Children's Home run by S P Homes Limited in Lambeth

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 1 SC065535 Registered provider: S P Homes 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 up to six children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, two children have moved into the home and have settled well. Some improvements have been achieved in the quality of care provided to children. The home environment is now clean, welcoming and hazard free. A child’s broken bed has been replaced. Leaders and managers are pleased with the progress made and acknowledge that more work is needed to further improve children’s outcomes and experiences.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s attendance and engagement with education and formal learning is inconsistent. Two children who recently moved to the home are having tuition for 10 hours a week. Another has just secured a place at college. One child is in full-time education, but their attendance is poor. More needs to be done to ensure that all children are enabled, encouraged and supported to attend full-time education.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have devised an action plan to help staff better support a child to manage their diabetes. This plan has not yet been shared across the staff team to ensure that all staff are equipped with the knowledge and skills to safely support diabetes management. The child receives support from a specialist diabetes nurse. Staff’s understanding and knowledge of managing diabetes could be further enhanced with refresher training.

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The tools used to assess and evaluate risk have improved. The format for assessing risk is more comprehensive and better identifies the presenting risks to children, as Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 2 well as protective strategies. These improvements are positive, but they need to be embedded and sustained.

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This monitoring visit

A new behaviour support plan has been devised to help staff to promote positive behaviour and deter and de-escalate unwanted behaviours. These plans could be further strengthened by linking them to the children’s risk assessments.

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This monitoring visit

The last inspection identified that staff do not undertake checks of children’s bedrooms when there are concerns about children’s welfare and safety. Staff are now undertaking bedroom checks, when necessary, which enhances children’s safety. Further work is needed to ensure that all staff are clear about the process and purpose of undertaking room checks and room searches, and record these consistently.

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There has been one notifiable incident reported to Ofsted since the last inspection. Leaders and managers have ensured that all relevant safeguarding agencies and Ofsted are notified about serious incidents as required.

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This monitoring visit

The home does not have a registered manager. A suitably experienced operations manager is currently leading the home. A new manager has been appointed and their start date has yet to be confirmed.

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Staff training designed to ensure that staff have the necessary skills and knowledge to safely meet the needs of children is still an area for improvement. This specifically relates to staff’s awareness and understanding of all forms of child exploitation. Training in relation to child criminal exploitation and substance misuse is booked for all staff to attend.

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This monitoring visit

Although the three compliance notices have been adequately met, further work is needed to ensure that these improvements are embedded and sustained. Some requirements raised at the last inspection were not monitored at this inspection and have therefore been carried over. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/06/2021 Full Good 04/06/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 06/08/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 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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The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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

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keep the children’s guide and the home’s complaints procedure under review and seek children’s comments before revising either document. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(c))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that the children’s guide accurately reflects the boundaries, expectations and routines for children living in the home. 26 February 2023

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers; 26 February 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 5 help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment; (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(iv))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff have the skills and strategies to motivate children to attend and engage with their education provision.

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met.

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

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achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding;

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take part in activities, and attend any appointments, for the purpose of meeting the child’s health and well-being needs. (Regulation 10 (1)(a) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills to meet the health needs of all children living in the home. 26 February 2023

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding. (Regulation 11 (1)(a) (2)(a)(iii)) 26 February 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 6 In particular, ensure that children contribute to the development of their own risk management and behaviour support plans.

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

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

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

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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)(iii)(v)) 26 February 2023

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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

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

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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;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)) 26 February 2023

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The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. 26 February 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 7 The registered person must—

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keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4;

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ensure that the records are kept up to date. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a)(b))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that the register of children is completed and kept up to date. 26 February 2023

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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: SC065535 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 163 Manor Road, Mitchem, Surrey CR4 1JT

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Inspectors

Andy Whippey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC065535 9 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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