Children's Home run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Herefordshire

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476486 1 SC476486

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Priory Education Services Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered for up to seven children who have complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The new manager was registered with Ofsted in March 2021. She is experienced as a registered manager and is appropriately qualified.

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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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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was closed by the provider on 6 July 2020. A condition was agreed that the provider must inform Ofsted of its intention to admit children into the home three months before a child commences living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to establish if appropriate actions had been taken by the provider to enable the children’s homes to resume its registration.

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This monitoring visit

Appropriate actions have been taken to reopen the children’s home. A new registered manager and staff team have been recruited with the specific skills to work at this home. They have attended appropriate training and have further training events scheduled. While waiting for the home to open, they have gained additional experience by working in other children’s homes owned by the organisation. The children’s home has been decorated and refurbished to a good standard throughout. All health and safety checks are in place and up to date. The statement of purpose has been reviewed and updated. The responsible individual and registered manager have worked to an action plan and have addressed the requirements raised in the home’s last Ofsted report. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476486 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/10/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 01/07/2019 Full Good 05/03/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 18/04/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476486 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. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476486 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Priory Education Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Priory Group, Fifth Floor, 80 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UD

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Caroline Adams-Evans

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Inspector

Dawn Bennett, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476486 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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