Children's Home run by Blue Mountain Homes Ltd in Nottinghamshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 1 SC047978

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private company and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five young people with emotional, behavioural and/or mental health difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a registered and qualified manager.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was undertaken to address specific concerns or allegations received by Ofsted. The purpose of the visit was to review care arrangements, particularly the management of behaviour and medication administration systems.

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This monitoring visit

Inspectors were aware during this inspection that investigations into concerns about staff conduct were being investigated. While Ofsted does not have the power to investigate concerns of this kind, actions taken by the setting in response to the issues were considered alongside other evidence available at the time of the inspection to inform inspectors’ judgements.

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This monitoring visit

Care staff have used whistleblowing procedures effectively in order to raise their concerns with senior managers. Children’s concerns have also been listened to and acted on. Children have had support from an independent social worker. Because leaders and managers take quick and robust action when potential poor practice is identified, children are safer.

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This monitoring visit

Children at this home require a significant level of care because of their complex mental health needs. Inspectors found that when staff require extra support, they sometimes call the police. They do this when they consider that children are particularly vulnerable and need an emergency response to keep them safe. Leaders and managers plan to improve information-sharing with the police so that there is a shared understanding of when and how emergency support should be requested. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 2 Although a requirement was made at the last inspection in relation to medication administration, improvements are not yet embedded. However, leaders and managers have clear plans to improve systems. For example, they are in the process of relocating the medication cabinet to a dedicated room.

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This monitoring visit

At this monitoring visit, the requirements made at the last inspection were not reviewed. Actions to address requirements will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 01/06/2021 Full Good 07/01/2020 Full Good 04/07/2018 Full Outstanding 20/06/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 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 education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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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

help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible.

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Requirement Due date

help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a) (viii)(ix))

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Requirement Due date

This is to ensure children have suitable education provision identified and are supported to access this educational provision. 16 July 2021

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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

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This is to ensure that children are not exposed to hazards associated with gaining access to medication and to COSHH 16 July 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 5 liquids that can harm them, and to ensure that all staff follow the risk assessments.

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Recommendations

 For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Children’s homes must comply with relevant health and safety legislation (alarms, food hygiene etc.); however, in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: SC047978 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Blue Mountain Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 17, Leeland Mansions, Leeland Road, London W13 9HE

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pradeep Manaktala

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Inspector

Simon Hunter, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC047978 7 regulates and inspects 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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