Setting 1268051

Interim inspection report children’s home: 1268051 1 Registered provider: Oasis Young People’s Care Services (UK) Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is one of two operated by a private provider. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for six children.

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Judgement at last inspection: not applicable

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home has not yet had a full inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

At this interim inspection, the home was ‘not judged’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has not provided accommodation to children since its registration in December 2017. This inspection focuses on whether the children’s home meets its statutory requirements in order to maintain its registration and is ready to accept placements.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

A manager and some staff have been employed to work at the home and ongoing recruitment is taking place to ensure a full staffing complement. In the interim, the staff are employed at the organisation’s sister home. The manager is currently furnishing the building to ensure that it is ready to provide good-quality accommodation to children.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

No monthly visits to the home have been undertaken by an independent person. This is a regulatory breach nonetheless, and means that Ofsted as regulator does not have a Interim inspection report children’s home: 1268051 2 current and accurate picture regarding the service.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

This is the first inspection of this service.

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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 person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month. (Regulation 44 (1)) 16/07/2018

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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’. Interim inspection report children’s home: 1268051 3

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Oasis Young People’s Care Services (UK) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 457 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2PH

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Inspector

Joanna Heller, social care inspector Interim inspection report children’s home: 1268051 4 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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