Children's Home run by Leeward Care Ltd in Isle of Wight

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2510324 1 Registered provider: Leeward Care Ltd

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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 with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. No children have lived in the home since 28 June 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager’s position has been vacant since 1 February 2021.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was scheduled to be undertaken as a full inspection. However, when the inspector arrived, he found that the home was unoccupied. The responsible individual came to the home and told the inspector that the home has not operated since the last child moved out on 28 June 2021.

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This monitoring visit

All care staff have been made redundant and the company that operates the children’s home is no longer active with Companies House. However, the provider has not informed Ofsted of this change. Consequently, the service remains registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual confirmed that he will make formal contact with Ofsted to request to voluntarily cancel the home’s registration. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2510324 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/03/2020 Interim Improved effectiveness 15/10/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2510324 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 registered person must give notice in writing to HMCI, as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so, if any of the following events take place or are expected by the registered person to take place—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered provider is a company, a liquidator or a provisional liquidator, a manager or a receiver is appointed. (Regulation 49(f))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, formally advise Ofsted of the registered person’s decision to cease operating the children’s home. 28 February 2022

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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: 2510324 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 1 Langley Court, Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1LA

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Inspector

Matt Nicholls, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2510324 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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Inspector

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