Children's home run by Blue Mountain Homes Ltd in Ealing

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC059998 1 SC059998

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Registered provider: Blue Mountain Homes Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to four children with learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There have been no children living in the home since October 2022.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged to require improvement at a full inspection on 17 and 18 May 2022. Subsequently, an assurance inspection was undertaken on 28 September 2022, where serious and widespread concerns were found. Ofsted issued a restriction of accommodation notice to ensure that no further children were admitted to the home. Compliance notices were also issued under the protection of children standard and the leadership and management standard respectively.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted issued a condition to the registration of the home which stipulates that the organisation must provide Ofsted with three months’ notice of its intention to admit children. Children have not lived in the home since 26 October 2022.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation applied to Ofsted to vary its registration from caring for children with emotional and social difficulties, to caring for children with learning disabilities. The organisation requested that the condition preventing the admission of children be lifted. This monitoring visit was undertaken to consider lifting the condition preventing the admission of children and to assess the organisation’s ability to care for children with learning disabilities.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has undertaken extensive works to the home while there have been no children living there. The home is decorated to a good standard. Children’s Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC059998 2 bedrooms are well furnished. Some furniture for sensory room is ordered but not yet received.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has undertaken a review of its policies and procedures to incorporate the needs of children who have learning disabilities. This application was also considered at this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

There is no registered manager; however, there is an acting manager who has been in the role since October 2023. This monitoring visit included a fit person interview to consider the manager’s skills to manage a home for children with learning disabilities. The manager has a vision to ensure that children with learning disabilities have the same opportunities to achieve progress as other children may have. The manager aims to develop her knowledge about the children the home will care for and to support the staff to have the same approach, to ensure that the care provided meets children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of this inspection, 10 staff members were in place, and an additional four staff were progressing through the required checks. There is a variety of experience across the team, with some staff having previous experience in caring for children with learning disabilities. Staff undertake a variety of training. This includes a focus on understanding and meeting the additional needs of children with disabilities.

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This monitoring visit

At the last inspection in September 2022, requirements and compliance notices were set because of serious and widespread concerns. These are no longer relevant due to the length of time elapsed and the change in registration and conditions. Therefore, these requirements are removed. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC059998 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/05/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/03/2022 Interim Sustained effectiveness 06/09/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/11/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC059998 4

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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: SC059998 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Blue Mountain Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 20-21, Pullman Business Court, Mallard Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8GX

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pradeep Manaktala

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Inspector

Kathryn Hurley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC059998 6 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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