the home started to address this during inspection, this step of the compliance has been restated.

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This monitoring visit

Other areas of the home continue to need maintenance and general refurbishment. The general home environment is not warm and welcoming. For example, there are areas where the carpet is stained. The blinds in the lounge need repair or replaced.

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This monitoring visit

The home remains without permanent management arrangements. The notice restricting accommodation remains in place.

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This monitoring visit

Not all of the requirements and recommendations raised at the last monitoring visit were reviewed by the inspector at this visit. These have been restated. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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*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

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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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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;

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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)(f)(h)) 1 June 2025

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*The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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is an organisation or a partnership. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)) 1 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 5 The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b)) 1 June 2025

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i)(ii))

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In particular, ensure that any limitations placed on the privacy and access of children are intended to safeguard them and are necessary and proportionate.

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In addition, the registered person must ensure that the children’s bedrooms and communal areas are welcoming and personalised. 1 June 2025

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or 1 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 6 if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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the individual is of integrity and good character;

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the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform; and

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(d))

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

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

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are kept up to date. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)) 1 June 2025

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  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 children. In particular, ensure that professionals and family members are consulted and that feedback is obtained from them. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards, page 65, paragraph 15.5) Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 7

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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: 2732796 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Rite Directions Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Tan Y Marian, Constitution Hill, Penmaenmawr LL34 6BA

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Inspector

Evelyn Chafota, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2732796 9 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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