Children's home run by Esland North Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 1 Esland North 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. At the time of this visit, no children were living in the home. The home is registered to provide care for one child.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is managed by an experienced registered manager.

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This monitoring visit

The home has had a three-month condition since 3 March 2023. The condition states that the manager must inform Ofsted of their intention to admit children three months before a child will live at the home. This visit was carried out to assess the home and whether this condition can be lifted.

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This monitoring visit

The enthusiastic manager has high aspirations for the home and the children who move to live there. He has provided assurance that the home has the appropriate number of staff to care for a child. He has also ensured that staff have been safely recruited.

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This monitoring visit

The property is appropriately furnished and decorated. The manager has plans for the child to add their own touch to the decor. This will be through choosing pictures, furniture and colour schemes for the home. The manager has a plan for the home’s outside space and conservatory to be transformed. This too will be guided by how the child wishes to utilise the space.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has a plan for how transitions to the home for children will be managed. He aims to work alongside children’s social workers to ensure that any move is planned in line with a child’s needs. The manager and responsible individual say that they have a positive relationship with the neighbours. Therefore, they hope that any future child living in the home will have a positive sense of community. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 2 A decision has been made for the three-month condition to be lifted as of 2 February 2024. Statutory requirements were not reviewed during this visit and have been restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 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 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

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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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)(v)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that staff adhere to children’s plans and assessments. It also relates to managers ensuring that staff follow safeguarding procedures in relation to allegations about their colleagues. 12 September

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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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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 12 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 5 ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(d)(h))

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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: 2656736 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Esland North Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Esland Limited, Suites 1 and 5, Riverside Business Centre, Foundry Lane, Milford, Belper DE56 0RN

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Kathleen McGowan

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Inspector

Ellen Monk, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2656736 7 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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