Children's Home run by Cedarways Residential Child Care Albury House Limited in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2724258 1 Registered provider: Cedarways Residential Care

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for up to three children who have been affected by adverse childhood experiences that have led to associated trauma and complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered on 29 June 2023. There is a registered manager in post.

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This monitoring visit

The home was registered one week before this visit. This visit is in response to information provided to Ofsted by the responsible individual. The purpose of this visit was to ensure that all three children living at the home were safe and being cared for by adequately vetted staff.

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This monitoring visit

The children appeared relaxed and happy in the home and showed the inspector their bedrooms, which were well maintained and tidy. The children said that they liked the home and staff and had everything that they needed.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector found that, before the home was registered, one director and a third party, not recognised by the provider, accepted three children into their care. Pending the home accepting these children, arrangements were made for them to spend two nights in a holiday let. As a result, three children were accommodated in an unregulated provision staffed by this provider. This information was not shared with Ofsted during the registration process.

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This monitoring visit

These individuals have now left the organisation and senior leaders informed the inspector that they were completing an internal investigation into these concerns. This process will ensure that the provider learns from this event and adheres to their own policies in the future. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2721798 2 Senior leaders had not fully considered all the care needs for each child when they agreed to the three children being placed in the home. The decision-makers did not give sufficient consideration to whether the registered manager or responsible individual felt that they could safely meet all the children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has now taken steps to appropriately consider the children’s local authority plans, to inform their internal placement planning. Consequently, staff now have clear plans to follow when supporting all the children.

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This monitoring visit

Recruitment records and rotas seen found that children were being cared for by safe adults who had also completed appropriate training to support the children’s needs. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2721798 3

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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, The 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 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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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)) 6 August 2023

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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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)) 6 August 2023

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Requirement Due date

*An organisation may only carry on a home if—

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each director of the organisation, except for a director who is the responsible individual, who is involved in the carrying on of a home by that organisation satisfies the requirements in paragraph (6); and 6 August 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2721798 4 the organisation has notified HMCI of the name, address and position in the organisation of the responsible individual.

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character; and

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of the matters in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 6 of Schedule 2. (Regulation 26 (4)(I)(ii) (6)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to investigate information received which suggests there may have been a breach of regulations.

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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: 2721798 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cedarways Residential Care

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 45 Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent DE14 3DL

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Inspector

Mark Dickinson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2721798 6 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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