Children's Home run by Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd in East Sussex

Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 1 SC028536 Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to provide care for up to two children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. It is owned and run by a private organisation. At the time of the inspection, two children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since July 2021.

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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 outstanding

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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: good

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good

'Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/03/2023 Full Good 20/01/2022 Full Outstanding 28/08/2019 Full Good 05/09/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make positive progress in relation to their individual starting points. Both children now attend education more frequently and are thinking positively about their future aspirations. Staff support children in a way that helps them to feel more positive and ambitious for themselves. One child is now attending more community groups and developing a stronger sense of community and identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Relationships between staff, families and professionals are very good. There is clear, collaborative working that focuses on the needs of each child and securing positive outcomes for them. When there have been concerns around the suitability of education placements, these have been challenged appropriately, enabling one child to access a more suitable placement.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children spend time with their families and friends, and staff support this in a caring and non-intrusive way. One parent stated that the staff had helped them to repair their relationship with their child, which was really important to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are guided by plans that are clear and reviewed regularly, which enables them to provide consistent and good-quality care. The health needs of children are supported in a sensitive manner, with staff working closely with GPs, therapists and mental health teams to ensure that children get the support that they need.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children know whom they can speak to and can identify trusted adults. Their views are sought and valued. Staff make every effort to ensure that children are able to express themselves.

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

Staff are clear about their safeguarding responsibilities. When concerns arise, they take effective action to ensure that children are as safe as possible. They work closely with other agencies, such as the police, to support children to make positive changes. This has led to a reduction in behaviours that can leave children vulnerable. Records of concerns are clear and provide opportunities for managers to reflect on these incidents.

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

Staff have a clear understanding of children’s risks and vulnerabilities. They work in line with clear safety plans that guide them to help children to be safe. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. A designated safeguarding lead has good oversight of concerns and staff understand how and when to report any safeguarding concerns.

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

Staff support children effectively when they experience difficult emotions that can lead to challenging situations. They use positive language and reassurance to prevent escalation. When there is a need for physical restraint to be used, this is done for the least amount of time needed to keep the child and others safe. Records Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 4 of these incidents are clear and reflective and demonstrate how staff work with children to find solutions to prevent recurrence.

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

When children experience difficult feelings that lead to self-injurious behaviours, staff provide nurture to help children explore these emotions. They allow children to develop their own strategies to help keep themselves safe. As a result, these incidents are reducing in frequency.

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

Staff take effective action when children go missing from the home. They work closely with the police and families to support children to return safely. As a result, there has been a recent reduction in incidents of children going missing from the home.

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

Managers continue to ensure that they comply with all statutory responsibilities to enable children to live in a safe and suitable environment.

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

Recruitment processes are clear and follow safer recruitment principles to ensure that new staff are checked and vetted before they work with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager has a very good understanding of the progress that children are making, is highly ambitious about their futures and celebrates their successes with enthusiasm and pride. They are very clear about the home’s strengths and weaknesses and are hugely passionate about improving experiences for children. They have ensured that all previous recommendations have been addressed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

There is an excellent culture of promoting individuality and tolerance. Children are encouraged, with thoughtful care and support from staff, to explore their own identity. For one child, this has helped them to explore their gender identity, which has resulted in greater self-confidence, happiness and improved relationships with family. Another child has started to think about their family history and what this means to them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff speak highly of managers and the supportive environment they have created. There is a strong culture of positivity and care that helps staff to feel valued and committed to providing good-quality care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff are immensely grateful for the training and support provided that enables them to feel confident in their roles. They receive regular supervisions that help them to reflect on their own practice and to identify areas for learning.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

External professionals speak very positively about their relationships with the team and the care and support offered to children and their families. Staff work closely with police and social workers to encourage children to be safe and achieve positive outcomes. Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 5 Staff listen carefully to what children say and enable them to be involved in making decisions or helping to develop plans, where this is appropriate. These views are central to the team’s decision-making, and this helps shape the care given. For one child, this means that they have access to the internet for a longer period at appropriate times. Bedrooms and the communal areas are developed with input from children as to how they feel these areas should look.

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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: SC028536 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd, Neville Mews, 6a Neville Road, Eastbourne BN22 8HR

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Inspector

Jay Shekleton, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC028536 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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