“children's homes in Staffordshire”

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 65 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1AD

Staffordshire · Part of Horizon Care and Education Group Limited

improvement to be good

Two children have lived at the home since it was registered in May 2019. One child was admitted to the home for a period of a few days and subsequently returned to her original home, which is within the organisation. At the time of the inspection, one child had recently left the home. This child’s transition to semi-independent living was not well managed and did not include sufficient cooperation and communication with the placing authority. Inspection report children’s home: 2508545 5 During the course of the child’s placement, there was no opportunity for her care plan to be formally reviewed. As a result, the child did not always receive well-coordinated care, and this impacted on her progress while in the placement and decision-making with regard to her care plan.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 65 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1AD

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

inadequate

Ofsted has judged this home inadequate due to significant failings in the planning of children’s care, safeguarding practice and leadership and management. Children who lived at the home since the last inspection have not received the help and protection they needed to keep them safe and enable them to make good progress. Staff practice and poor leadership did not support children to have positive experiences and achieve good outcomes.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Future in Mind, 65 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1AD

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Most areas of the home are welcoming, comfortable, and well furnished. However, some aspects of the home require attention to bring them up to a consistently good standard. The registered manager has identified areas that require further development, such as the garden and ongoing repairs throughout the home. She took some action during the inspection to address the shortfalls. Inspection report children's home: 2507393 4 Children’s records are not always regularly reviewed and updated. For example, a document recording children’s daily activities does not always contain the relevant information. This means that staff are not always able to measure children’s progress or know what support they may need.

Staffordshire · Part of Horizon Care and Education Group Limited

Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children who have social and/or emotional difficulties and who are vulnerable to child sexual exploitation. . The home offers both medium- and long-term placements for children, irrespective of gender.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Information about this children’s home

A private provider operates this home. This is the home’s first inspection since opening in October 2019. The provider provides care and accommodation for up to two children or young people who have experienced childhood instability, resulting in trauma and associated complex emotional and social difficulties.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider. The home provides care for up to two children who have experienced childhood instability, resulting in trauma and associated complex emotional and social difficulties.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider. The home provides care for up to two children who have experienced childhood instability, resulting in trauma and associated complex emotional and social difficulties.

Staffordshire · Part of Horizon Care and Education Group Limited

requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

inadequate

At the time of this inspection, no children were living at the home. Two children had recently moved out. One had lived at the home for several months and one had lived there for 10 days, having moved from another home within the organisation.

Staffordshire · Part of Horizon Care and Education Group Limited

Information about this children’s home

The current manager has been in post since October 2019. She has obtained her level 5 qualification in leadership and management. She has also submitted her application to register with Ofsted.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child lives in this home, and they have only recently moved in. The child is making steady progress from his starting point.

Staffordshire · Part of Horizon Care and Education Group Limited

improvement to be good

Staff undertake regular health and safety checks and the home is well maintained. As a result, children live in a safe and homely environment.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

As a result of a lack of experienced and skilled staff to safely operate this home, the provider has made the decision to close the home temporarily. Following this inspection, Ofsted imposed a three-month condition on their registration. This means that the provider must notify Ofsted of their intention to move children in. Ofsted will undertake a monitoring visit in advance of this happening to review the provider’s readiness to reopen the home. Inspection report for children's home: 2507393 7

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

inadequate

Managers did not take steps to ensure that all risks were considered when a child moved into this home from another home within the organisation. Consequently, the decisions made compromised children’s welfare and safety. In addition, staff shortages meant that there were insufficient staff to meet children’s needs and staff who were working at the home did not have the appropriate training to meet the children’s needs safely. Immediate notice was given on both children’s placements and children moved out without adequate preparation and warning.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

inadequate

The home has sustained damage as a result of incidents. Brickwork in the conservatory is crumbling due to a flying ant infestation. A child’s bedroom was dirty because of poor supervision and support. Another child moved into a bedroom which had not been prepared adequately for their arrival. Managers and staff have failed to maintain the home to an acceptable standard of hygiene and decoration, and they have allowed children to live and sleep in conditions that are unwelcoming and poor.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

inadequate

One child living in the home was not in education. Managers and staff failed to take enough action to address this and help the child to re-engage. The child’s Inspection report for children's home: 2507393 4 educational needs were not being reviewed regularly. In addition, managers and staff did not always ensure that good routines and activities were in place to support the child with his learning.

Staffordshire · Part of Future In Mind Limited

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to prepare for moving out of the home and for this to be a success. One child’s transition was well planned to help them move to a new family. In this situation, staff worked closely with the placing authority. This ensured that this child’s plans supported them practically and emotionally.