Children's Home run by YMCA Robin Hood Group in North Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 1 Registered provider: YMCA Robin Hood Group Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a private provider. It offers 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 inspection, 2 children were living at the home. They both spent time talking with the inspectors.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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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: 2775374 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/04/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/08/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 3

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Summary of findings

The children were observed to have positive relationships with staff and are making progress.

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Summary of findings

Children have clear risk assessments and safety plans. However, staff have not consistently supported some children in line with these plans, and incidents have occurred, resulting in children requiring medical advice. On occasions, leaders and managers have delayed taking timely actions regarding staff practice.

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Summary of findings

Staff talk about feeling supported by the registered manager. The registered manager has systems in place to support her oversight of the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have positive relationships with staff who encourage and support them to value their identity. Staff listen to the children and encourage them to use nonverbal cues to share any worries. The sensitive support offered by staff helps the children to feel valued and embrace their individuality.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children’s health and emotional needs well. The children access individual in-house therapeutic support, and staff access advice from the therapeutic practitioner. This helps staff offer the children sensitive, individualised care. The children’s social workers noted that the care offered by staff helps the children make progress in their social and emotional development.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made positive progress in their education. Staff are proud that children have increased attendance at school and praise the children for their academic progress. Children’s improved attendance in education means that they have developed new friendship groups and are growing in confidence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, staff have supported one child to move into the home. Before doing this, staff worked with the child already living in the home to ensure that their views were considered. The sensitive support and collaborative working with children and professionals have ensured each child’s suitability, resulting in them having a positive relationship.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children to develop their independence in line with their care plans and needs. The children enjoy a variety of activities, such as sports activities in line with their wishes, days out with staff and craft activities in the home. Additionally, staff support children in spending time with their families. One family member said they have good levels of communication with staff who keep them informed. Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 4

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improvement to be good

The children feel safe in the home and can identify a trusted adult who they can share any worries or concerns with.

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improvement to be good

Detailed risk assessments and safety plans provide staff with clear steps needed to keep the children safe. However, staff have not consistently supervised some children or prevented them from having access to items that could cause them harm. This resulted in some children requiring medical oversight.

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improvement to be good

Leaders and managers take action when concerns arise about staff practice and report these to the local authority designated officer. However, management oversight has not consistently been timely or effective in addressing shortfalls in staff practice. Although the registered manager and responsible individual took subsequent actions to address concerns, the delay reduced the ability to ensure that staff practice consistently promoted the children’s welfare.

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improvement to be good

Tensions with neighbours have adversely affected children’s experiences of living in the home and feeling settled. Leaders and managers have not ensured that current potential challenges have been suitably reviewed and escalated to reduce any further impact on children.

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improvement to be good

Staff offer children sensitive support and help them consider strategies to reduce their anxieties. When children are heightened, staff restrain them as a last resort to help them regulate emotionally. Their actions are necessary and proportionate. The registered manager ensures that the views of children and staff are sought after significant events.

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improvement to be good

When children go missing from the home, staff take appropriate actions to search for them and locate them in line with their individual risk management plans. Staff report children as missing to relevant professionals and offer the children sensitive support on their return home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a good understanding of the children’s needs and supports staff to progress the children’s care plans. This helps children make progress. One child’s social worker praised the registered manager’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that children receive suitable individualised care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff talk positively about the support they receive from leaders and managers. Team meetings take place monthly and provide staff with the opportunity to meet as a team. The support of the therapeutic practitioner promotes discussions regarding children’s needs and how staff can best support them. This helps strengthen the therapeutic care offered to the children and assists staff to understand their roles. Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 5 The registered manager uses systems to support their oversight of the home. This helps them understand the home’s strengths and areas for development. The registered manager has worked hard in ensuring that challenges with staffing sufficiency and significant changes to the staff team have not affected the quality of care that children receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has carried out a review of the quality of care offered to the children. However, she has not used the feedback and opinions of children or included any actions that the registered person considers necessary to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervision takes place regularly for permanent staff and agency staff. However, the supervisors have not consistently ensured that agency staff are supported to reflect on children’s needs. Additionally, the registered manager has been unable to ensure that staff on loan from other homes receive timely supervision to discuss practice and reflect on the needs of the children they care for.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff access mandatory training and additional support to help them understand the individual needs of the children. However, leaders and managers have not been able to support some staff effectively in achieving relevant qualifications. As a result, the registered manager is unable to be assured that all staff have the necessary knowledge and qualifications to meet the children’s needs. Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 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, 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

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

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v)(vii)) 30 August 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(b)(c)) 30 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 7

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home’s location review considers any identified risks in the area and explores strategies that help manage potential risks and escalate any concerns if necessary. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 64, paragraph 15.1)  The registered person should ensure that all staff working in the home receive consistent supervision that allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children they care for. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)  The registered person should ensure that all staff achieve relevant qualifications within suitable timescales. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.12)

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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: 2775374 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: YMCA Robin Hood Group

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Children’s home details

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

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Inspectors

Gina Lightfoot, Social Care Inspector (lead) Emma Gauden, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2775374 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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