Children's home run by Solve Housing Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2774066 1 Registered provider: Solve Housing 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. It provides care for up to two children who experience social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the visit, no children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager is suitably qualified and experienced. She is registered to manage two homes but is not currently at work due to a planned absence.

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This monitoring visit

On 23 July 2024, Ofsted issued a suspension notice to keep children living in the home safe. This was because leaders had failed to ensure that children always receive their care from suitable adults. A visit to the provider’s other children’s home took place on 30 July 2024 to fully review staff recruitment practices across the organisation. As a result, the suspension notice was lifted, and a notice restricting accommodation was issued on 31 July 2024.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to ensure that leaders have taken sufficient action since 31 July 2024 to safeguard children and to check that the leadership and management arrangements are sufficient.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have taken responsive action to ensure that staff are recruited safely in line with regulatory requirements. All staff working in the home are suitable to work with children. New processes and robust checks are in place. Leaders and senior staff members have completed safer recruitment training to help them make safer recruitment decisions in the future to protect children. In addition, support and guidance are available from an external consultancy service to further strengthen safer recruitment practice. This shows that lessons have been learned and the risk of children receiving their care from unsafe adults has reduced. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2774066 2 Staff recruitment records are more organised and include information to demonstrate that all the required recruitment checks have been carried out before staff work with children.

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This monitoring visit

Suitable leadership and management arrangements are in place. An experienced operations manager has been recruited to manage the home while the manager is not at work. At the time of this visit, the operations manager had worked at the home for two weeks. She has good oversight of the home and is aware of the strengths and areas for development. Clear plans ensure that the improvement action plan is met to benefit any new children who move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual is reflective and has learned lessons to ensure that any children who move into the home are protected. They have increased the frequency of their visits to the home to support staff and to improve their oversight.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has demonstrated that it has taken the necessary steps to ensure that the four requirements raised at the last visit are met. The notice restricting accommodation has been lifted.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2774066 3

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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: 2774066 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Solve Housing Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 3000, 123 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3ND

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Inspector

Amy Richards, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2774066 5 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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