Children's home run by Children of the Mangrove Limited

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run children’s home provides care for up to four children. In its statement of purpose, the provider states that care is provided for children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 19 November 2019.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager resigned in December 2020. A new manager has been appointed and has submitted an application to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

This inspection was conducted on site and involved meetings with the child, staff and managers. Email and telephone contact took place with placing authority’s social workers and other relevant professionals.

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This monitoring visit

The home was judged as inadequate at the full inspection on 7 and 8 June 2022. As a result, one compliance notice was issued under Regulation 13: the leadership and management standard of the Children’s Homes Regulations (England) 2015.

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This monitoring visit

A monitoring visit was completed on 18 July 2022 in order to monitor the progress made against the compliance notice and requirements raised at the inadequate inspection. The inspector found that some progress has been made.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of this monitoring visit, there was one child living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have been working with the child’s placing authority and the professional network. Although some concern has been raised by the professional network regarding the response of leaders, managers and staff to their feedback and recommended action to implement appropriate strategies to meet the child’s needs, there have been no serious failings. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 2 Since the full inspection, the child’s plans and risks have changed. Leaders and managers have updated the child’s care plans and risk assessments to reflect this. This demonstrates that they respond and adapt plans when children’s needs change.

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This monitoring visit

Physical intervention records now clearly demonstrate that debriefs take place with children following incidents of restraint. This demonstrates that children receive appropriate support at vulnerable times.

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This monitoring visit

Staff training has been booked but is yet to take place. In the interim, team meetings continue to be used as a space for learning and reflection. This helps staff to actively develop their practice.

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This monitoring visit

A new senior manager has been appointed to support the quality assurance of the home and provide supervision to the directors.

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The provider has made good progress in meeting the compliance notice. Therefore, the compliance notice has not been reissued. One of the requirements raised at the full inspection has been met. No additional requirements or recommendations were raised from this monitoring visit. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 07/06/2022 Full Inadequate 07/07/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 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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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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seek to involve each child’s placing authority effectively in the child’s care, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans;

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seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child’s needs;

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seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organisations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. (Regulation 5 (a)(b)(d))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that placing authorities’ safety and education plans are followed. 26 August 2022

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

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develop positive relationships with them

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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

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help each child to express views, wishes and feelings; 26 August 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 5 help each child to understand how the child’s views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(ii)(iii))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children’s complaints are responded to effectively and that the response is recorded.

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and 26 August 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 6 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that all staff working directly with children, including directors, are suitably vetted, qualified and supervised like all care staff. Leaders and managers must ensure that they are continually assessing children’s needs and the suitability of the placement.

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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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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that managers and staff respond to feedback from professionals about the actions required to keep children safe. Additionally, leaders and managers must ensure that all adults working with children have the relevant training to be able to identify and act upon signs that children are at risk of harm. 26 August 2022

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The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if—

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the child’s placing authority consents in writing to the monitoring or surveillance. (Regulation 24 (1)(b)).

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that they have written consent in place for the devices used for surveillance. 26 August 2022

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which— 26 August 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 7 are kept up to date; and

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(b)(c))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children’s records are updated in a timely manner and are accurate.

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Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4;

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ensure that the records are kept up to date. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a)(b))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that staff rosters are accurate and match with the record of the times that staff have actually worked. 26 August 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: 2552579 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Children of the Mangrove Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Chester House, Fulham Green, 81–83 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3JA

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Knowlton Crichlow

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Inspector

Leanne Grant, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2552579 9 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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