Children's home run by Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2596008 1

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Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care for up to two children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager and the home was registered with Ofsted in August 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit took place in response to concerns arising from notifications sent to Ofsted, and in order to review the progress made since the home’s registration in August 2020.

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This monitoring visit

Children at the home are safe. Responses to safeguarding concerns are robust and the manager has good oversight of significant events. The recording of significant events does not ensure that all relevant agencies are aware of a significant event.

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This monitoring visit

Each child has a risk assessment which highlights individualised risks. However, the provider has identified some shortfalls in how it managed children going missing. Some improvements have been made to its risk management processes, but these are not yet fully realised.

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This monitoring visit

For example, in an instance where a child left the home without permission, staff were unaware the child had left and there was no procedure in place for staff to follow. This meant that the child had been missing for some time before staff were able to respond. This placed the child at increased risk of harm in the community.

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This monitoring visit

The manager ensures that there is a multi-agency approach to safeguarding children. This approach is effective and led to a positive outcome in a previous missing episode for a child, involving families and professionals. As a result, additional resources were used to safeguard the child effectively. Staff maintained Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2596008 2 close contact with parents and professionals, which led to the child being safely located.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is thorough in her response to allegations. Children benefit from a strong multi-agency approach. The provider has a clear reporting system for staff and the manager to follow, and everyone is aware of their duties. As a result, children feel safe and can talk to well-trained, trusted adults, and action is taken where necessary.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have the skills to safeguard children and have access to training and refreshers where appropriate. The manager has good oversight of staff training and refreshers in safeguarding training are regular.

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This monitoring visit

The manager ensures that the staff have the skills and experience to care for children at the home. Staff are motivated and passionate about the work they do. Children benefit from being cared for by highly trained staff who build warm, trusting relationships with them.

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Recent inspection history

This is the home’s first inspection since registration. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2596008 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 person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(b)) 8 March 2021

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)) 8 March 2021

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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: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2596008 4 Registered provider address: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd, Neville Mews, 6a Neville Road, Eastbourne BN22 8HR

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Inspector

Matt Nicholls, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2596008 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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