Children's home run by Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 1 Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Limited Full inspection 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 were registered with Ofsted in August 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), at the request of the Secretary of State, we suspended all routine inspections of social care providers on 17 March 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

We last visited this setting on 20 January 2020 to carry out a monitoring visit. The report is published on our website.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide a warm and supportive environment for children. Children benefit from effectively planned support that focuses on clear goals and targets. Staff continually review progress and produce regular reports to highlight positive change for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are proud of the home environment in which they work. The home is maintained to a high standard and reflects the way in which children are valued by the team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work hard to create relationships of trust and respect. These values are role modelled effectively by the whole team. Staff form strong relationships with professionals and parents that support consistency and shared aims.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children in the home have complex needs. Staff have a well-developed understanding of children’s histories and backgrounds. Staff’s understanding and empathy help to shape effective support strategies that promote positive outcomes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making progress from some very difficult starting points in life. Staff recognise the challenges that may lie ahead for children in their care. They utilise the strong therapeutic ethos of the organisation to help children to develop the skills they need to overcome any obstacles to progress. Staff support children to recognise their achievements and celebrate these.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s views are listened to and valued. Children influence choices in the development of the home environment and in the day-to-day running of their home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to prepare for their futures and independence. Staff help children to form realistic goals and expectations for their transition into adult life.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff have a good understanding of risk and utilise this in the creation of effective risk management strategies. Staff recognise that children in the home are vulnerable to exploitation. They work with children to help each child to understand how to keep safe. Staff acknowledge that there is a lot of work to be done to achieve this end point. However, they have an unwavering commitment to delivering positive outcomes in this area.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The registered manager recognises that a recent extended period of absence from the home of one child resulted from some poor decision-making by staff. In this instance, staff did not act decisively when relevant information was received that indicated that a child was at risk. This has prompted some thorough and careful Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 3 reflection on safeguarding processes in the home. Leaders and managers have used this learning to develop better strategies and improved communication for safeguarding practice.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children at the home can display some complex and destructive behaviour. Staff utilise skilful de-escalation to try to minimise the impact of these incidents on the home, staff and children. Staff have a very strong ethos in relation to the minimal use of restrictive practice, and incidents of restraint are very low.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff recognise their place in wider safeguarding networks around children. They communicate effectively with partner agencies to ensure that safeguarding of children is a priority.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is proud of her home, staff team and children. She is striving to deliver high standards of care and support. She recognises the strengths and weaknesses of the service and has developed a clear action plan to improve service delivery.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a strong ethos and philosophy of care that informs her practice. She role models this effectively to staff who share in her vision. The registered manager has laid out her vision in a strong statement of purpose. The values and goals highlighted in this document are translated clearly in the practice of the staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff hold the registered manager in high regard. They feel well supported and value the importance that is placed on their continuing professional development through effective supervision and training.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Professional feedback is consistently positive. One member of staff from a child’s education placement said, ‘I have seen [child] progress extremely positively, and this is no accident – he has done this with careful management and consistent execution, recognising his needs.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Parents also hold the placement in high regard. One parent said, ‘I know [child] is safe and happy. I’m excited for his future.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The organisation as a whole has a strong track record in advocating passionately for the best outcomes for children. This home is no exception. Leaders, managers and staff place children’s interests at the centre of everything they do.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers in the organisation work a variety of different shift patterns including weekends and evenings. Some staff express a desire to have more consistent management support during office hours to offer leadership and direction when required in these times. Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 4

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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 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;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, act decisively when relevant information is received that may indicate a child is at risk and to ensure that all communication channels pertaining to the safeguarding of children are effective. 31 May 2021

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that those with a leadership and/or management role should be visible and accessible to staff and able to deliver their leadership and/or management responsibilities. In particular, they should assess whether managers working outside normal office hours is effective for all managers and staff and fully supports the needs of the home. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.7) Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 5

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Anderida Adolescent Care Limited, Neville Mews, 6a Neville Road, Eastbourne BN22 8HR

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Inspector

Peter Jackson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2596008 7 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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