Children's Home run by Willows (Devon) Ltd in Devon

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2597722 1

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Willows (Devon) Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The provider states in their statement of purpose that they provide care for a maximum of three girls aged 11 to 17 with social and emotional difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was undertaken off site. The inspector spoke with the registered manager, staff and social workers on the telephone, undertook a video tour of the home with a child and reviewed records remotely. This is the first visit to the home since it was registered in August 2020. There is one child currently living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

One child recently left the home in a carefully planned move. She benefited from receiving nurturing care and made very good progress socially and emotionally. As a result of this progress, the child was able to move to live as part of a family with a foster carer.

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This monitoring visit

The child currently living at the home recently moved in. She reports that she feels safe living at the home and that she can speak to any of the staff if she feels unsafe or worried.

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This monitoring visit

The child and the staff enjoy trusting and positive relationships and she is gaining a sense of safety and belonging from the consistent boundaries and rules that are in place in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The home is decorated in a homely style and is clean and tidy. The child is encouraged to personalise her bedroom and display her photographs around the home. This helps children to develop a sense of belonging.

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This monitoring visit

A consistent and appropriately qualified core staff team is in place in the home. They benefit from extensive training in all topics they need to care for children, such as Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2597722 2 safeguarding and first aid. The staff benefit from regular supervision and annual appraisals to ensure effective staff development. Managers undertake an impact risk assessment when a child may move to the home. It is not always clear why a decision has been made that the child referred is a good match for the existing child living in the home. It is not clearly documented how the staff will safely manage any potential risks that may arise from the children living together.

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This monitoring visit

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2597722 3

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that they only accept placements for children where they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs as recorded in the child’s relevant plans and where they have fully considered the impact that the placement will have on the existing group of children. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the progress made by the children’s home since it was registered.

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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: Willows (Devon) Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Stephen Quay Accountancy, The Granary, Hinton Business Park, Tarrant Hinton, Blandford Forum DT11 8JF

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Inspector

Tina Maddison, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2597722 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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