Children's home run by Castle Homes Limited in North Northamptonshire

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 1 SC419330

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Castle Homes Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is registered to accommodate a maximum of three children who have complex difficulties. It is owned by a large private organisation.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since April 2018.

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This monitoring visit

This visit followed the children’s home being judged to have declined in effectiveness at the interim inspection on 29 November 2018. Two compliance notices were issued. A monitoring visit was undertaken on 24 January 2019, when a restriction of accommodation was issued together with the reissue of the two compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The focus of this visit was to assess the adherence to the restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

A visit to the home was conducted on 8 March 2019 and it was confirmed that no children have been admitted to, or have returned to the home, since 24 January 2019.

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This monitoring visit

The notice is to run until 29 April 2019 and Ofsted will continue to monitor adherence until this time. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/11/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 01/05/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/12/2017 Full Inadequate 13/09/2016 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 3

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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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff— seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs; if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that children can reaccess therapy as required. 02/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. *(Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)) 02/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that— helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; and use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. 02/04/2019 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 4 (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) [*(2)(c)] (h))

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children— receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that arrangements are in place to— manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(ii)) 02/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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 children’s home 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 children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Castle Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Fifth Floor, 80 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UD

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Inspector

Suzy Lemmy, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC419330 6 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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