Children's home run by Staffordshire County Council in Stafford

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC375911 1 SC375911 Registered provider: Staffordshire County Council

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This local authority-managed resource centre provides short-break care for up to six children with learning and/or physical disabilities and/or sensory impairments.

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This monitoring visit

This home currently has a condition of registration that requires the provider to give Ofsted three months’ notice before they move a child into the home. The provider has notified Ofsted that they want to remove this condition of registration and intend to move a child into the home. The provider has notified Ofsted that they intend to apply to vary their conditions of registration to reduce the number of children who can live in the home at any one time to four.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit has been carried out to assess whether the home is ready for children to move in.

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This monitoring visit

The home has sufficient staff to safely care for children. Staff who previously worked in the home have returned and new staff have been recruited. Staff have completed a range of training to assist them in being able to care for the children who are likely to access the short-breaks service.

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This monitoring visit

The centre has been redecorated to a high standard. The addition of soft furnishings help to create a warm and homely feel. Each bedroom is bright and colourful and has its own individual theme. All health and safety certificates are up to date and the home is compliant with regulation. This means the home is suitable for children to live in. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC375911 2 A new responsible individual has been appointed. At the time of the visit, Ofsted had not received the formal request for change of responsible individual.

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This monitoring visit

The service does not have a registered manager. Recruitment for this post is ongoing. In the interim, a manager from another home in the local authority will be overseeing the service. This is expected to be for a period of at least three months. The interim manager has not submitted their application to Ofsted. Their ability to oversee this service is untested.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this monitoring visit, the condition of registration requiring the provider to notify Ofsted of their intention to move a child into the home has been removed. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC375911 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/02/2020 Full Outstanding 28/02/2019 Full Outstanding 08/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness 10/11/2016 Full Outstanding

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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: SC375911 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Staffordshire County Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Wedgwood Buildings, Tipping Street, Staffordshire ST16 2DH

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Inspector

Lydia Isaac, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC375911 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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