Children's home run by Kids

Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 1 Registered provider: Kids Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This short-break children‘s home is operated by a national charity. This home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children. The children may have learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities and sensory impairment. A condition is in place that requires the home to reduce the number of children by the number of people aged 18 and over for which it also provides care and accommodation.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since 25 February 2019.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 6 and 7 February 2019

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: A restriction of accommodation was put in place on 12 February 2019.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged inadequate at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was ‗not judged‘.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Inspectors found that the restriction of accommodation notice was being complied with. Telephone interviews with the interim manager and the responsible individual, along with a tour of the premises, evidenced that no children had been admitted to the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, the registered manager has resigned. Leaders and managers are currently in the process of recruiting to this post. They are also working on an action plan to address the identified shortfalls. This has included providing a statutory response Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 2 to the requirements made at the last inspection. However, it has not been possible to review these while the service is not operating. These will be explored at the next inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

During this inspection, a further requirement was made. The responsible individual has failed to ensure that an independent person visits the home each month in line with the regulations.

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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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who— understand the children‘s home‘s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children; use this understanding to deliver care that meets children‘s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— ensure that staff— provide personalised care that meets each child‘s needs, as recorded in the child‘s relevant plans, taking account of the child‘s background. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The health and well-being standard is that— the health and well-being needs of children are met; (Regulation 10 (1)(a)) 28/06/2019

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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. 28/06/2019 Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 3 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; understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; that the home‘s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. that the premises used for the purposes of the home are located so that children are effectively safeguarded. that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child

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Requirement Due date

from avoidable hazards to the child‘s health. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(v)(b)(c)(d))

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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; ensure that the home‘s workforce provides continuity of care to each child, use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(c)(e)(h)) 28/06/2019

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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. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The placement plan must set out, in particular— how, on a day-to-day basis, the child will be cared for, and the child‘s welfare safeguarded and promoted by the home; the arrangements made for the child‘s care, education and health; and any arrangements made for contact with the child‘s parents, relatives and friends. (Regulation 18 (5)(a)(b)(c)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and 28/06/2019 Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 4 proportionate. (Regulation 20 (2))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that— the privacy of children is appropriately protected. (Regulation 21 (a)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children‘s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular the registered person must ensure that— medicines kept in the home are stored in a secure place so as to prevent any child from having unsupervised access to them; medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child; and a record is kept of the administration of medicine to each child. (Regulation 23 (1)(2)(a)(b)(c)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if— the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children; the child‘s placing authority consents in writing to the monitoring or surveillance; the monitoring or surveillance is no more intrusive than necessary, having regard to the child‘s need for privacy. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)(b)(d)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(a) applies to the home— the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home. (Regulation 25 (2)(b)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

If the registered provider appoints a person to manage the home, the registered provider must, without delay, give HMCI notice of— the name of the person so appointed; and the date on which the appointment takes effect. (Regulation 27 (1)(2)(a)(b)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records (―case records‖) for each child which— include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in 28/06/2019 Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 5 relation to each child; are kept up to date; and are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that the following items, which may be kept in electronic form, are kept in an accessible manner— records of the use of measures of control, discipline or restraint (see regulation 35); records of complaints (see regulation 39). (Regulation 38 (h)(l)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints made by or on behalf of children.

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The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation. (Regulation 39 (1)(3)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating— the quality of care provided for children; the feedback and opinions of children about the children‘s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (2)(a)(b)(c)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children‘s home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard).

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Requirement Due date

When conducting the review, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46 (1)(2))

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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)) 30/04/2019 Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 6

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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: 7–9 Elliotts Place, London N1 8HX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Caroline Stevens

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Inspectors

Amanda Harvey, social care inspector Joe Davys, social care inspector Interim inspection report children’s home: 1272379 7 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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