Children's Home run by Cascade (Banks House) Limited in Kingston upon Hull

Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 1 Registered provider: Cascade (Banks House) 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

The home is privately operated. It provides care for up to 6 children who may have a learning disability and experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Three children were living in the home at the time of this inspection. The inspector spoke with one child and observed all the children and their interactions with staff.

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Information about this children’s home

The provider runs an independent school from a registered building adjoining the home. The inspector only inspected the social care provision on this site.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in January 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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/06/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 3

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Summary of findings

Children are making positive progress in their lives. They benefit from warm and supportive relationships with staff, who invest meaningful time in getting to know them. Staff create a caring environment where children feel respected and valued.

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Summary of findings

Managers and staff have developed strong and effective working relationships with partner agencies, including social workers and other relevant professionals. These positive multi-agency relationships help to ensure that children receive coordinated support.

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Summary of findings

Staff do not consistently follow agreed strategies or the measures set out in children’s risk assessments when responding to behavioural and emotional difficulties. As a result, children’s identified risks and needs are not always managed effectively.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making positive progress and benefit from warm, nurturing relationships with staff. Staff spend quality time with children and create a welcoming, child- centred environment where children feel valued and respected and develop a strong sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from good educational support. All children attend the on-site school and maintain good attendance. Staff work closely with school staff, and this joined- up approach supports children’s learning and educational progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are met. They are registered with local health services, and staff ensure that children attend routine and specialist health appointments to promote their overall wellbeing. Staff encourage children to make healthy changes, such as maintaining a balanced diet and participating in regular physical activity. Staff have also introduced the use of a pain communication tool. This has helped children to express and communicate when they feel unwell or are experiencing pain.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to express their wishes and feelings and contribute to decisions about their lives. They enjoy a range of social and recreational activities that support confidence, independence and personal development. Staff also help children to maintain positive relationships with family and friends, ensuring that important connections are sustained. Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 4

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improvement to be good

Staff do not consistently use agreed approaches when supporting children who struggle to manage their behavioural and emotional responses. Staff do not always follow the strategies and measures in children’s risk assessments, resulting in an escalation of risk, confusion and stress for children.

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improvement to be good

Learning reviews have been carried out following incidents. However, some incident types have reoccurred, which does not provide sufficient assurance that learning has been fully embedded into practice to sustain improvement.

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improvement to be good

All children have care plans and risk assessments in place. These are detailed, clearly identify children’s risks and vulnerabilities and are regularly reviewed and updated promptly when new risks emerge.

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improvement to be good

Staff carry out focused work with children to support their understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Effective multi-agency working with partner agencies helps to promote and maintain appropriate safeguarding arrangements for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is ambitious for children and is committed to ensuring that they receive high-quality care. He is supported by a dedicated and committed staff team that shares the home’s ethos.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff report that they feel well supported by the management team. They benefit from regular training, team meetings and reflective supervision. Supervision sessions and team meetings provide staff with opportunities to discuss their roles, reflect on their practice and identify any support they require to carry out their responsibilities effectively. Staff also benefit from access to therapeutic support, which promotes their emotional wellbeing and resilience.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers have effective monitoring and auditing systems in place to oversee children’s progress, staff performance and the overall quality of care provided. In addition, monthly visits by an independent person offer external scrutiny. Managers review the findings from these visits and use any learning identified to make improvements and strengthen practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers and staff maintain positive and effective working relationships with partner agencies, including social workers and other relevant professionals. Professionals report that communication is timely and effective. Strong multi-agency working helps to ensure that children receive coordinated support. Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 5

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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 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

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)(a)(i)(v)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been reinstated from the previous inspection. 14 November

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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: 2810524 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cascade (Banks House) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 2 Therm Road, Hull HU8 7BF

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Inspector

Evelyn Chafota, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2810524 7 and inspects 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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Inspector

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