Children's Home run by Young Foundations Limited in Redcar and Cleveland

Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 1 Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited Full inspection 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 provider. It offers care for up to five children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, five children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2024.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: 2629902 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/07/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/07/2023 Full Good 15/11/2022 Full Good 29/03/2022 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is welcoming and well presented. There are several communal spaces for children to spend time with their peers and the staff. Photos of the children enrich the environment and enhance the sense of homeliness. The design of children's bedrooms caters to their individual interests and offers them a comfortable space for privacy when needed. This helps to create a sense of belonging for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s education is well supported. When there are difficulties for children in education, staff advocate on their behalf. This has enabled children to access alternative provision through home tutoring and external education providers. As a result, children are given opportunities to maintain their learning and reach their potential.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff actively support children in building meaningful relationships. They encourage shared activities and quality time, fostering a sense of community in the home. In addition, children are encouraged to develop and maintain relationships with peers outside the home. This promotes positive social engagement and helps children to develop independence in the community.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that children have meaningful time with their families. Staff understand that these relationships are important to children and work towards building positive relationships with family members. When family time is a concern, staff prioritise the children’s needs and consider alternative ways to promote these relationships by working with relevant professionals to find a way forward.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children move out of the home, they are well supported by staff. Transitions are planned carefully. Children receive support to adapt to their new environment. This begins with independence work, where children are supported to develop the skills they need to care for themselves and move on to independence. Staff maintain relationships with children when they move on. This helps children to feel important and cared for.

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improvement to be good

There are shortfalls in the preventative measures to safeguarding concerns, despite staff knowing the potential consequences for children. They do not always follow agreed plans or take the required precautions aimed at keeping children safe. This has resulted in some children being at increased risk of harm.

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improvement to be good

Children’s risk assessments and care plans do not contain up-to-date information. This hinders staff’s ability to keep children safe. In addition, important information from partnership agencies is missing from some children’s files, leaving important gaps in information and preventing staff from being fully aware of the children’s changing risks and needs. Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 4 Some children are vulnerable to self-injurious behaviours. Children’s records include strategies to keep them safe. However, these strategies are not always used, such as carrying out a room search to remove an unsafe item. On one occasion, there was no management oversight of an incident or a debrief with the child. While the manager is assured that staff follow children’s plans, there is a lack of recording, which affects information-sharing with other members of staff.

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improvement to be good

There has been a significant reduction in missing-from-home incidents for one child. All children feel confident to express their wishes and feelings and reach agreements with staff, meaning they feel less frustrated and inclined to stay away from home.

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improvement to be good

When there are concerns that a child may have misused substances, staff use their professional judgement to assess whether medical advice is required. They respond effectively to well-being concerns, and safety measures are implemented. This can include increasing observations of the children’s well-being. Staff educate children about how substance misuse can affect them so that they can make more informed choices.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is ambitious and has high aspirations for the children living at the home. They lead by example in encouraging staff to keep children at the centre of their practice. The manager knows the children well and has a good understanding of their experiences and how to meet their needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are encouraged to share their views with the manager to help improve the quality of care children experience. This is supported through team meetings and regular practice-related supervision with staff. Staff speak highly of the manager, the level of support they receive and the positive changes that have been implemented in the home. The supportive team culture has a positive effect on the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has experienced a high turnover of staff. However, there is a core team of staff, some of whom have worked at the home for several years. This has helped to minimise disruption for children. Staff support each other and work additional hours when necessary to help maintain continuity. As a result, children have consistency and familiarity, demonstrating that child-centred practice is embedded at the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed collaborative working relationships with external professionals. Feedback is positive. One professional said, ‘They have been the best home that I have experienced in [name of location].’ Professionals say that the manager and staff communicate effectively by sharing information and attending meetings for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When multi-agency documents are missing, there is no process for the manager or staff to follow to ensure that they have access to important information for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 5

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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 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

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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)) 26 August 2025

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

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1) (2)(h)) 26 August 2025

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Requirement Due date

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff— 26 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 6 if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (c))

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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: 2629902 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Young Foundations Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Alexander House, Highfield Park, Llandrynog, Denbighshire, Wales LL16 4LU

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Inspectors

Kerry Chater, Social Care Inspector Gary Smithson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2629902 8 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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Inspectors

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