Children's home run by The Place Young People’s Company in Rushcliffe

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC480655 1 SC480655 Registered provider: The Place Young People’s Company

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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 operated by a private company. It is registered to provide care for up to four children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Since the last inspection, no children have moved in or out of the home. At the time of the inspection, three children were living at the home. The inspector spoke with two of the children.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is currently being managed by an interim manager. The manager is not registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to monitor compliance following enforcement action taken after the last full inspection. Compliance notices were issued under regulations 12 and 13. Ofsted also imposed a restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

The interim manager has produced an action plan that specifies how they intend to meet the identified shortfalls in safeguarding, and leadership and management. This action plan is being put into practice, and progress is being made.

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This monitoring visit

Improvements have been made to safeguarding practices. The risks that children are exposed to are clearly documented in children’s safety plans. Risk management plans are up to date and inform staff what to do.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have completed additional training, such as safeguarding, whistle-blowing and understanding professional boundaries. Their learning is being monitored and reviewed by the manager through quizzes and scenario-based questions. Staff Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC480655 2 supervisions are more frequent, providing regular opportunities for the manager to assess and support staff competence.

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This monitoring visit

The manager ensures that there are enough staff on duty to supervise children safely. Additional safeguarding measures have been put in place to keep children safe throughout the night. For example, there are now waking night staff and an effective door alarm system in place.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff support children to build positive relationships with each other. The manager has implemented effective systems that monitor the daily dynamics between children so that any issues of bullying are quickly identified and addressed. Children are supported to do activities together, and adults have regular discussions with children about healthy and positive relationships.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has effective oversight and quality assurance systems in place. She knows what is happening in the home daily. Regular internal and external audits are undertaken, and areas of shortfall are promptly identified and addressed.

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This monitoring visit

All the steps in the compliance notices have been met and the restriction of accommodation has been lifted. Ofsted is satisfied that the necessary steps are being taken to address the shortfalls identified at the last inspection. The requirements and recommendation will be reviewed at the next full inspection and have been restated.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/07/2025 Full Inadequate 13/08/2024 Full Good 07/11/2023 Full Good 29/11/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC480655 3

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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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Requirement Due date

The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child; and

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Requirement Due date

a record is kept of the administration of medicine to each child. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that medication is administered to children safely as per their care plans, and the recording of medication given or refused is completed.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 30 September

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform; 30 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC480655 4 full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b)(3)(b)(d) (4)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that proof of relevant qualifications is received and recorded on file as part of safer recruitment checks.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping, and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. 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)

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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: SC480655 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The Place Young People’s Company

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Lymevale Court, Lyme Drive, Parklands, Stoke- on-Trent ST4 6NW

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Inspector

Emma Dacres, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC480655 6 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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