Children's home run by Sequel Support Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 1 Registered provider: Horizon Care Mayfield Lodge Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home can care for up to two children with learning disabilities. There is currently one child living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 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

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 2

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Recent inspection history

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff consult the child about their care, finding out what they enjoy, what helps or what they might be struggling with. Consequently, staff provide the child with individualised care, helping them to thrive and make progress. Staff make changes in the home based on the child’s feedback. Staff provide personalised care for the child, remaining mindful of the child’s past experiences and how that might affect them now.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Careful planning ensured the child settled quickly into the home. Managers took swift action to identify potential college courses. This resulted in the child being able to choose the course that most interested them. Staff explore opportunities for the child to meet new people. As a result, the child now attends a weekly youth club, enjoying outings and making new friends. Recently the child also enjoyed a Halloween party, inviting a friend to the home for the celebrations.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure the child is physically healthy, by supporting them to attend medical appointments. Staff recognise and support the progress the child has made in developing a healthy lifestyle. This includes promoting healthy eating and being active. Managers recognised the need for specialist support for the child’s emotional health needs. The child has now started to receive this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to maintain relationships with their family. A family member said that they feel well informed about the child’s progress and are happy with the care they receive.

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

The child says they feel safe living in the home and that they get on well with staff. Staff support the child to develop the skills they will need to be able to keep themselves safe. This includes having important conversations around being safe online, friendships and relationships. They also explore other learning such as around stranger danger and road safety. Staff ask the child for their views about risk, as well as what helps them to feel safe. Staff support the child to develop the skills they need to manage their own medication safely.

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

Managers ensure staff understand safeguarding, through the use of scenarios and training exercises in supervision and team meetings. There has been one safeguarding concern in the home. This was thoroughly investigated, with managers consulting relevant safeguarding authorities when needed.

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

Staff maintain a welcoming and safe home environment for the child. A building risk assessment is in place which provides a rationale for the use of window restrictors. However, this does not consider their use in the context of the child’s specific risks. Safer recruitment processes are used to employ staff. Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 4

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The management team runs the home efficiently and effectively. Managers review the quality of care provided and make changes as needed. Staff feel supported by managers. Regular supervision takes place. This gives staff opportunities to discuss their practice and development. Team meetings provide further opportunities to talk about the child and their care. This helps to ensure consistency in the support provided by the home. Staff receive training relevant to their role. Managers use supervision to explore how staff have understood any training. Staff receive refresher messages in team meetings to ensure ongoing application of learning.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Documents relating to the child’s care are regularly reviewed and updated. These records contain the information staff need to be able to care for the child consistently. Although managers do review the quality of the records, there are still some words that either lack clarity or can appear institutional.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers work collaboratively with the child’s social worker, who said staff have supported the child to thrive since moving to the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that language in records is clear to understand and avoids institutional or professional jargon where possible. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that risk assessments for window restrictors include consideration of the specific risks relating to children living in the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.7)

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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: 2634911 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Horizon Care Mayfield Lodge Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Horizon Care Mayfield Lodge Limited, 264 High Road, Harrow HA3 7BB

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Inspector

Clare Nixson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2634911 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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