Children's Home run by Compass Children‟s Homes Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 1 SC483220 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private company. It provides care for up to five children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Five children were living at the home at the time of the inspection. Three children were spoken with as part of the inspection process.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 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 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: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/03/2025 Full Outstanding 06/02/2024 Full Outstanding 16/08/2022 Full Good 09/02/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

This inspection was brought forward in order to address specific concerns received by Ofsted.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have strong positive relationships with staff. Children enjoy being around staff, sharing jokes and laughter. Staff care about the children and speak kindly and lovingly about them. These relationships contribute to the positive experiences that children have while living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a wide variety of activities. They can choose activities that they want to do either on their own or as a group. There are plans for the children to go on holiday together. This will include the opportunity for children to try different activities, including water sports. Staff have been creative with organising accommodation to make the holiday a possibility.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work closely with educational professionals to encourage children’s attendance and learning. One professional said: ‘I have never worked with a setting so supportive.’ Children make educational progress. Two children have taken their GCSE exams and identified further education plans, including securing a college placement.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Culture and identity are a focus in the home. Monthly themes include learning about festivals such as St. Patrick’s Day. Other themes are child specific and help children to understand, support, and respect each other. Themes are in depth, with relevant activities to complement the well-planned, focused learning and discussions.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children to connect with their families and spend time together. Staff work with families and external agencies to provide safe and practical environments for quality family time. Children can attend family parties if they want to; this would not be possible without the support of staff.

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

Children are learning how to keep themselves safe. They receive emotional support through therapeutic sessions where they can talk about their individual risks with an assistant psychologist. These sessions focus on the child’s views and offer children reflection, ensuring that they understand why their safety is important. Staff also carry out regular key-work sessions with children, which continue the emotional support through their daily care.

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

Children have access to all universal health services. Staff work closely with health professionals to ensure children receive important health care. Staff have supported a child with a serious health concern to attend all health and medical appointments. When this has been distressing for the child, staff have provided them with information and Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 4 emotional support. One professional said: ‘The home has been amazing in supporting [name of child].’

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

Incidents rarely require physical intervention, with only two incidents occurring since the last inspection. Staff use de-escalation techniques as a first step and provide emotional support to children throughout incidents. Children and staff receive reflective debriefs following incidents to identify any learning for future practice.

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

There are door alarms on children’s bedrooms, and room searches are carried out regularly. Children, their families, and professionals are aware of these measures to promote children’s safety. Staff carry out additional room searches when there are concerns about risks to children, and they remove any items that could harm the children or others. Staff help the children to understand why their personal space has been searched, highlighting the risks with the help of the assistant psychologist.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers care about the children and put children’s well-being at the centre of everything they do. They are committed to securing positive outcomes for children and have high aspirations for them. Leaders and managers have a strong working relationship with each other that supports the running of the home and the consistency in care that children receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has developed positive relationships with external agencies, which are built on honest and open communication. One professional said: ‘Staff are brilliant when it comes to communication. The manager is always on point when it comes to informing me of new information.’ These relationships support multi-agency working and strengthen children’s care and well-being.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are regularly held and well attended by staff. The meetings are supportive in nature and give staff the opportunity to share their own expertise, focusing on specific children and their individual needs. Managers also provide learning opportunities to develop staff’s knowledge and daily-care practice with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The auditing system enables the manager to have good oversight of the running of the home and staff practice. Staff reflect on any concerns identified in their supervision sessions. Supervision sessions are carried out regularly and provide staff with a safe space to discuss any inconsistencies and develop their role.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

No requirements or recommendations have been made following this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 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: SC483220 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Bowker

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Inspectors

Sarah McGow, Social Care Inspector Rachel Moore, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 7 regulates 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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Inspectors

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