Children's Home run by Care Focus Limited in Essex

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477900 1 SC477900

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private provider. It offers care for up to four girls who experience social and emotional difficulties. The home has a school on site. The inspector only inspected the social care provision.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, no children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since September 2023.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 22 and 23 July 2024. Following this monitoring visit, Ofsted has made a new full inspection judgement in line with the inspection framework. The children’s home’s new full inspection judgement is requires improvement to be good.

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This monitoring visit

Following a monitoring visit on 3 September 2024, Ofsted served a compliance notice under regulation 12, the protection of children standard. During this monitoring visit, the inspector found that the provider has met the steps set out in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last monitoring visit, leaders have followed up a safeguarding matter with the relevant agencies. This ensures that when children make allegations of harm against staff, there is thorough and independent oversight of how concerns raised are managed.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have provided Ofsted with regular updates on the outcome of incidents that happened before the last full inspection. This has been done without delay. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477900 2 Leaders have ensured that an independent person visits the children’s home in person at least once each month. The independent person has provided a report to the relevant people following this visit.

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This monitoring visit

The home is being maintained and prepared to be able to provide a suitable environment for children in the future. The responsible individual is realistic about the home and plans to recruit a new manager and additional staff before accepting children to live at the home. The responsible individual has taken reasonable steps to recruit a manager, and this process is ongoing.

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This monitoring visit

The staff are working in other homes owned by the organisation. Staff have attended weekly practice guidance sessions with the responsible individual. Further training for staff and leaders in safeguarding has been provided by an external organisation. Staff say that the training motivates them to help children and that they understand the content.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last monitoring visit, leaders have met with external organisations to review their safeguarding policies and practice. Leaders say that they found this useful.

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This monitoring visit

The previous recommendation regarding children’s health was outside the scope of this visit and is therefore restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477900 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

22/07/2024 Full Inadequate 04/07/2023 Full Good 09/11/2022 Full Good 17/08/2021 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477900 4

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that each child’s day-to-day health and well- being needs are met. In particular, ensure that children receive appropriate support with their health appointments and prescriptions. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 33, paragraph 7.3)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the provider’s action to address the steps in the compliance notice.

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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: SC477900 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2nd Floor, 168 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6RA

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Inspector

Natalie Day, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477900 6 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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