Children's Home run by CF Support Services Limited in Essex

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2616993 1 Registered provider: CF Support Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run home provides care for one child who is unable to be cared for in mainstream residential care or a foster placement.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in December 2021.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 16 June 2022. Following this monitoring visit, we have made a new full inspection judgement in line with our inspection framework. The children’s home’s new full inspection judgement is requires improvement to be good.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have taken effective action to address the two compliance notices served in June 2022. They have met the six requirements, raised at the last inspection. Leaders and managers have created an exceptionally detailed action plan to address the shortfalls identified. The action plan has been implemented well. This has led to positive changes in regard to managerial monitoring, staff practice and these have improved the quality of care.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection in June 2022, one child has moved on. A new child moved in to the home in July 2022. Since then the risks to the child have reduced. This child has been extremely well supported. The staff have taken the child on several activities including trips to the zoo, the beach and a activity day for young people. The child has her own office space and enjoys signing visitors into the home in her own books. The child has pet fish which she cares for in her bedroom. The child has a nicely decorated and personalised bedroom which is well kept. The positive changes in the child since moving to the home are recognised by the social worker. The social worker said that the risks of exploitation have reduced because the child Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2616993 2 no longer goes missing. The social worker said, ‘She is able, at last, to be a child’. The child has established positive relationships with staff in a relatively short space

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This monitoring visit

of time. Overall the child is happy and well cared for.

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This monitoring visit

The staff are fully aware of potential risks to the child and work to reduce these. The manager oversees the risk assessments and this ensures that these reflect the current risks to the child. This guides the staff’s practice and ensures that staff have a consistent approach to reducing risks.

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This monitoring visit

The managers understand their roles and responsibilities in ensuring that staff provide safe and effective care. Mangers provide regular staff meetings, targeted supervisions, incident debriefs, and reflection time. These activities demonstrate that managers are helping the staff to improve their practice.

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This monitoring visit

The managers discuss practice concerns with the staff. Poor staff practice is challenged in supervision and through disciplinary action. This demonstrates that managers are dynamic and clear in their feedback to staff. Equally managers provide advice and guidance regarding how staff can improve their practice to support children better and keep them safe.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received targeted training in response to some of the issues raised at the last inspection. Additionally, training has been provided in response to the identified needs of the child living at the home. This training ensures that the staff understand how to support the child safely. The company’s psychologist has helped the staff to recognise the importance of setting consistent boundaries and working together.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a substantial focus on learning from previous mistakes. Leaders and managers are taking time to reflect and learn. This ensures that staff are providing good standards of care. The child at the home is happy and safe. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2616993 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/06/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2616993 4

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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.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: CF Support Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Three Rivers Business Centre, Unit 11 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0BF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Joanne Henderson

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Inspector

Lianne Bradford, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2616993 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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