Children's Home run by Oakley House Children’s Home Limited in Staffordshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 1 SC447457 Registered provider: Oakley House Children’s Home Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for three children. The home provides placements for children who may have faced adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and placement and family breakdown.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in December 2016 and is suitably qualified.

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Inspection date: 19 December 2019

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff have worked hard to maintain the high quality of care that they provide to the children. The manager has ensured that all the requirements raised at the last inspection have been met. As a result, improvements have been made to children’s individual placement plans that now show children’s progress. Fire safety has been improved with more fire detection devices installed and new fire doors fitted to children’s bedrooms.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home is well furnished and homely. Children are given the opportunity to personalise their bedrooms and to make suggestions about how the home is furnished. At the time of this inspection, the home was looking very festive with Christmas trees and decorations. However, the decking in the back garden was found to be a slip hazard. This means that if anyone was to exit the garden via the decking in a hurry they could fall and harm themselves.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff hold high aspirations for children and offer practical and emotional support to help them sustain their progress. One child has become increasingly independent; he is attending college and has clear aspirations about his future. Another child is supported to maintain his school placement, which is some distance from the home. This commitment to sustain the child’s school place has given him consistency and continuity in his education.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff offer a caring and nurturing approach and work hard to get to know the children. Behaviour management plans outline children’s needs and provide staff with guidance on how to respond when children are anxious and unsettled. As a result, incidents of physical intervention are rare.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Managers act swiftly when allegations are made. This prompt action safeguards children and the staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager maintains good relationships with the local neighbours and acts appropriately when concerns are raised.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager continues to use monitoring systems to evaluate the quality of care children receive. This has enabled her to identify additional training for the staff to meet the needs of children living at the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager had updated the home’s statement of purpose. However, she has forgotten to send the revised version to the regulator. Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/05/2019 Full Good 20/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 05/02/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness 13/09/2017 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 4

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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— keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it;

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Requirement Due date

and notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision.

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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—

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Requirement Due date

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health.

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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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, 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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Oakley House Children’s Home Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 4, 17 Plumbers Row, London E1 1EQ

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Inspector

Debbie Bond, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC447457 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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