Children's Home run by Rosa Care Limited in North Northamptonshire

Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 1 Registered provider: Rosa Care Limited

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Full inspection 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 provider. It is registered to provide care for up to two children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children's home

There was one child living at the home at the time of the inspection. The child contributed to the inspection.

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Information about this children's home

The home is led by a registered manager.

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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

Date of last inspection: not previously registered

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: none

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 2

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Summary of findings

The child has been living at this home for a few months. They have settled very well and enjoy living at the home. Staff understand the child's additional needs well. They know the best way of communicating with the child and gaining their wishes and feelings. Staff are helping the child to enjoy new experiences and have fun. The manager and staff work closely with education professionals and social workers for the child. Staff feel very well supported by the manager and the responsible individual. They are both good role models for the staff and have high aspirations for staff and children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is happy living at this home. The child reported that they like the staff and the house. They have personalised their bedroom to reflect their tastes and interests. Staff and the manager have developed strong relationships with the child. This is built on understanding the child and making sure they are making progress toward meeting their identified outcomes and having fun. The child is always excited to see the manager when they come home from school, which is testament to the strong relationships formed. The child said, 'I love [manager's name]'. Hugs are commonplace and so too is having fun.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child's care plan is detailed. It is written directly to the child. This serves to involve the child into their own care planning. The plan covers all aspects of the child's life. It explains the child's daily routines and how staff should care for the child and meet their individual needs. This plan is understood and implemented by the staff to meet the child's daily needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know how the child likes to communicate their wishes and feelings. They use simple phrases that the child understands. Additional methods of communication are used, such as creative social stories. This includes explaining important topics. For example, privacy and staying safe and if they meet a visitor to the home. Staff know the child's likes and dislikes. They ensure that the child's wishes and feelings are heard and responded to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported with their education and learning. The child attends education on a full-time basis and enjoys education, this includes staff taking them to and from school daily. Learning at the home builds on what the child enjoys and what is happening in school, for example, the child's love of numbers and colours. The manager has listened to the child's wish to go to a school nearer the home and plans are in place to make this happen.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager ensures that effective planning is undertaken for children moving to the home. This includes assessing historic experiences alongside current needs. Also, how Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 3 well the staff can meet the child's needs and keep them safe. The home routines and staff care practices are adapted to meet the child's specific additional needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help the child to remain healthy. Exercise is promoted and the child enjoys going swimming regularly, walking with staff and the use of a garden trampoline. The child is supported to attend appointments with doctors, opticians and dentists. Medication is stored and administered safely. It is recorded well and audited by the manager.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff regularly spend one-to-one time with the child in keywork sessions. These sessions take place regularly and the child particularly enjoys the staff and child exchanging messages. This ensures the child is relaxed while discussing important topics. These include healthy sleep routines and using kind words when communicating with each other.

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

Staff understand the risks and vulnerabilities for the child. These are identified in the child's risk assessment and child's care plan. How staff respond to the risks and vulnerabilities is mitigated and recorded and communicated well to staff. The effectiveness of these actions is monitored by the manager and adjustments to the plans as a reflection of the changing needs of the child. The manager also reviews and amends the locality risk assessment to ensure that staff can keep the child safe from any external risks when they are in the community.

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

The child's care plan includes a behaviour support plan to help staff manage the child's behaviour. Approaches to managing the child's behaviour include known triggers that can cause the child distress and lead to incidents arising. This ensures that staff recognise risk and how to manage any behaviour that may be of concern and keeping the child and others safe. As a result, physical intervention has not been required for the child. However, not all staff are currently trained in the provider's preferred approach to de- escalation and positive handling techniques.

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

Staff support the child if they are engaging in harmful behaviours. They understand this as a communication method. The child is helped to learn other ways of responding to being upset or angry.

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

The safeguarding policies and procedures help guide staff safeguarding practice. These are easily accessed by staff on the provider's electronic recording system. Staff understand these and how to raise any concerns if required. This includes to external child safeguarding professionals.

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

There is a gap in the staff safe recruitment process. The manager has not ensured that a risk assessment is in place for one member of staff. This is whilst information required is updated. Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 4

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff like working at this home. They work well together as a team and feel well led by the manager and responsible individual. One member of staff said, 'The management team is approachable and supportive, they are always available to give guidance and support when required.'

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The responsible individual is experienced in working in residential children's homes and caring for children with disabilities. He supports the manager very well. He visits the home regularly. He works closely with the manager to develop staff practice and knowledge. The manager receives monthly one-to-one supervision from the responsible individual.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager knows the strengths of the team and areas that she still wants to develop. There is a good workforce development plan that records actions and timescales and who is responsible to ensure it is achieved. It also includes plans for the development of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Regular team meetings are held. This gives an opportunity for staff to develop together. The child and their needs and plans are discussed. Operational issues and training also form part of the agenda.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff one-to-one supervisions are held by the manager. These are a developing process. They have not always been held in line with the manager's wish of twice in the first month and then every 4 to 6 weeks. However, staff speak positively about supervision and the support they receive from the manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has not sent an updated version of the statement of purpose to Ofsted.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Thorough quality assurance and monitoring processes are in place. The manager and responsible individual use weekly checklists. They effectively review and record feedback on all incidents. They are keen to learn and develop the home further. They take advice onboard and make any necessary changes. Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 5

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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

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. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this refers to ensuring all staff are trained in de- escalation and positive handling techniques in order to act safely when responding to behaviour that is difficult to manage. 31 August 2026

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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

The registered person may only— 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 requirements are that— full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1)(2)(a)(b)(3)(d)

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this refers to ensuring that processes for safe recruitment are amended to ensure that a risk assessment is in place if there any gaps in Schedule 2 information. 31 August 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must— 31 August 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 6 keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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Recommendation

 The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,' page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: 2852789 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 27 The Elms, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7JW

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Inspector

Shaun Caplis, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2852789 8 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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Inspector

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