Children's Home run by SEVA CHILDCARE LTD in Barnet

Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 1 Registered provider: Seva Childcare Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care for up to four children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in July 2022.

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Information about this children’s home

There were three children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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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

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children living in this home make notable progress from their starting points, for example, both children are achieving well in their learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Care planning is good. Children are well prepared for moving into and on from the home. Before moving to the home, children are introduced to staff. Additionally, children often visit the home during the planning stage.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s views are listened to. Their views, wishes and feelings are gathered in a variety of ways, including house meetings and regular discussions with their key workers and the manager. Children’s complaints and concerns are responded to swiftly by the manager, who ensures that they are informed and understand the outcome and actions taken. As a result, children feel valued and have positive relationships with the manager and staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have access to a wide range of activities in the home and the wider community. The variety of activities provided helps the children to build their self- esteem and improve their emotional and physical development.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children’s case records are clear and detailed. Children’s care plans are written from the child’s perspective. The children feel listened to, and they receive the help that they need.

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

Staff have undertaken relevant safeguarding training. They rigorously assess and respond to risk. Professionals fed back that the strategies to keep children safe are effective. Incidents of children going missing from home are rare. A police officer said, ‘This home does not have a problem with children going missing.’

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

Children have formed trusting and positive relationships with staff. Staff’s knowledge and understanding of the children’s needs enhance these working relationships. This helps the children to feel safe and secure.

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

The manager and staff have regular discussions with children about their lives and their wishes. These focused discussions are helping children to make sense of their backgrounds and manage difficult emotions in a safer way.

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

Incidents in the home are managed well, and the staff use a range of techniques to de-escalate difficult situations. When physical intervention is necessary, the records are comprehensive and include sufficient information about the incident. There is robust management oversight of incidents, which includes debriefs with staff and children, and this enhances children’s safety in the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 3 The safeguarding culture in the home can be further enhanced if all visitors, including senior management, sign in and out when they visit the home.

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

In the main, safeguarding concerns are shared with the appropriate agencies and are managed swiftly in line with statutory guidance. However, on two occasions, although other relevant agencies were informed of child protection concerns, Ofsted was not.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers are ambitious and have high aspirations for the children. They work collaboratively with the children’s professional networks. A mother said, ‘Communication with staff is excellent, and my child has made considerable progress.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff say that they feel well supported. They are suitably qualified and undertake relevant training. The manager is proactive by constantly exploring which new training opportunities can add value to develop the staff skill base.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The supervision of staff is thorough. Supervision sessions are reflective, provide staff with support and guidance and consider the needs and progress of each child. The management oversight of the staff’s knowledge and development is good.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home’s physical environment is safe for children. However, repair work is not always carried out promptly, and cleaning products are not stored safely. This detracts from a comfortable and homely environment. Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 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

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This is in relation to the safe storage of cleaning materials that are hazardous. 4 April 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(e))

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Requirement Due date

This is in relation to notifying Ofsted of child protection concerns. 4 April 2023

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all visitors, including senior managers, sign in and out of the home to further strengthen the safeguarding culture. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.8)  The registered person should ensure that for the home to be a nurturing and welcoming environment, they continue to repair all areas of the home’s interior promptly, including the children’s bedrooms and the home’s fittings. (‘Guide to Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 5 the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: 2675155 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ

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Inspector

Melvin Davies, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2675155 7 regulates and inspects 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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