Children's home run by Surrey County Council

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC045408 1 SC045408

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Surrey County Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This local authority home, registered for two children, is part of a jointly commissioned and funded, multi-agency service that provides therapeutic support for children who have complex mental health, education and social care needs that cannot be met by one agency alone. The residential element of this service offers support to children in mental health crisis but who do not require a psychiatric admission. The beds are available to children for up to seven days at a time, and the service also aims to enable partner agencies to better respond to children’s mental health needs out of hours. The manager was registered with Ofsted in June 2018.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 17 December 2018. A restriction of accommodation notice was issued, along with three compliance notices. At a monitoring visit on 29 January 2019, the provider notified Ofsted that the home would be closing and that the registered manager had resigned. The condition requiring the provider to give Ofsted three months’ notice prior to the admission of a child was imposed as no children were living there.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, the inspectors met with the responsible individual and the service lead for the local authority.

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This monitoring visit

The provider proposed to move another service run by the authority to this building. A redevelopment of the building had been carried out, including improvements to the security of the garden, in order to prepare for children coming to live in the home. The works had been carried out to a satisfactory standard, and the manager and team from the other provision were moving with the children to provide continuity of care. Inspectors found that plans in place to admit children to the home were acceptable, and it was agreed that the condition requiring the provider to give Ofsted three months’ notice prior to the admission of a child could be lifted. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC045408 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 17/12/2018 Full Inadequate 21/11/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/03/2017 Full Good 06/06/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC045408 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

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Surrey County Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Quadrant Court, 35 Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey GU22 7QQ

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Inspectors

Sarah Olliver, social care inspector Sophie Wood, regulatory inspection manager Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC045408 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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