Children's Home run by Adeza Care Homes Limited in Waltham Forest

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 1 SC032468

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Registered provider: Adeza Care Homes Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately run home for up to four children. The home provides emergency, short-term and long-term care for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered in 2003 and the current manager registered with Ofsted in October 2023.

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Inspection date: 14 March 2024

Date of last inspection: 20 November 2023

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Inspection date: 14 March 2024

Judgement at last inspection: Requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 14 March 2024

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspections, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

Since the last inspection, two children have moved into the home. Leaders and managers made extensive enquiries with the children’s previous carers and local authorities to understand the children’s needs as thoroughly as possible before the children moved into the home. This helped staff to prepare for the children’s arrival.

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Findings from the inspection

Children’s health needs are met well. Children are registered with local health services and attend appointments when required. In addition, staff and managers are proactive and ensure that specialist support is available for children. Some children have recently started to attend therapy sessions.

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Findings from the inspection

Children’s care plans are specific to the needs of each child. These are updated to reflect risk and record children’s progress.

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Findings from the inspection

There are high staffing levels to care for children, and there are clear behaviour support plans to support their needs. Staff support children to understand boundaries and routines. Incidents are managed well by staff and there is appropriate management overview.

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Findings from the inspection

Some children are attending school and some are engaging in home tuition. However, one child is not engaging in education at all. The registered manager and staff are not effective in escalating their concerns and have not been able to support the child to overcome their fears of attending school.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff say that they feel supported by the management team. Staff receive regular supervision and say they feel able to approach managers outside of formal supervision for support and advice.

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Findings from the inspection

The home’s clinical therapist attends monthly team meetings. They offer staff space to reflect on incidents of concern as well as on their own practice. This helps to further assess children’s behaviours.

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Findings from the inspection

The home’s physical environment is safe for children. The home is homely, clean and well maintained. Children’s bedrooms and communal spaces are well furnished, personalised and comfortable. There are no health and safety concerns. However, the internal monitoring and surveillance equipment detracts from a homely environment. Leaders say the equipment will be removed.

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Findings from the inspection

Leaders and managers have not completed all of the actions required in the recent fire risk assessment. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 3 Leaders and managers have taken effective action to meet five of the requirements and the recommendation from the last inspection. Two requirements have been restated. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/11/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 11/10/2022 Full Good 15/06/2021 Full Good 14/01/2020 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 5

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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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

help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible;

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Requirement Due date

help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(viii)(xi)(x))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers should ensure that all children are accessing education and support them to attend. 26 April 2024

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home complies with relevant health and safety assessments, such as the recent fire risk assessment. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Adeza Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Second Floor, Kestrel House, Falconry Court, Bakers Lane, Epping, Essex CM16 5BD

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Inspector

Melvin Davies, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC032468 7 regulates 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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