Children's home run by HAVEN CARE GROUP LIMITED

Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1244350 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

The home provides care for up to three children who have social and emotional difficulties. The home is privately owned. A manager is in post and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the last full inspection on 17 October 2019.

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This monitoring visit

At the full inspection, 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 to determine a person’s fitness to work with children.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this failure, Ofsted issued a compliance notice in respect of regulation 32 of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

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This monitoring visit

On 11 November 2019, Ofsted conducted a monitoring visit to the provider’s head office. The inspector found that the provider has taken action to meet the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

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 to determine someone’s suitability to work with children. Consequently, the provider now has regard for the legislation designed to protect vulnerable children. Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1244350 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 17/10/2019 Full Inadequate 13/08/2018 Full Good 16/01/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness 20/06/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1244350 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children ’s home’s ov s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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understand and apply the home’s s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s s welfare. (Regulation 6 (1)(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii))

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This relates to the manager and staff’s s knowledge and understanding about the provision of therapy commissioned by the home. 30/11/2019

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

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure–

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies; 30/11/2019 Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1244350 4 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 form harm; and

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12(2)(a)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e))

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This relates to the understanding of roles and responsibilities, including the sharing of information with police, ensuring all visitors to the home sign the visitor’s book and managerial scrutiny of how managers and staff implement the child protection policies. The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that–

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to–

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b), (2)(a)(c)(h)) 30/11/2019

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The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the s tatement of purpose”) ) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. (Regulation 16(1), Schedule 1, 14))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to accuracy in the statement of purpose and on the website about the provision of therapy. 30/11/2019

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by Inspection report for children‘s home – monitoring visit: 1244350 5 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 address: 1st 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: 1244350 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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