Children's Home run by Compass Children’s Homes Ltd in East Sussex

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1263129 1

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Compass Children’s Homes 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 company and was registered in November 2017. The statement of purpose states the home provides a residential therapeutic community which provides high-quality care and substitute parenting for children who display problematic behaviour. The organisation operates a registered school on the same site.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in March 2019.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken due to concerns raised with Ofsted in relation to the behaviour management at the home and also due to escalating concerns from safeguarding notifications. These concerns related to significant incidents where children and staff had been assaulted. Most of these incidents involved a child who had recently come to live in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector spoke to all of the children living in the home, the responsible individual, the registered manager, the deputy manager, the in-house therapist and some of the residential care staff.

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This monitoring visit

The children were, on the whole, positive about their experience of living in the home and reported positive relationships with staff. Some children are anxious about the recent events and expressed feeling fearful. The manager of the home is well aware of how all of the children are experiencing care in the home. There are measures in place to provide reassurance to the children and to reduce the risk of further incidents occurring.

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This monitoring visit

There are sufficient staff to support and care for the children. Children reported that they welcomed the recent additions to the staff team and got on well with them. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1263129 2 The child who recently moved into the home had the opportunity to meet and get to know staff and the other children prior to moving in. The staff planned his move well and carefully considered a range of information to ensure that they could meet his needs. They also took into account the needs of the children already living in the home. They considered a range of factors in order to be satisfied that the child moving into the home would fit in well.

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This monitoring visit

Despite this careful planning, the placement was not able to meet this child’s needs within the group of children already living in the home. This was, in part, because some aspects of his behaviour were not fully understood or explored in depth prior to him coming to live in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team has been resilient in the face of recent challenging incidents. They report being well supported by the management team and they demonstrate a strong commitment to ‘do the right thing’ for children.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 09/03/2020 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/01/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 05/07/2018 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1263129 3

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Recommendations

 The registered person should, as part of the admission process, carefully consider the levels of aggression displayed when considering the impact that the child’s challenging behaviour may have on the group living in the home. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 38, paragraph 8.3)

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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: Compass Children’s Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Mountfields House, Epinal Way, Off Squirrel Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3GE

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Inspector

Lee Kirwin, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1263129 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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