Children's home run by Roxwell Care Gidea Park Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 1 Registered provider: Roxwell Care Gidea Park 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 with learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 10 August 2021. The manager is suitably qualified and registered with Ofsted on 22 June 2022.

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Information about this children’s home

There were four children living in the home at the time of this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to address specific concerns received by Ofsted about the provider. This visit involved the inspectors reviewing documents such as incident reports, children’s individual daily logs, children’s risk assessments and care plans, the staffing rota and signing-in book.

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This monitoring visit

The inspectors held individual discussions with the responsible individual, registered manager and three members of staff. Telephone conversations were held with the children’s social workers. Email contact took place with the involved local authority designated officer.

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This monitoring visit

Staffing levels and the supervision of children is a concern. During this monitoring visit, one child spent a considerable amount of time in the sensory room unsupervised, despite the child’s care plan and risk assessment stating that the child should be supervised at all times by two staff. In addition, leaders and managers have not assessed the risks posed to the child being on their own in the sensory room. There are several discrepancies between the staff rota and the home’s staff signing-in book. Furthermore, the registered manager does not sign in when she is Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 2 in the home and is not always working in the home when she is on the staff rota. This makes it difficult to determine if there are sufficient staff on shift to care for the children in line with their care plans.

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This monitoring visit

The use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the home is not necessary and proportionate. CCTV is not used to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Leaders and managers state that CCTV is used to help them to manage allegations. Furthermore, children’s risk assessments do not include information about the use of CCTV or the reason why it is necessary for the safety and protection of children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers do not routinely notify Ofsted of significant incidents. The responsible individual disputes that some incidents that have occurred are notifiable events despite them being serious incidents.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has made some progress in relation to addressing the requirements raised at the last inspection. The statement of purpose has been updated and provided to Ofsted, and the fire risk assessment has been reviewed. However, the quality of care review does not include the opinions of children about the home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive.

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This monitoring visit

Additional requirements and recommendations have been raised following this monitoring visit. These will be reviewed at the next full inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/02/2023 Full Good 15/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home.

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

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a) (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children are supervised by staff in accordance with their care plans. 3 July 2023

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4;

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Requirement Due date

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 they have an accurate staff duty roster of persons working at the home, and a record of the actual rosters worked. 3 July 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if—

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Requirement Due date

the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)) 3 July 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 5 In particular, leaders and managers must not routinely use surveillance in the home unless it is to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. If surveillance is used in the home, it must be kept under review.

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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

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(b)) 3 July 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)) 1 September 2023

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff seek to identify and provide appropriate opportunities for children to develop themselves in accordance with their wishes and feelings. Each child’s talents and interests should be understood and nurtured, with children selecting activities based on their personal preferences and abilities, so far as is reasonable. Staff should also support children to engage in meaningful activities and activities that support their cultural identity. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 31, paragraph 6.4) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 6  The registered person should review what is considered as a significant incident under Regulation 40(4). Regulation 40(4) (a-e) requires the registered person to notify Ofsted and other relevant persons if one of the situations specified, including a serious incident, has occurred. (‘Guide to the

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Recommendations

Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 63, paragraph 14.10)

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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: 2638590 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Roxwell Care Gidea Park Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 416 Green Lane, Ilford IG3 9JX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Parmeswar Gopee Singh

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Inspectors

Leanne Grant, Social Care Inspector Aneta Wasilewska, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2638590 8 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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Inspectors

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