Children's Home run by Redwood Childcare Ltd in Leicestershire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 1 Registered provider: Redwood Childcare LTD

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and provides care for up to four children who may have social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered in June 2024 and is led by a registered manager.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, three children were living at the home and two children had moved out.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/10/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have built positive relationships with staff. They are able to identify adults who help them. Children feel safe to share personal and sensitive information with staff. This includes their fears for the future. Staff show a level of understanding and help children work through difficult emotions. This has reduced risky behaviours for children, which has helped increase their safety.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is inviting. Children enjoy spending time with staff in the front room, watching TV and relaxing. Children have shared their views about what they would like in their garden. This includes growing vegetables. Staff are in the process of putting plans in place to support this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to reach their goals. Two children have moved on from the home since the last inspection, and both moves were planned. Both children were supported to have a positive ending.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One social worker gave positive praise about a child’s planned transition into foster care. This included practical steps such as taking the child to their new home, regularly speaking with professionals and offering emotional support to the child. The child benefited from the quality of this transition as there were no disruptions to their day-to- day care when they moved. Staff created a booklet that contained important information and which helped the foster carer understand the day-to-day needs of this child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Although children feel confident to speak to staff and share their views, not all children have an advocate, and one child did not know what an advocate was. This means children are not able to share their views consistently with an independent person outside the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Two children have appropriate plans around education and are making progress. One child is not in education. However, this has been appropriately escalated, and efforts have been made to try and engage the child in education.

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

Children are helped to reduce their individual risks. Staff educate children on how to keep themselves safe in the community. Staff develop plans with children and professionals for them to see friends and family safely. One child has made so much progress in this area that their relationship with their family has improved significantly since the last inspection. They are now spending overnight time, which is meaningful for the child.

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

There is a good response from staff when children go missing from the home. Staff understand what to do when children go missing and each child has a Philomena Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 4 Protocol. Staff follow the missing-from-care procedure and staff actively look for children. Staff also speak with children to gain an understanding of why children left the home in the first instance. Management oversight of incidents of going missing is consistent. External return home interviews are not consistently evidenced and there is no evidence to show how the manager has escalated this.

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

One child would often go missing from home before living here. Since moving into the home, there have been no incidents where the child has gone missing. Their relative felt confident that this child’s risks have reduced. The relative felt staff have supported the child to feel safe by helping them focus on their future goals.

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

Staff are aware of the risk factors relating to social media. There are effective strategies in place to help manage this, and staff support children to understand risks posed by others.

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

Self-harm is a risk factor for children living in the home. Although staff ensure that children are safe, they do not respond consistently after children have self-harmed. Children’s planning is not explicit in terms of how staff should respond. For example, one child’s care plan highlights that a room search should be completed if they have self- harmed. However, this is not happening consistently.

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

There have been two allegations against staff members by two different children during the last inspection year. Both allegations have been thoroughly investigated, and children were safeguarded during the investigation process.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has high aspirations for children in the home. She works well with agencies to ensure that the right support is in place for children. She leads the team in a way that ensures staff are driven to want to achieve the best for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Management oversight has significantly improved since the last inspection. There is consistent oversight on incident reports. This is reflective and provides suggestions about how improvements can be made to care practice. There are systems in place to monitor and track patterns of behaviour and emerging risks for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are well supported by the manager. They receive regular supervision and training. Staff appreciate the consultation sessions with a psychotherapist during team meetings. Staff shared that this is a helpful space to reflect and learn. This therapeutic insight improves the quality of care offered to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are listened to and their views acted on by managers. Leaders are welcoming of feedback from professionals and children, and they use this to make improvements to practice. There is a learning culture that strives to continually improve outcomes for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 5 Stakeholder feedback was wholly positive and children are making good practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that every child understands their rights in relation to accessing an advocate. Children should be offered an advocate and this should be kept under regular review. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 23, paragraph 4.17)  The registered person should ensure that children are offered the opportunity to speak with someone independent after a period of missing from home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 12, paragraph 2.8)  The registered person should ensure that staff are confident in how to respond to incidents where children self-harm. There should be a clear plan of response detailed within the children’s planning. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)

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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: 2785973 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Redwood Childcare LTD

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Staverton Close, Leicester LE5 2AS

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Inspector

Becky Thompson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2785973 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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Inspector

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