Children's Home run by N H Care Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC467264 1 SC467264

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns this home. It provides care for up to four children aged seven to 17 years with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 24 May 2023.

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This monitoring visit

In November 2022, leaders and managers decided not to admit children into the home due to not having a manager in post and insufficient staff.

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This monitoring visit

On 9 February 2023, an assurance inspection was completed, and serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children were identified.

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This monitoring visit

On 26 April 2023, an assurance inspection was completed that found that leaders and managers had not made significant progress in addressing shortfalls at the last inspection. Ofsted imposed a condition on the home’s registration that required the provider to give the regulator three months’ notice of their intention to admit children. The provider subsequently gave notice, and this monitoring visit is to review their readiness to reopen the home.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have worked hard to address shortfalls raised at the last inspection. New monitoring systems have been put in place to enable leaders and managers to monitor the home effectively and ensure that children receive good-quality care.

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This monitoring visit

Managers and staff have used team meetings, supervisions and training to enable them to reflect on what did not go well previously and what could have been done differently. They reflected on how staff and managers could have better supported the children to have positive experiences of living at the home and achieve positive outcomes in relation to education, health, keeping safe and engaging in activities. They also reflected on how they could have kept up-to-date care planning records Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC467264 2 for children.

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This monitoring visit

The home is now a warm and welcoming environment, and most rooms have been repainted, with soft furnishings added.

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This monitoring visit

Gaps were found in two staff’s safer recruitment files. The provider took action to address those and gave assurance that these staff would not work at the home until these matters were resolved.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is now registered with Ofsted. There are sufficient safely recruited staff to reopen the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC467264 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/05/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 07/07/2021 Full Inadequate 02/01/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 06/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC467264 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, 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 registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d)) 1 September 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: SC467264 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 69, Steward Street Business Lofts, Steward Street, Birmingham B18 7AF

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Natallina Khushia-Narhar

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Inspector

Rumbi Mangoma, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC467264 6 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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