Children's home run by Aspire Residential Care Home Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report children’s home: SC441591 1 SC441591 Registered provider: Aspire Residential Care Home Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns this home. It is registered for up to three young people aged 10 to 17, who have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

This home has not had a registered manager since 1 July 2017. There is no manager in post.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

At a monitoring visit on 12 September 2018, inspectors found that no progress had been made in meeting the requirements from the full inspection on 19 June 2018. Added regulatory shortfalls were also found. On 14 September 2018, Ofsted issued a restriction of accommodation notice that was due to expire on 7 December 2018.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

In addition, one compliance notice relating to the safe recruitment of staff, initially issued on 17 January 2018, then reissued on 12 March 2018 and again on 8 May 2018, remained unmet.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was ‘not judged’. Inspection report children’s home: SC441591 2 On arrival, the inspectors found that there were no young people living at the home. It was confirmed by the responsible individual that the home had ceased to operate.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/01/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 29/06/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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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: Aspire Residential Care Home Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 311f The Big Peg, 120 Vyse Street, Hockley B18 6NF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Mukesh Lal Inspection report children’s home: SC441591 3 Registered manager: Post vacant

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Inspectors

Alison Cooper, social care inspector Louise Battersby, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC441591 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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