Children's Home run by Foresight Care Ltd in Wolverhampton

Inspection report children's home: 2807082 1 Registered provider: Foresight Care 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

The home is owned by a private company and is registered to provide care for one child with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in January 2025. The manager is suitably qualified.

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Information about this children's home

One child lives in the home and was spoken to during the inspection.

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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: Good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children's home: 2807082 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/04/2025 Full Good Inspection report children's home: 2807082 3

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Summary of findings

The child living in the home has experienced stability and is making good progress. Staff work proactively alongside other professionals to ensure the child’s needs are met. Feedback from key stakeholders and the child living in the home is positive.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have provided stability for the child they care for. Since the last inspection no children have moved in or out of the home. The child told the inspector that they are happy living in the home, they feel safe and get on well with the staff. The child has made good progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are supportive of the child’s education. The child has missed significant periods of education which has hindered their engagement. However, staff work with the child to ensure they are prepared for tutoring sessions and are creative at identifying ways to supplement their formal education. For example, the child has joined staff on first aid training, and their certificate is proudly displayed in the home. Staff are committed to give the child the best chance of achieving.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work alongside other professionals to ensure the child receives the support they need, including for their health and general wellbeing. The child attends required health appointments and has regular sessions with a therapist to help them better understand and manage their emotions. Additional work undertaken by staff also helps the child to make informed lifestyle choices which has had a positive impact on their physical and emotional wellbeing.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of maintaining the child’s relationships with people that are important to them. The home is a long distance from the child's family. Staff ensure regular visits are facilitated and that important events are celebrated with the child’s family and friends. This helps enhance the child's sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child’s views, wishes and feelings are captured in the planning of their care. The child is supported to participate in decisions that affect them and the daily aspects of their life. Where possible, their views and wishes are taken into consideration and acted upon.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive opportunities to have fun and build positive memories. The child is encouraged to try new activities and develop new skills. Key moments are captured in memory books and photographs around the home. This helps build the child’s confidence, and further sense of wellbeing and belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home environment is comfortable and well maintained. The child likes their room which is personalised to reflect their interests and hobbies. Inspection report children's home: 2807082 4

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

Staff have a good understanding of the child’s needs and risks. Since living in the home, the child’s risks have reduced and incidents are low. For example, there have been no incidents of the child going missing since the last inspection, indicating the child feels safe in their environment.

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

When incidents do occur in the home staff manage them well. Staff understand the reasons behind different behaviours and have built strong and trusting relationships with the child. An analysis of incidents has helped identify patterns and strategies that help to reduce further escalation and support the child to manage their emotions safely.

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

Staff understand that physical intervention is only to be used as a last resort to keep the child and others safe. This approach is rarely used by staff and when they do it is appropriate and proportionate. Following, the use of physical interventions the child is given an opportunity to discuss the incident and raise any concerns. In addition, managers oversight supports learning for staff. These safeguards help reduce the risk of children coming to harm when physical interventions are used.

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

Overall staff know their roles and responsibilities to safeguard the child in their care. However, one member of staff was not clear on the process they must follow if a child raised an allegation about another member of staff. While this had not had any direct impact on the child, the gap in knowledge could risk their protection.

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

Staff use rewards and consequences to encourage positive behaviour. However, these are not always used clearly which can reduce their effectiveness. For example, a lack of clarity and discrepancies in recording of consequences means that leaders cannot be sure that they are consistently applied and can cause frustration for the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has high aspirations for the child which are also shared by the staff team. The ethos of the home is child centred and focussed on helping the child to achieve positive outcomes. Each month the manager and staff team work together to monitor and assess whether they are meeting the child’s needs. This helps identify and act on any shortfalls to improve the quality of care provided and positively impact on the child’s outcomes.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel supported by leaders and managers and have opportunities to develop in their role. Staff receive regular training and are encouraged to undertake the required qualification in residential care with children. Team meetings are regular and well attended by staff. These meetings provide opportunities to share important information and reflect on practice. This investment in staff helps improve the quality and consistency of care the child receives. Inspection report children's home: 2807082 5 Feedback from professionals and the child’s family is unanimously positive about the home and care provided for the child. One professional said, ‘we have been very lucky with this place… they have done wonders with [child’s name].’ While a family member said, ‘I'm happy with everything. [Child’s name] is doing so well.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Equality, diversity and the support for tolerance is actively promoted within the home. Staff work with the child’s natural curiosity to help their understanding of different cultures and respect individual’s differences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Overall, leaders and managers maintain effective oversight of the home, helping to maintain standards and keep children safe. For example, managers’ reviews of incidents and the work undertaken with the child is thorough and reflective and helps to support learning and improvement. However, there are some shortfalls in the oversight of the child’s self-administration of medicines and sharps stored in the home which could impact on the child’s ongoing safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervisions with staff take place regularly and provide then with opportunities to reflect on practice and receive clear guidance. However, the manager does not have regular supervisions with their manager. This means they do not receive consistent, dedicated time with which to reflect on their own performance, and any development needs they may have. Inspection report children's home: 2807082 6

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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, 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 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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)(a)(b)(2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure accurate and effective systems for recording and monitoring sharps, self- administered medicines and consequences. 30 June 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person must ensure that all staff are engaged in the safeguarding culture of the home so they understand what they would need to do if they found other staff member misusing or abusing their position to the detriment of the safety of a child. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 43, paragraph 9.14)

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Recommendations

 The manager should receive regular, consistent supervision to reflect on their performance and practice, and support their development needs. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 61, paragraph 13.2) Inspection report children's home: 2807082 7

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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 children's home: 2807082 8

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 77 Holyhead Road, Birmingham B21 0LG

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Taylor

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Inspector

Louise Naylor, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2807082 9 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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