Children's home run by Jamores Limited in Bexley

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1234163 1

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Jamores Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and run by a private organisation. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been without a registered manager since May 2017.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to assess whether the provider has complied with a restriction of accommodation placed on the home on 17 July 2020.

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This monitoring visit

The terms of the notice served were that no child or young person may be accommodated at the children’s home unless the child or young person was living there at the time we served the notice and has continued to be accommodated there since we served the notice. The home must not accept any new admissions while this restriction is in place, including if a child or young person already accommodated moves placement or leaves and is accommodated elsewhere for any period of time.

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This monitoring visit

In accordance with Ofsted’s guidance on COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions, this inspection was undertaken remotely. The monitoring visit took place on 26 August 2020. Information had been sent to Ofsted electronically on 25 August. A telephone discussion was held with the responsible individual on 26 August, and he confirmed that no children have been resident at this home since 21 June 2020. The scanned copy of the admissions and discharges book, provided to the inspector, confirmed the date when the last child left the home.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of the information provided, Ofsted is satisfied that no children have been living in this home since 21 June 2020. The provider has complied with the restrictions placed on the service. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1234163 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25/09/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/05/2019 Full Inadequate 18/12/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 27/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1234163 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

A responsible individual must have the capacity, experience and skills to supervise the management of the home, or the homes, in respect of which the responsible individual is nominated. (Regulation 26 (7)(b)) 14/08/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must provide each employee with a job description outlining the employee’s responsibilities. (Regulation 33 (1)(c)) 14/08/2020

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Recommendations

 Staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1234163 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Thames Innovation Centre, Studio 52, Veridion Way, Erith DA18 4AL

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Inspector

Paul Taylor, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1234163 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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Inspector

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