Children's Home run by Supercare Holdings Limited in Croydon

Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 1 Registered provider: Camino Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a private home that provides care for up to five children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 30 December 2021. On 18 May 2023, Ofsted granted the home’s application to vary the conditions of registration which apply to children’s homes under section 13 of the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Information about this children’s home

The home’s manager has been in post since April 2023 and has submitted their application to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, there were two children living in the home.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: Requires improvement to be good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

Following an assurance inspection on 6 March 2023, Ofsted issued a notice restricting accommodation and one compliance notice, in relation to regulation 12, Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 2 the protection of children standard, of The Children’s Homes Regulations (England) 2015.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

Following a positive monitoring visit on 17 April 2023, the restriction of accommodation notice was lifted and the compliance notice was met. Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

31/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive good-quality care from staff who understand their individual needs and vulnerabilities. Staff work well to ensure that children’s needs are met and that each child’s routines are followed. This helps children to remain settled in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to develop their independence skills from their individual starting points, for example, learning to dress themselves with less assistance or beginning to use play equipment independently. Children’s achievements are celebrated and used to help them learn and develop new skills. This builds on the children’s sense of identity and confidence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand children’s health and personal care needs well. Children’s medication arrangements are safe and medication is administered in line with their care plans. Additionally, the provider commissions specialist therapists to visit the home to support the individual needs of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to engage in education. If children are not in formal education, staff work alongside children’s education professionals to devise bespoke home-schooling programmes until they find local school placements. Social workers report that the home has been proactive in ensuring that educational activities are provided when children are not in school.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The physical environment is warm and homely. Children are encouraged and supported to personalise their bedrooms. With the input of specialist therapists, the provider is in the process of enhancing the home’s sensory room, to ensure that it meets the needs of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children’s guide needs to be updated. Currently, it is not accessible for all children.

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

Staff understand children’s communication styles and respond promptly to children’s non-verbal cues. Staff use a variety of tools to communicate with children, such as visual aids and gestures.

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

Children’s care plans and risk assessments are comprehensive. They are kept up to date and are in line with the local authority’s plans. Children’s personalised behaviour management plans support staff to understand triggers for behaviours and give staff strategies to manage situations. This prevents children’s challenging behaviours from escalating.

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

Staff maintain regular communication with children’s family members and professionals. Staff report any changes of behaviour to the family and professional Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 5 network so that there can be an agreed response from everybody. This helps to maintain consistency of care for children. Feedback from family members and professionals is positive. They do not have any safeguarding concerns and they feel that children are settled in the home.

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

Key-work sessions are focused on children’s individual needs and plans. In addition to planned sessions, ad-hoc key-work sessions also take place in response to changes in behaviour. Key-work sessions are of a good quality and help children to make good progress.

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

Staff understand their roles and responsibilities in protecting children. However, not all staff were aware of the statutory process for managing allegations.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The requirements and recommendations made at the last full inspection have been met.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have supported the staff team through the recent changes in the home. They ensured that the transition period was smooth and provided an effective induction. This involved shadowing opportunities and specialist training.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers share an ambitious vision for children and for the home. They have a wide range of experience and knowledge about learning disabilities and autism. The manager understands the needs of the children well and is passionate about delivering safe care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff and managers receive regular and effective supervision. Regular team meetings provide staff with opportunities to discuss children’s progress, reflect on their practice and identify training needs. Staff feel able to share their views openly, and state that they feel well supported by leaders and managers.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are offered appropriate training. However, the training matrix needs to be updated to include recent training completed by staff. This should also be reflected in the workforce development plan. Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s guide is age appropriate, provided in an accessible format and explained to each child to make sure they understand it. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.21)  The registered person should ensure that the training matrix included in the workforce development plan is updated to include any new training and qualifications completed by staff while working at the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.8)  The registered person should ensure that all staff understand what action they must take if they find other staff misusing or abusing their position to the detriment or the safety of children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.14)

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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: 2628367 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Camino Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2-4 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 7QE

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Coleman

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Inspector

Amanda Burrows, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2628367 8 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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