Children's Home run by YMCA Robin Hood Group in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 1 Monitoring visit

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and operated by a charity. It provides care for up to 4 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, one child was living at the home. The inspector spoke with the child, and they provided negative feedback about the care they receive. Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The post for a registered manager has been vacant since January 2025. There have been several changes in leadership since this time. A manager is now in post and intends to apply to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to review progress against compliance notices issued following an assurance inspection carried out at the home. The compliance notices were issued under regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard). At this visit, the steps outlined in the compliance notice relating to regulation 12 had not been met, and therefore a further compliance notice has been issued.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, a new manager has been appointed. The manager has started to implement plans to help ensure that staff clearly understand their responsibilities and the expectations of their role. Staff feel supported by the new manager and offer positive feedback about leaders. Although the steps outlined in the compliance notice relating to leadership and management are considered met, shortfalls remain in ensuring that there is full oversight of practice and that new monitoring systems are embedded.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual has carried out a review of incidents and processes and has identified an action plan to improve practice. However, significant shortfalls remain relating to an allegation made by a child. Leaders have not followed advice Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 2 from external safeguarding agencies, and the rationale for a lack of action by leaders was not child centred. As a result of this inaction, leaders have not followed the home’s policies and procedures in relation to child protection.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have attempted to encourage the child to stop smoking in their bedroom. Staff talk to the child about the risks of substance misuse, and they use incentives to encourage the child to reduce their use. Leaders have introduced systems to support staff in recording room checks for the child. However, risk assessments and care plans for the child do not align, and it is unclear how staff should respond when the child smokes in their room. Furthermore, fire safety has not been monitored effectively, as fire drills have not been carried out regularly.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a reduction in the use of agency staff overall. On one occasion, an agency staff member was not offered an induction before working in the home. This could potentially affect the ability of agency staff to understand the home’s procedures and the care of children in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have reviewed staff training needs, and training has improved. Leaders have offered child-specific training to staff to support their care of the child.

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This monitoring visit

There has been an improvement in living standards for the child, including new furniture and redecoration of areas of the home. Staff encourage the child to be involved in the personalisation of their room, and they talk to them about their wishes and feelings about the home environment.

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This monitoring visit

Some of the requirements raised at the last inspection are outside the scope of this visit and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/10/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/05/2024 Full Good 06/11/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 26/07/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 4

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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 with 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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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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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; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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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;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that:

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appropriate referrals to safeguarding agencies are made and subsequent advice is followed; 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 5 they have effective oversight and monitoring of the day-to- day running of the home and take action to address shortfalls;

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care plans and risk assessments clearly set out how children’s needs will be met. All staff should understand and consistently follow plans to keep children safe.

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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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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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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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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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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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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) (2)(a)(2)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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In particular, ensure that systems of oversight and review are fully implemented to meet children’s needs. 1 June 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 6 have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(iii))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that when children move into the home, all known information about their behaviours, individual needs and associated risks is fully assessed. The needs of residing children should be duly considered.

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

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After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home;

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ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire. (Regulation 25 (1)(a)(d))

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In particular, ensure that fire drills take place regularly. 1 June 2026

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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 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 7 If the registered provider appoints a person to manage the home, the registered provider must, without delay, give HMCI notice of—

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the name of the person so appointed; and

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the date on which the appointment takes effect. (Regulation 27 (1)(a) (2)(a)(b))

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In particular, leaders must ensure that the home has a suitably experienced and consistent manager in post. The manager must apply to register with Ofsted without delay.

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

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e))

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In particular, notifications that relate to safeguarding investigations should be made, and all necessary notifications should be made in a timely manner.

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This requirement was raised at the last inspection and is restated. 1 June 2026

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

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a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working 1 June 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 8 in a care role in a home; or

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in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b))

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

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: 2670263 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Malt Cross, 16 St. James’s Street, Nottingham NG1 6FG

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Inspector

Lorna Walker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2670263 10 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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