Children's Home run by Anna House Limited in Havering

Inspection report children’s home: SC058603 1 SC058603 Registered provider: Anna House Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

 A private company operates this children’s home.  The home provides both long-term care and short breaks for up to six children who have learning and/or physical difficulties.  Two young adults currently reside in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff and management continue to provide a good service to children and their families. Children are settled and feel secure in their home. They enjoy positive experiences such as a summer holiday in Norfolk and many trips out to places of interest. This small building has a homely feel. The anxiety of some children about change was carefully considered when redecoration was planned by staff. The individual interests and abilities of all children have been incorporated into how their bedrooms have been decorated and furnished. Inspection report children’s home: SC058603 2 Children continue to make good progress in the home. They have better personal care, improved relationships with family and improving health outcomes. Impressively, all of the children attend school or college regularly. They learn to be as independent as possible. Children are supported by a regular team that knows their needs well. A social worker

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

said, ‘I observe a very warm relationship between the staff and the child.’ Staff strongly advocate for children and champion their rights. The registered manager leads the home well. Good use is made of the independent person’s monitoring visits to continually improve the home. The manager has met the recommendations made at the last inspection. Staff are tenacious in helping children improve some behaviours which others may find particularly challenging. Children’s behaviour improves as their need for boundaries and security is met. Restraint is well managed in the building. Recently, staff have had to restrain a child in the minibus. Although the child has been kept safe, their behaviour is risky. Staff have asked the local authority to consider permitting an alternative method of restraint. Incidents in the minivan are recorded as incidents but not as restraints, which limits management oversight.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/06/2018 Full Good 06/06/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 03/08/2016 Full Good

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Recommendations

 In some cases, such as in children’s homes caring for children with complex care needs, restraint may be necessary because of a child’s impairment or disability. A child’s EHC plan or statement of special educational needs may contain detail about planned and agreed approaches to restraint or restraint techniques to be applied in the day-to-day routine of the child. This could include, for example, the use of a device, such as outlined in paragraph 9.46. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 47, paragraph 9.43) Specifically, agree with the placing authority an effective means of transporting one specific child in the minibus. Inspection report children’s home: SC058603 3  Records of restraint must be kept and should enable the registered person and staff to review the use of control, discipline and restraint to identify effective practice and respond promptly where any issues or trends of concern emerge. The review should

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Recommendations

provide the opportunity for amending practice to ensure it meets the needs of each child. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 49, paragraph 9.59) Specifically, record restraints taking place in the minibus to ensure that managers can assess the effectiveness of the measures.

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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 address: 207 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford RM5 3YJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Margaret Akullo-Odiya

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Inspector

Jacqueline Graves, social care regulatory inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC058603 4 Inspection report children’s home: SC058603 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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