Children's Home run by Roundhouse Care in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: SC478852 1 SC478852

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Roundhouse Care Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home is operated by a private provider and is registered to provide care and accommodation for three young people who have social and/or emotional difficulties and learning disabilities.

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Information about this children's home

The manager has been registered since May 2014 and is suitably qualified.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was conducted remotely due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The inspector considered a sample of documents provided by email, conducted interviews with staff and spoke with children on the phone.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged as inadequate on 12 December 2019. At that inspection, eight requirements were raised, one of which was subject to a compliance notice, and a restriction of accommodation notice was issued.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted completed a monitoring visit on 21 January 2020. Progress had been made in addressing shortfalls, the compliance notice was met, and the restriction of accommodation notice was removed. Four further requirements were raised, reflecting regulatory shortfalls.

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This monitoring visit

This inspection examined progress made at the home since the monitoring visit. The registered manager has made good progress, and all requirements are now met.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has now embedded clear monitoring systems to enable oversight of the home. These enable her to identify and quickly address any safeguarding concerns about children or areas for development in staff practice. For example, the registered manager and deputy manager were able to identify where a Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: SC478852 2 member of staff needed some additional support. This included modelling their responses to children’s behaviour. This has transformed staff’s practice. Children in the home were able to identify this change when they spoke to inspectors and reported they were happy in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has completed a realistic quality of care review which takes account of feedback from children, staff, and those outside of the home. The manager has identified actions that are relevant to develop staff practice. For example, the manager ensures that training, relevant to the needs of children in the home, is prioritised for staff. This child-centred approach, alongside the strengthened systems in the home, means that children receive care from staff who have the necessary skills and are clear on their roles and responsibilities.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team has worked hard to ensure that children have positive experiences of moving into and out of the home. For example, when children leave the home, staff who are important to them help with transport and settling them in to their new home. This is done in a sensitive and attuned way that emphasises to children that they are important, and that the relationships that they have with staff are valued.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 11/12/2019 Full Inadequate 28/01/2019 Full Outstanding 01/02/2018 Full Outstanding 20/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: SC478852 3

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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

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is currently posing to those we inspect. During this visit, the inspectors took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of coronavirus by the home. This has included the effect these have had on staffing arrangements.

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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: Roundhouse Care Ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Ventura House, Ventura Park Road, TAMWORTH, Staffordshire B78 3HL

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Inspector

Karol Keenan, social care inspector Inspection report for children's home – monitoring visit: SC478852 4 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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