Children's Home run by HAVEN CARE GROUP LIMITED in Derby

Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: 1247144 1

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Haven Care Group

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children and/or young people.

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This monitoring visit

At the interim inspection, Ofsted judged that this home had declined in effectiveness. Ofsted found that the provider had not maintained safe recruitment procedures to ensure that only suitable adults work with children. The provider had not carried out essential recruitment checks to help them to determine a person’s s fitness to work with children. As a result of this failure, Ofsted issued a compliance notice in respect of regulation 32 of the Children’s s Homes (England) Regulations 2015. On 11 November 2019, Ofsted conducted a monitoring visit to the provider’s s head office. The inspector found that the provider has taken action to meet the compliance notice. Training, policy, procedure and practice in safe recruitment have been improved. The provider is no longer employing any disqualified person and is now carrying out all the required recruitment checks to help them to determine someone’s s suitability to

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This monitoring visit

work with children. Consequently, the provider now has regard for legislation designed to protect vulnerable children. Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: 1247144 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 31/10/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 03/09/2019 Full Good 22/01/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 12/09/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: 1247144 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 registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. (Regulation 16(1) Schedule 1, 14)) This relates to the accuracy regarding therapy in the statement of purpose and on the website. 22/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s s home. The registered person must— maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4; ensure that the records are kept up to date; and retain the records for at least 15 years from the date of the last entry. (Regulation 37(1)(2)(a)(b)(c)) 22/11/2019

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Recommendations

 Children’s homes staff should seek to identify and provide appropriate opportunities for children to develop themselves in accordance with their wishes and feelings and as part of the home’s plan for their care. Each child’s talents and interests should be understood and nurtured, with children selecting activities based on their personal preferences and abilities, so far as is reasonable. Staff should also support children to try activities that are ‘new’ for them, where appropriate. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 31, paragraph 6.4)

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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: 1247144 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Haven Care Group, First Floor, Unit 3 Barberry, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2UE

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Inspector

Christy Wannop, social care inspector Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: 1247144 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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