Children's home run by Acorn Children’s Home (Branston) Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1276706 1

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Acorn Children’s Home (Branston) 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 accommodates up to four children. It is one of two children’s homes run by a small limited company. The home aims to stabilise children and ensure that they feel safe, secure and cared for.

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Information about this children’s home

A new manager has been appointed and has submitted his application to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to evaluate the progress being made by the provider to meet one compliance notice relating to the safe recruitment of staff and to ensure that the organisation has continued to comply with a restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has continued to adhere to the restriction of accommodation notice. As a result, there are currently no children living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has ensured that the boiler located in the downstairs bathroom is now safe. All fire doors in the home now close properly. The fire hazards identified at the last monitoring visit have now been adequately addressed.

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This monitoring visit

A new policy is now in place for the recruitment of staff who are employed under a contract. The policy has only recently been implemented and is yet to be disseminated to staff.

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This monitoring visit

New processes have been put in place for the recruitment of staff. This involves the provider outsourcing their recruitment of staff to a recruitment agency. The provider has also recruited a human resources manager who will be responsible for ensuring that the final verification checks are carried out. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1276706 2 All remaining requirements will be reviewed at a future inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 16/05/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 02/10/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1276706 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

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 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. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(b)) 25/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 5 days of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(c)) 25/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(vii)) 25/10/2019

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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 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 25/10/2019

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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; 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 manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(ii)) 25/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees receive practice-related supervision by a person with 25/10/2019 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1276706 4 appropriate experience; and have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)(c)) The registered person must maintain records (‘case records’) for each child which include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in 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)) 25/10/2019

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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.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Acorn Children’s Home (Branston) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Claremont House, 223 Branston Road, Burton-on- Trent, Staffordshire DE14 3BT

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Inspector

Sarah Junor-Fitzpatrick, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1276706 5 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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