Children's Home run by Adeza Care Homes Limited in Waltham Forest

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was not judged.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has not had any placements since the last inspection that was conducted in January 2016. That was an interim inspection that also resulted in no judgement. The home has provided only a very limited service since 2013. The last young person left the home on 18 August 2015. This was an emergency short placement. The last full inspection was carried out on 29 July 2013.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered persons are clear that they wish to continue with the home’s registration. To retain the staff and help them to continue to build on their professional skills, they deployed the staff at a sister home. They are recruiting for more staff. The registered manager is working towards obtaining a level 5 qualification in care and management. An independent professional visits the home on a monthly basis. Ofsted receives regular monitoring reports that testify to the home’s readiness to accept children looked after. All health and safety checks are in date. A full redecoration of the premises and necessary building repairs is in progress. The registered persons have stayed in contact with the local commissioners. They are planning to invite them to the home’s relaunch, in August 2016, once all the work has been completed.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This report repeats two requirements and one recommendation. Without children, it was not possible to make an evaluation of the home’s progress in effectively meeting these requirements and the good practice recommendation. The requirements relate to care planning and records of the staff duty roster. The recommendation is regarding admissions to the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

It was identified at this visit that the quality of the location risk assessment requires improvement. This document does not evidence consultation with any relevant agencies. Contradictory information is included that does not demonstrate sound, evidence-based thinking. For example, the registered persons have judged the risk to the setting to be high. It is not clear how they reached this judgement. The stated evidence does not identify any areas of risk and describes only positive, protective factors within the local community. The evidence does not support the judgement.

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Information about this children's home

This privately owned home provides support and accommodation for up to four young people who may have emotional or behavioural difficulties or a mild mental disorder. The company has another children’s home in the area.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

17/8/2015 Interim Declined in effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person(s) meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and ‘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

14.— (1) In order to meet the care planning standard, the registered person must ensure that children receive well-planned care in or through the home and have a positive experience of admission and transition processes, specifically in line with accurate written care plans. 1/9/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain in the home the records listed in Schedule 4, including a copy of the staff duty roster of persons working at the home and a record of the actual rosters worked. (Regulation 37(2)(a) Schedule 4.3) 1/9/2016

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Requirement Due date

(1) The registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children's home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard).

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Requirement Due date

(2) When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46(1)(2)) 1/10/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Review the admission process so that it is more effective in ensuring that a placement in the home is the right one for the child and that the home is able to respond effectively to the child's assessed needs. Emergency admissions should not be taken unless the home has the capacity and the support systems in place to care effectively for children admitted at very short notice. (‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.6)

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the ‘Inspection of children's homes: framework for inspection.’

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and ‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’. the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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