Children's home run by Esland North Limited

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 1 Registered provider: Esland North 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 is registered to provide care for one child who may have emotional, behavioural or social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 1 August 2022.

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This monitoring visit

There is currently a registration condition in place whereby the provider must inform Ofsted of its intention to accommodate children at least three months before any child is accommodated.

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This monitoring visit

During a previous monitoring visit on 1 August 2022, the provider demonstrated that it had met many of the requirements for the condition to be lifted. However, at that time, the home did not have sufficient staff. Consequently, a further monitoring visit was undertaken to specifically review staffing issues and sufficiency.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have been in regular communication with Ofsted about staff recruitment since the monitoring visit on 1 August 2022. They provided information ahead of the monitoring visit to provide Ofsted with reassurance that there was a suitably experienced staff team to care for children. Some of the staff have worked for the provider for several years. A child has recently made a successful move to the home.

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This monitoring visit

The child has received a warm welcome. The manager and staff ensured that he had a positive transition supported by family and professionals who know him well. The manager and staff are still getting to know him and his family and speak positively about them. There are plans for the child to see his family regularly and the home is supporting this. This approach is helping the child through a significant period of change and uncertainty in his life. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 2 Leaders and managers have ensured that staff have been recruited safely. Thorough checks have been undertaken following safe recruitment protocols. The members of the staff team have completed a thorough induction and relevant training to care for the child. Staff say that this has provided them with the knowledge and skills to care for the child safely.

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This monitoring visit

The manager continues to maintain the home to a good standard. It is homely and well furnished. The child says that he likes his bedroom and the other areas of the home. This will help him to feel safe and comfortable as he begins to settle in.

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This monitoring visit

Following the monitoring visit, Ofsted has agreed that the current registration condition can be lifted. The requirements and recommendation from the full inspection remain in place while the home is being re-established. This will provide the leaders and managers with the opportunity to keep the home on a clear improvement trajectory. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/08/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 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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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(v))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to managers and leaders ensuring that risk assessments are fully up to date, that staff have knowledge of them, understand them and are supported to follow them correctly. 9 December 2022

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Requirement Due date

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 promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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; 9 December 2022 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 5 ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a) (2)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that the team is working together following recent changes and that its members all have the training required to care for the child safely.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home has enough suitably trained staff on duty to meet the assessed needs of all children in the home and that those staff are able to respond to emergency placements, where accepted. The registered person should demonstrate every effort to achieve continuity of staffing so that children’s attachments are not overly disrupted, including ensuring that the employment of any temporary staff will not prevent children from receiving the continuity of care that they need. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 51, paragraph 10.1)

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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: 2634624 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Esland North Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suites 1 & 5, Riverside Business Centre, Foundry Lane, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 0RN

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Inspector

Laura Walker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2634624 7 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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