Children's Home run by Oakley House Children’s Home Limited in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC447457 1 SC447457 Registered provider: Oakley House Children’s Home Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private company. It is registered to provide care for three children who may have faced adverse childhood experiences, trauma and family breakdown.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in December 2016 and is suitably qualified.

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This monitoring visit

On 7 and 8 December 2021, Ofsted carried out a full inspection. The inspector found there were widespread failures in the safeguarding arrangements for children, particularly when children were missing from home. The home was judged inadequate. As a result, two compliance notices, under regulations 12 and 13 and requirements were raised.

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This monitoring visit

On 10 January 2022, Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit to review the progress in completing the actions set out in the compliance notice raised under regulation 12. The inspector found that not all steps in the compliance notice had been met. As a result, the compliance notice under regulation 12 was reissued.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the progress made against the two compliance notices. Staff and managers have worked hard to address the shortfalls identified at the last full inspection. As a result, the compliance notices raised under regulations 12 and 13, as well as all the requirements, have been met.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last monitoring visit, one child has moved from the home and there is currently one child living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments provide staff with an understanding of children’s vulnerability and the strategies to manage these. This means staff have up-to-date information on Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC447457 2 how to ensure that children are kept safe. As a result, this gives staff the guidance to use a consistent approach to risk management.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s behaviour, health and education plans accurately reflect their needs. This is because the registered manager has ensured that she has all the statutory documentation for children. As a result, there is a clear approach to the care planning arrangements for children.

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This monitoring visit

When required, the registered manager challenges other professionals. For example, the registered manager has escalated concerns effectively about missing statutory documentation and a delay in holding a professionals meeting. This has ensured that these outstanding matters have been resolved and staff have been able to gather the information required to understand how best to meet the needs of children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have completed a range of relevant training to support their care of children. This includes training in child sexual and criminal exploitation, safeguarding of children and missing from care. Furthermore, the registered manager and deputy manager have completed advanced level training in safeguarding children. To establish the effectiveness of this training, the responsible individual has used tests to check staff’s knowledge.

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This monitoring visit

Managers use staff supervision sessions to enhance and review staff’s knowledge of children’s care needs, including their health, behaviour and education plans. This ensures that staff have the knowledge they need to carry out their role effectively, to keep children safe and promote their welfare.

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This monitoring visit

A new independent visitor has been appointed. This is a recent appointment and the extent to which their work supports the manager’s understanding of the home’s strengths and areas for development is yet to be seen.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager’s quality of care review report includes a plan to continue to improve the home. The registered manager and responsible individual have also implemented a monthly management audit tool. This helps managers to identify and act on any shortfalls. This is a relatively new monitoring system and therefore the effectiveness of this is yet to be fully tested.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of the monitoring visit, maintenance work on the internal fire doors was being carried out. An appropriate fire safety plan to manage the risks in the event of a fire. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC447457 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/12/2021 Full Inadequate 19/12/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 29/05/2019 Full Good 20/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good

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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: SC447457 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Oakley House Children’s Home Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit D, 17 Plumbers Row, London E1 1EQ

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Inspector

Sam Dulay-Kainth, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC447457 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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