Children's home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 1 Registered provider: Homes2inspire Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and operated by a private organisation and can provide care for up to five children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since October 2021.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to assess the provider’s progress in meeting the compliance notice issued under regulation 13, the leadership and management standard, and monitor compliance with the suspension notice in place.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has undertaken a review of the internal monitoring systems used at the home. The provider’s review was in-depth and has enabled senior leaders to plan how to support any shortfalls in management capacity and strengthen the leadership team response to ensure consistent day-to-day management and oversight of the home.

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This monitoring visit

A comprehensive review of risk management systems was undertaken. The review highlighted several missed opportunities, including within the provider’s own monitoring systems, to identify significant failings in the monitoring and oversight by the responsible individual. This review has led to internal changes to monitoring systems to prevent future occurrence.

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This monitoring visit

A review of safer recruitment practice has taken place. The inspector found that some files are still currently being vetted to enable staff to return to work. However, the inspector found evidence, in new systems put in place to enable safer recruitment, of an improved understanding and approach to ensuring that staff are suitably vetted to work with children. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 2 Supervision practice continues to improve following the implementation of a new system. Records reviewed show that staff are benefiting from regular, supportive supervision with the additional opportunity to reflect on past events and identify any learning and development needs.

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This monitoring visit

As a result, Ofsted’s decision is that the compliance notice has been met.

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This monitoring visit

The property has undergone extensive maintenance and redecoration. However, some concerns remain regarding fire safety and risks posed to children from the continuing unfinished works.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has continued to comply with the suspension notice. No children have lived at the home since the suspension notice was served. Senior leaders have confirmed that they are not in a position to move children into the home as they do not yet have a manager appointed and the recruitment of residential care workers is still underway.

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This monitoring visit

Consequently, there is insufficient leadership in place to remove the current suspension notice. Furthermore, the provider has not recruited sufficient staff to be able to adequately or safely provide care to children should the current suspension notice be lifted and children readmitted to the home. Therefore, Ofsted’s only option is to reissue the suspension notice for a further period.

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This monitoring visit

Some progress has been made to meet requirements at the home. However, the remaining requirements were not looked at during this visit and have been repeated. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

18/05/2021 Full Good 21/10/2019 Full Outstanding 11/12/2018 Full Outstanding 06/09/2017 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5(c)) 18 March 2022

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Requirement Due date

The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives. (Regulation 7 (1)(c)) 18 March 2022

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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. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(viii)) 18 March 2022

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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults. 18 March 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship. (Regulation 11 (1)(c) (2)(a)(vii))

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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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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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

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare;

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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; and

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(b)(d)) 18 March 2022

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Requirement Due date

If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(1) applies to the home— 18 March 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 6 the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home. (Regulation 25 (2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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Requirement Due date

there is no registered manager in respect of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)) 18 March 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: 1256058 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Homes 2 Inspire Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lumonics House, Valiant Office Suites, Valley Drive, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Rugby CV21 1TQ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Angela Muchatuta

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Inspector

Sara Stoker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1256058 8 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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