Children's home run by Roxwell Care Gidea Park Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 1 Registered provider: Roxwell Care Gidea Park Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run children’s home provides care for up to six children. The provider states in its statement of purpose that the home cares for children with learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 10 August 2021. The current manager has submitted an application to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

There were three children living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

This inspection was conducted on site and involved meetings with children, staff and managers. Email and telephone contact took place with family members and placing authority social workers.

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Information about this children’s home

Due to COVID-19, at the request of the Secretary of State, we suspended all routine inspections of social care providers carried out under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) on 17 March 2020. We returned to routine SCCIF inspections on 12 April 2021.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 2 Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. They are supported to engage in their care planning and build on their independence. Children learn how to cook with the support of staff and maintain their own personal care. One child is now able to bathe himself with minimal support from staff. The support from staff helps children to learn and develop important life skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health and well-being are prioritised. Staff have a good understanding of each child’s health needs and ensure that their needs are consistently met. Staff work closely with health professionals to safely make changes to children’s healthcare plans. This improves children’s overall health and their day-to-day experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children engage well in education. Staff recognise when children are experiencing difficulties with their learning. They advocate for children to ensure that they receive the most appropriate provision and support for their individual needs. Staff work closely with education providers to ensure that they are using the same communication tools. This helps to improve children’s behaviour and allows them to engage positively in education. As a result, children make progress in education.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have a wide range of activities both in and out of the home. Staff safely support children to access activities in the community such as bowling, going to the cinema and playing golf. Children are given activity choices in their weekly house meetings, and they are able to pick their own activities. This helps children to feel listened to and gives them opportunities to have fun.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand how children communicate their needs. Staff are creative when working with non-verbal children and use a range of resources to ascertain children’s wishes and feelings. Staff ensure that all children are included in house activities regardless of their ability. This gives the home a family feel and gives children a sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The COVID-19 pandemic has had minimal impact on the children since they have lived in this home. One child tested positive for the virus and received appropriate support from staff during the isolation period.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children enjoy trusting and positive relationships with staff. One child allows the manager to access her mobile phone. This ensures that there is appropriate monitoring of the child’s phone to keep her safe as required in a court order. Children’s known risks are well understood and there are clear risk assessments in place. This ensures that staff have a good understanding of the risks posed to children and the strategies required to manage them. However, risk assessments do Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 5 not always consider potential risks to children as a result of their vulnerabilities. This means that potential safeguarding issues are not always considered when staff are working with children.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Leaders and managers identify and address concerns about children quickly. They request meetings and support from the professional network, as required. This ensures that children get the support that they need and helps them to remain settled in the home.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children do not go missing from the home. Additionally, staff keep children safe in the community. One child who previously ran away from his carers has not attempted to do this since living in this home. This demonstrates that children feel safe, and that staff have the skills to provide appropriate support.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff recognise when children are struggling. They use children’s individual behaviour support plans and de-escalation techniques to promote positive behaviour. One child said, ‘Staff help me with my feelings.’ Consequently, the number of incidents in the home have reduced, and no children have been restrained. Safer recruitment practice is robust and ensures that staff are suitable to work with children. This ensures the safety of children living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leadership and management of the home is consistent. The home’s manager was previously the deputy manager, and she has applied for registration with Ofsted. The responsible individual was previously the registered manager, and he continues to support the new manager. This has provided stability for children and staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Children’s records are clear and reflect their everyday lives. Children’s support plans provide important information about the children’s needs and their personalities. This ensures that staff provide appropriate care and support to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers make child centred decisions about new admissions to the home. They complete a thorough matching and impact risk assessment. This ensures that children are suitability placed at the home and provides stability in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular and effective supervision. However, supervision records do not demonstrate that staff actively discuss safeguarding practices. This limits the manager’s understanding of staff’s knowledge and in identifying any areas for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from a wide range of training courses both online and face to face. The training provided covers important aspects of staff practice such as child sexual exploitation, medication and autism awareness. This gives staff the knowledge and skills to provide tailored support to children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 6 The current workforce development plan is not up to date. It does not include details about the staff currently working in the home, or their qualifications. Additionally, it does not give details about when staff will achieve the required qualification in residential childcare. This limits the manager’s oversight of staff’s development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home’s physical environment is well maintained and safe for children. The home is warm and welcoming and has a family atmosphere. Children are supported to decorate their bedrooms to their own style. This helps children to feel happy and comfortable in their home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 7

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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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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff continually and actively assess the known and potential risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure that supervision of staff practice includes discussions about safeguarding practice and that staff understand what they would need to do if they found other staff misusing or abusing their position to the detriment of the safety of a child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.14)  The registered person should have a workforce plan which can fulfil the workforce related requirements of regulation 16, schedule 1 (paragraphs 19 and 20). The plan should: detail the necessary management and staffing structure, the experience and qualifications of staff currently working, and any further training

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Recommendations

required for those staff, to enable the delivery of the home’s statement of purpose. The plan should be updated to include any new training and qualifications completed by staff while working at the home and used to record the ongoing training and continuing professional development needs of staff, – including the home’s manager. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.8) Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 8

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Roxwell Care Gidea Park Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 416 Green Lane, Ilford IG3 9JX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Parmeswar Gopee Singh

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Inspector

Leanne Grant, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2638590 10 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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