Children's home run by J & R Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 1 Registered provider: J & R Care Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to provide care for up to two children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. It is owned and run by a private organisation.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2020.

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Information about this children’s home

The child living at the home attends the organisation’s school on the same site. The inspector only inspected the social care provision.

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Inspection date: 6 January 2022

Date of last inspection: 28 October 2021

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Inspection date: 6 January 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 6 January 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judged that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The one child living at the home is experiencing well-planned care from staff who are attentive and familiar with their needs. As a result, the child is making good progress. The social worker for the child was full of praise for the way that staff are helping the child to learn how to manage their emotions.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The child had recently returned to live at the home at the time of the full inspection. The measures which managers had put in place to keep the child safe have been effective and are now fully embedded into practice. Managers have demonstrated that there has been useful learning from the events which led to the child’s first stay ending in an unplanned way.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Over the festive period, staff provided a great deal of practical and emotional support to the child to enable them to spend time with a family member who was visiting from abroad. The registered manager kept the arrangements under close review and increased the frequency of contact when it was clear that the child was coping well. This flexibility ensured that the child could make the most of opportunities for family time.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff recruitment is an ongoing challenge. Leaders and managers are actively recruiting to fill care staff vacancies. In the interim, managers fill gaps on the rota themselves or with staff who work in the organisation’s other home. This ensures that there is no impact on the quality of care that the child receives. When the manager is carrying out direct work with children, senior leaders support with oversight of the home so that there are no shortfalls in management monitoring activities.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the full inspection in October 2021, seven requirements and one recommendation were made. Six of the requirements have been met and one is repeated. The repeated requirement is in relation to completing a review of the quality of care provided to children. The registered manager has not supplied a copy of the quality of care review report to the regulator.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Requirements addressed have included an improvement in the staff recruitment process. Managers now explore candidates’ reasons for leaving all positions involving work with children and vulnerable adults. This reduces the risk of unsuitable adults being employed to work at the home. All members of staff now receive supervision. As a result, their practice can be reflected upon, and there are records which show Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 3 that the registered manager is making sure staff are working in line with the child’s care plan and risk assessments. Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

28/10/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 5

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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 complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review ("the quality of care review report").

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Requirement Due date

supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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Requirement Due date

make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5)) 31 January 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 6 This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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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 for children’s home: 2591854 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Ash House South, Longfield, Kent DA3 8JF

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Inspector

Helen Simmons, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2591854 8 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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