Children's home run by Acorn Homes (UK) Ltd

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258199 1

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Acorn Homes (UK) Ltd

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 home for up to five children. The statement of purpose details that children may have difficulties forming and sustaining relationships. They may also find it difficult to manage their emotions and this results in some challenging behaviour.

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Information about this children's home

There has been no registered manager in post since May 2017.

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This monitoring visit

This inspection was undertaken to monitor compliance with the restriction of accommodation notice served on 21 November 2019. The notice was issued because the registered provider notified Ofsted that in mid-November 2019 the registered manager and a number of staff had unexpectedly stopped working at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The restriction notice was served to allow the organisation time to ensure that new staff being brought to work at the home would have time to get to know and understand the needs of the children currently living in the home, before a new child was admitted.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements and recommendations from the last full inspection in November 2019 were not reviewed at this inspection. These requirements and recommendations will be reviewed at the home’s next inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Since the restriction notice was served the organisation decided to temporarily close the home. All children living here moved to other homes that the organisation operates on 13 December 2019. Since then no child has lived at the home and the restriction notice is therefore met. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258199 2 Some progress in employing a full staff team has been made. However, at the time of this monitoring visit no newly recruited staff have started working in the home. Subject to full recruitment checks, a manager, deputy and three staff have been appointed and further interviews are to be held.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has a suitable training plan ready for the team. However, the responsible individual is uncertain that the plan to re-open the home in mid-March 2020 is achievable.

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This monitoring visit

Despite making appointments to the role of manager the home has been without a registered manager since 17 May 2017.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 26/11/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 24/10/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258199 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 provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if— there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and the registered provider— is an organisation or a partnership; does not satisfy regulation 28; or is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home.

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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)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(2)(a)(b)) 01/03/2020

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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 Homes (Uk) Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 424 Margate Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6SJ Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258199 4 Responsible individual: Carol Bradley

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Inspector

Ruth Coler, social care inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258199 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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