Children's home run by Calcot Services for Children Limited

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2506232 1 Registered provider: Calcot Services for Children Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately owned. It provides care for up to 12 weeks for up to three children with complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 22 December 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 22 June 2022.

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This monitoring visit

This visit took place to monitor the provider’s compliance with a restriction of accommodation notice that was imposed on 24 June 2022. The inspector also reviewed the provider’s progress against the compliance notices issued on 27 June 2022 under regulation 12, protection of children, and regulation 13, leadership and management, and the requirements made at the full inspection on 22 June 2022.

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This monitoring visit

One child remains at the home and no new children have been admitted. A tour of the premises was conducted. The home’s admissions log and daily records were also sampled. The provider has complied with the restriction of accommodation notice.

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This monitoring visit

Visits to the home by the senior leadership team, including the responsible individual, have increased. Records of the visits demonstrate increased managerial oversight. The staff spoke of the positive impact this has had.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s risk assessment has been reviewed; it now provides clear strategies for the staff to follow. Further regular updates ensure that the staff are guided by recent events and changes in the child’s behaviour. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2506232 2 The provider has ensured that staff, including leaders and managers, understand their roles and responsibilities in terms of safeguarding. The staff have taken effective action when safeguarding concerns have arisen, using a contextual safeguarding approach. They have liaised with external professionals, such as the school’s dedicated safeguarding lead and the police, in order to keep children safe.

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This monitoring visit

A staff skills audit has taken place. Where gaps were identified, additional training has taken place. The staff have undertaken safeguarding training, and where relevant are now registered for the level 3 qualification. Furthermore, individual supervision and team meetings have been used to further test the staff’s knowledge and skills. The provider’s training department has begun a series of competency assessments to further reassure themselves that the training has been effective.

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This monitoring visit

Staff transferred to this home from other homes in the group have been given a full induction. Their skills have been mapped against the child’s needs to ensure that they can meet the child’s needs. The provider is conducting spot checks on the agency staff used to ensure that they are also suitably experienced and qualified.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring systems used by managers have been reviewed. Weekly checks, including reviews by senior leaders, have improved managerial oversight. When these checks highlight patterns and trends, the information is used to inform care planning for the child.

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This monitoring visit

The provider now has a system in place to ensure that notifications are made when the registered manager is absent. The protocol in place states that the shift leader is responsible for contacting on-call managers and reporting any matters that are notifiable under regulation 40. The staff are also aware that they can make notifications themselves. The provider has used scenarios to tests staff’s knowledge of what requires a regulation 40 notification. Recent notifications have improved in quality.

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This monitoring visit

The provider sought private healthcare for the child to ensure that his dental needs were met. The process for recording children’s medication records has also been reviewed. The recording and reporting system will reflect this.

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This monitoring visit

At a case review following the visit, the provider has been found to have met the steps of the compliance notices. The provider has also met the requirements made at the full inspection. Their progress will be further tested at the next full inspection. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2506232 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/06/2022 Full Inadequate 08/12/2021 Full Good 07/10/2019 Full 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: 2506232 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Calcot Services for Children Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Advantage, 87 Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7SN

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Inspector

Sarah Olliver, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2506232 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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