Serendipity Family Assessment Centre

Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Serendipity Family Assessment Centre 1 Serendipity Family Assessment Centre Serendipity, 24 Victoria Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1DW Monitoring visit

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this residential family centre

This residential family centre provides parenting assessments for up to six families. The families are accommodated in two houses a very short distance apart. Parents must be at least 16 years old. The service accepts children up to 10 years old.

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Inspection date: 20 February 2018

Date of previous inspection: 22 August 2017

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This monitoring visit

The visit took place to monitor compliance with the notice of restriction of accommodation.

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This monitoring visit

At this visit, there were no children and families staying at the service. The service is not in a position to take families as the registered manager is experiencing a period of ill-health and all permanent members of staff have been made redundant.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements and recommendations set at the full inspection could not be tested as the centre is not operational. Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Serendipity Family Assessment Centre 2

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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, Residential Family Centre Regulations 2002 and the national minimum standards. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

10: Health and welfare of residents 22/09/2017 10: Health and welfare of residents 22/09/2017 12: Arrangements for the protection of children 22/09/2017 13: Placements 22/09/2017 13: Placements 22/09/2017 13: Placements 22/09/2017 20: Complaints 22/09/2017 23: Review of quality of care 22/09/2017 13: Placements 29/09/2017 13: Placements 27/10/2017

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Recommendations

 3: Promoting a positive identity & potential through individualised placements  7: Moving in and leaving the centre

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the residential family centre since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Serendipity Family Assessment Centre 3

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider: Serendipity (Devon) Ltd

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider address: Serendipity, 24 Victoria Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1DW

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Inspectors

Michelle Oxley Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Serendipity Family Assessment Centre 4 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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