Children's Home run by A and R Guardian Services Limited in Leicestershire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2645675 1 Registered provider: A&R Guardian Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned. It provides care for up to two children who may have social and emotional needs. At the time of the inspection, one child was being cared for. A different child had left the service.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager is suitably experienced and was registered with Ofsted on 7 July 2023.

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This monitoring visit

On 22 March 2023, a condition was put in place which required the manager to provide Ofsted with two months’ notice before caring for a second child. The home was judged to be good at the full inspection on 13 June 2023. However, the limiting condition remained in place. The purpose of this monitoring visit was to ascertain whether this condition could be removed.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has good oversight of the service. There is purposeful reflection about complaints, the home’s inspection history and safeguarding incidents. The manager and responsible individual share a vision for how the staff team will safely care for two children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff notify relevant agencies of significant incidents. The manager ensures that staff understand and review children’s risk-taking behaviours. Staff update relevant professionals and family members when children have been missing from the home. When children return from going missing, discussions are prioritised to promote children’s safety. Ofsted has been informed of all safeguarding incidents. For such reasons, the relevant requirement has been met from the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The manager promotes staff confidence and knowledge. She utilises existing staff skills to support the induction of new staff. The manager identifies training to Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2645675 2 support each child’s individual needs. The manager is making progress in recruiting suitable staff.

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This monitoring visit

The manager carefully considers whether children’s needs can be met before children move into the home. When children leave the home, the manager works effectively with external agencies to ensure positive transitions for children.

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This monitoring visit

Children receive a good level of care from staff. Staff recognise the importance of children spending quality time with their families. Staff travel long distances to ensure that children regularly get to see those who are important to them. The manager recognises the importance of promoting each child’s identity and emotional well-being.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the manager has completed a regulation 45 report. For such reasons, this requirement has been met.

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This monitoring visit

Following the monitoring visit, Ofsted has agreed to lift the condition. Therefore, staff are now able to care for up to two children. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2645675 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/06/2023 Full Good 12/09/2022 Full Inadequate 09/02/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2645675 4

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Recommendations

 Whenever possible, the registered person should ensure that staff in day-to-day contact with children should include staff from the different gender groups. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.22)  As set out in regulations 31-33, the registered person is responsible for maintaining good employment practice. They must ensure that recruitment, supervision and performance management of staff safeguards children and minimises potential risks to them. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1)

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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: 2645675 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: A&R Guardian Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Eastgate House Office 3 First Floor, 19-23 Humberstone Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 3GJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Quinn

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Inspector

Helen Gronhaug, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2645675 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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