Children's Home run by Jasmine Gardens Private Limited in Hertfordshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2590578 1

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Jasmine Gardens Private Limited

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 four children who may have social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2020.

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This monitoring visit

The home registered with Ofsted in December 2020. Since then, three children have moved into the home and one child has left.

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This monitoring visit

The visit was conducted following concerns that were raised with Ofsted. No serious safeguarding concerns were identified at the visit. The visit was undertaken using a blended approach of on-site and remote inspection activities.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is not familiar with some of the recruitment checks for staff that are required by regulation. This means that some information is not available at the home. Some staff recruitment checks are not thorough enough. Risk assessments regarding specific background information have not been completed for some staff. One reference contained dates of employment that failed to match with the applicant’s employment history dates. Failure to undertake all required checks means that the provider cannot be assured that all staff are entirely suitable to work with children.

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This monitoring visit

One child had their placement ended quickly. The staff team did not have the skills or training to meet the child’s highly complex needs. Another child with a significant history of self-harming has moved into the home. Despite this, not all the staff have had the training required. Although the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has resulted in limited face-to-face training, the provider has sourced online training. However, although the staff have experience, some staff have not accessed this Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2590578 2 training. Consequently, the manager has not ensured that staff can meet the needs of the children who move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The records relating to the children’s care are meaningful and provide children with detailed information about their time at the home. However, the manager sometimes changes the electronic records written by the staff. The changes mean that the reader is not always accessing the original record.

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This monitoring visit

The children benefit from an enthusiastic and motivated manager and staff team. The staff are aware of the children’s individual needs. The staff spend quality time with the children and build positive relationships. The manager ensures that the children’s plans and risk assessments provide detailed and updated guidance for the staff.

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The manager communicates effectively with external agencies to ensure that all professionals involved have up-to-date information. The manager seeks advice from relevant professionals and implements the strategies identified to meet the children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The staff take pride in the children’s living environment. It is welcoming, clean and homely.

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This monitoring visit

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected some of the day-to-day running of the home. The responsible individual has not been able to visit the home and some staff have been required to isolate following positive COVID-19 tests. The manager has covered several sleep-ins, and consistent bank staff have provided a stable staff team for the children. The manager and responsible individual maintain communication with each other using virtual platforms. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2590578 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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the staff have the training and experience required to meet the individual needs of the children who are admitted to the home. 19 March 2021

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d)) 5 March 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2590578 4

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Recommendations

 The registered person should only accept placements for children when they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)  The registered person should ensure that children’s electronic records are not amended after the event. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 14.2)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor concerns raised with Ofsted.

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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: Jasmine Gardens Private Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 81, Jasmine Gardens, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 0BN

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Talent Chirandure

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Inspector

Natalie Burton, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2590578 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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