Children's Home run by Holibrook House Limited in Lewisham

Inspection report children's home: SC377702 1 SC377702

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Registered provider: Holibrook House Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This privately owned children’s home provides care for up to six children, who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of this inspection, there were three children living at the home.

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Information about this children's home

The home registered in October 2008. The manager registered with Ofsted in February 2018.

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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 good

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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 children's home: SC377702 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/06/2023 Full Good 24/05/2022 Full Good 20/04/2021 Full Good 26/02/2020 Full Good Inspection report children's home: SC377702 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made steady progress from their individual starting points since living in the home. Children are supported to attend their annual health assessments, CAMHS appointments, opticians, and dentist to ensure their individual physical and emotional health needs are met. Children have developed a positive and trusting relationship with a therapist who visits the children on a weekly basis. The therapist’s versatile approach has encouraged children to access the service in creative ways that suit the individual children’s needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have made progress in accessing and attending their education provision. Children have clear aspirations about what they want to do in the future, and this is actively supported and encouraged by staff. There is effective liaison with the virtual school when children require additional support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are helped by a thoughtful and nurturing team of staff who are sensitive and attentive to their needs. The care provided by staff supports the children to develop trusting and positive relationships. This helps the children to feel secure and a provides a sense of belonging. Consequently, children share their worries and concerns with staff. The therapist informed the inspector ‘it is clear that the therapeutic relationships between children and staff has a significant impact on the progress and well-being of the children’.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have comprehensive individualised care plans that seek to address their needs, including ethnicity and identity. Plans are updated monthly so they can capture children’s emerging needs. Staff provide detailed reports to the local authority about children’s progress. This ensures that the professional network is updated on a regular basis, and children receive the right support and services to ensure their needs are met. Children’s case management files are comprehensive. However, the quality of the recording in handover notes is not always consistent.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have been helped to develop their independence skills. They cook a meal, keep their bedrooms clean and tidy, do their own washing and help staff with general household tasks. Children are supported to explore a range of leisure activities. Staff encourage the children to develop their interests and actively participate in their community. For example, children are supported to attend boxing, going to the gym, swimming, football, and beauty treatments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children get together on a weekly basis to talk to staff about what is important to them. This provides children with an opportunity to contribute to decisions about their menu choices, items they would like in the home, and activities they would like to participate in. Inspection report children's home: SC377702 4

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

Children have individual risk assessments that identify their vulnerabilities and support strategies to reduce risk. Risk assessments are reviewed on a consistent basis and amended to reflect emerging risks and needs. This is an improvement since the last inspection in June 2023.

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

Children are helped to manage their behaviour by staff who provide clear and appropriate boundaries. Children are supported to develop skills to manage conflict with their peers and to consider the consequences of their actions. Children receive praise and rewards for positive behaviour. This is helping to reduce behaviour that is harmful to themselves and others.

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

Children benefit from staff who understand the risks associated with child sexual exploitation and being missing from home. Staff are responsive and have developed plans to address the risks and keep children safe. Children have meaningful conversations with staff so they can share their wishes and feelings and to be helped to understand safe and acceptable behaviour. For most children living in the home, missing episodes have reduced. However, when children have gone missing the police referrals do not always capture the child’s risk factors accurately. This could result in the children’s vulnerabilities not being correctly identified by supporting agencies.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have been effective in providing consistently good quality help and support to children living in the home. The registered manager has high expectations and aspirations for children. The registered manager works effectively with other agencies to ensure that children’s needs are met. This includes advocating for children and ensuring that decisions are in the children’s best interests.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager understands the children’s needs, their care plans, and the progress that each child is making. The manager and staff team have created a calm, supportive and homely environment, so children feel cared for and safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a comprehensive development programme to ensure they meet the needs of children living in the home. This includes specific training to meet children’s needs such as child sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive monthly supervision and weekly clinical reflective sessions with a therapist. The sessions provide opportunities for staff to reflect on their work with children and explore different approaches that help children to progress. Staff can further develop their skills by taking on responsibility for specific tasks such as health and safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is visible and accessible in the home. Staff said that leaders and managers are approachable and always available to provide support. Inspection report children's home: SC377702 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, 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 registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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Requirement Due date

are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the staff handover notes should be written on the correct form and reflect the shift pattern more accurately; the health and safety checklist should also be completed. 27 September 2024

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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 children's home: SC377702 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Holibrook House Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: First Floor, 172 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4QH

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Inspector

Nicki Shaw, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: SC377702 7 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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