Children's home run by Sherico Care Services Limited

Inspection report children’s home: SC007293 1 SC007293 Registered provider: Sherico Care Services Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children who have physical disabilities. The home is wheelchair accessible and offers a short-break service.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: sustained effectiveness

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 16 January 2017

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was ‘not judged’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Currently there are no children living at the home. Therefore, the inspection focuses on whether the children’s home meets its statutory requirements in order to maintain its registration, and whether it is ready to accept placements. As a result, no judgement is made.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has had no children living in it since March 2017. There is no manager in place.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders do not promote the home’s continued improvement. The provider does not ensure that independent monthly monitoring visits take place. Ofsted has received no regulation 44 monitoring reports since May 2017. This is a breach of the regulations. The Inspection report children’s home: SC007293 2 lack of independent monitoring visits does not assist leaders in reviewing the home’s effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders and managers do not carry out quality of care reviews as required. These reviews assist the home in evaluating the quality of care and developing plans that improve the home’s standard of care. The provider is required to forward review reports to Ofsted, but does not do so. This is a breach of the regulations.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The provider has yet to improve the décor and equipment of the home’s sensory room. This sensory play area is not well equipped with imaginative play material to support the creative play of children who have sensory impairments.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 02/08/2016 Full Requires improvement 28/01/2016 Interim Not judged 11/08/2015 Interim Not judged

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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, 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 registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if— (a) there is no registered manager in respect of the home. (Regulation 27(1)(a)) 01 Feb 2018

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Requirement Due date

45.—(1) The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

(2) In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for 01 Feb 2018 Inspection report children’s home: SC007293 3 monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

(a) the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

(b) the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

(c) any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45(1)(2)(a)(b)(c)) (3) After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review ("the quality of care review report").

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Requirement Due date

(a) supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed. (Regulation 45(3) and (4)(a)) 01 Feb 2018

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Requirement Due date

(1) The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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Requirement Due date

(2) When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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Requirement Due date

(a) if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires; and

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Requirement Due date

(b) to inspect the premises of the home and such of the home’s records (except for a child’s case records, unless the child and the child’s placing authority consent) as the independent person requires. (Regulation 44(1)(2)(a)(b)) 01 Feb 2018

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Requirement Due date

(4) The independent person must produce a report about a visit ("the independent person’s report") which sets out, in particular, the independent person’s opinion as to whether—

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Requirement Due date

(a) children are effectively safeguarded; and

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Requirement Due date

(b) the conduct of the home promotes children’s well-being. (Regulation 44(4)(a)(b)) 01 Feb 2018

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Recommendations

Inspection report children’s home: SC007293 4  Ensure children with disabilities have appropriate opportunities to have fun. In particular, that the home improves equipment available in the sensory room. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 32, paragraph 6.10)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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 whom it is trying to help, protect and look after.

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Information about this inspection

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

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’.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Sherico Care Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Sherico Care Homes Ltd, 2-4 Balmoral Road, London E10 5ND

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Inspector

Sandra Jacobs-Walls, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC007293 5 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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