Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children's home: SC056259 1 SC056259 Registered provider: Pebbles 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

The home is operated by a private provider. It offers care for up to 3 children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since December 2021.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, 3 children were living in the home, and all were spoken with.

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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 for children's home: SC056259 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/07/2025 Full Good 09/07/2024 Full Good 29/06/2023 Full Good 24/01/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home: SC056259 3

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Summary of findings

Children are making good progress. They share positive relationships with staff. Staff understand children's care needs, enabling them to provide good-quality care. All children attend education and are making progress. Children are kept safe in the home and there are very few safeguarding concerns. The registered manager has good oversight of the home. She understands its strengths and areas to develop and provides good support to staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children say that they are happy and feel well cared for. They like their bedrooms and generally build positive relationships with their peers and carers. Children enjoy a range of activities, such as sports, beauty related activities and outdoor pursuits. They also go on holidays in the United Kingdom and abroad. This provides children with enriching experiences and shows them that they are valued.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work closely with education professionals to support children's learning needs. When there are challenges, such as attendance issues or unwanted behaviours at school, staff attend meetings and work with school staff and children to help overcome these. This approach helps to promote children's overall educational progression.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide good support to children moving into and out of the home. They work with children and their social workers to create clear and individualised transition plans. When children move on, staff help them to visit their new homes and provide practical assistance to help them prepare for their moves and settle in. This ensures that children have the best possible chances of successful moves.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Some communal rooms, such as the conservatory and games room, require repairs and cleaning to make them useable and inviting spaces for children. Furthermore, some external windows require cleaning and paintwork in various areas is in need of attention. These shortfalls limit children's opportunities to use all of their home and may also make them feel less valued.

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

Children are safe in the home. There are currently very few safeguarding concerns. Children do not go missing from home, nor are they subject to external risks, such as exploitation. There have been no incidents of physical restraint. Staff know children and the potential risks that they face well and this helps them to keep children safe.

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

Staff work closely with children to support them to develop strategies to stay safe. This includes work around healthy lifestyles, managing emotions, community safety and Inspection report for children's home: SC056259 4 having safe family time plans. Children engage well in this work, which helps children to better recognise any risks and feel more confident in managing them.

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

There is a stable and consistent staff team. When new staff start working in the home, appropriate safer recruitment practices are in place and followed. This assures leaders and managers that only those who are fit do so are able to work with children in the home.

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

Children have individualised risk assessments, which include strategies for staff to manage risks. However, some children's risk assessments are not kept up to date. This has not had any direct impact on children's safety. However, it could mean that staff do not have up-to-date information about children's support needs or changes to risks levels that could impact on children's welfare.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is well established in her role. She is suitably skilled and experienced, knows the children well and has high expectations for their care. She maintains good oversight of the home, understanding its strengths and areas for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers advocate on behalf of children. They helped one child to challenge their local authority on their proposed care plan, resulting in positive changes for that child. They are also supporting another child to challenge their current education plans. Good advocacy helps to ensure that children's plans remain suitable for their individual needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children's views are regularly gathered by staff. Leaders and managers use these views to help inform how they provide care to children. When necessary, leaders and managers also help children to access independent advocacy. This ensures that children's views are heard clearly and given prominence when key decisions about their care are being made.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff access regular and reflective supervision sessions and have annual appraisals of their practice. This enables the manager to monitor practice and promote staff development. This helps to ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge they need to provide children with good-quality care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are held regularly and are well attended by staff. Staff can also access consultations with therapists who are allocated to work with the home. This allows staff to reflect on how they are meeting children's needs and share good practice. It also helps to ensure that staff take a consistent approach to children's care. Inspection report for children's home: SC056259 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home environment is maintained and decorated to a good standard and that all outstanding disrepair is addressed. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 42, paragraph 9.5)

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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: SC056259 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Pebbles Care Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds, England LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Jon Collins, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: SC056259 7 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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