Kaleidoscope Assessment Services

Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services 1 Kaleidoscope Assessment Services Finsley House, Finsley Street, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 2HN

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this residential family centre

This residential family centre provides accommodation for up to three families. The residential family centre is privately owned.

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Information about this residential family centre

Families access the centre at the direction of the court and/or the local authority for the purposes of assessment.

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Inspection date: 25 February 2022

Date of previous inspection: 12 June 2018

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor the provider’s actions to meet a compliance notice under regulation 8. The notice was originally served in November 2021. The notice was then monitored in December 2021 and January 2022, but was not met.

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This monitoring visit

This inspection identified that the provider has now taken sufficient action to meet the notice under regulation 8.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notice was in relation to the centre being managed with sufficient care, competence and skill. Leadership of the service is now more effective. The manager has now taken steps to introduce new processes to monitor quality and safety across the service. For example, a record is now maintained when any damage or broken equipment is identified, alongside the action taken to repair matters. This is monitored by the manager to ensure that swift action is taken to maintain satisfactory conditions in the centre. Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services 2 There have not been any further conduct issues since the last visit to the home. The manager has now addressed previous concerns retrospectively, with the relevant staff providing a clear audit trail of actions and conversations. Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services 3

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improve?

No requirements were raised as a result of this visit

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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 residential family centre 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 residential family centre - monitoring visit: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services 4

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services Limited

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider address: Finsley House, Finsley Street, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 2HN

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Inspector

Julia Toller, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for residential family centre - monitoring visit: Kaleidoscope Assessment Services 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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