Children's Home run by Satash Community Care Project Limited in Thurrock

Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 1 SC462450 Registered provider: Satash Community Care Project Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned home that provides care and support for up to three children with learning and physical disabilities. Two children were living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2013.

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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

Date of last inspection: 14 November 2023

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/11/2023 Full Good 06/12/2022 Full Good 21/07/2021 Full Good 23/05/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, one child has left the home. The two children living at the home have continued to make progress. Time was spent with both of these children. In addition, the child who has left was spoken to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a range of activities outside of the home. Staff ensure children are not marginalised. They enable them to take measured risks and enjoy time away on holidays.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know the children well and are attuned to their needs. Children were seen smiling and gesturing with excitement when staff were playing with them. Children are helped to enjoy sensory play and use their preferred methods of communication. Staff are trained to use specialist equipment to conduct moving and handling tasks with children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to reach their potential. One child who recently left the home has been accepted into their chosen university. The child said they value the time they had with staff and felt supported to be able to achieve their goals.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to see family members and others important to them. They arrange visits to the home and video calls with loved ones.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make progress with their health. Staff have helped one child in particular to make very good progress in increasing the range of foods that they eat. Leaders and managers ensure that external health professionals visit the home as necessary. When children need to attend routine and emergency medical appointments, they are supported to do so.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Both children are in full-time education and are making progress. They continue to attend schools in their hometowns, enabling them to be close to friends and teachers they know and trust. Staff cover long distances, transporting children to and from school. This means children are not likely to feel isolated.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work well with external professionals. One headteacher said, ‘Staff make sure information is shared promptly, and they expect the same in return from the school.’

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

Children do not go missing from the home. One child who has tried to leave the home without staff has been given support to understand how to stay safe. Staff have used picture exchange systems to help the child develop their awareness of the dangers.

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

One child said there were many staff they would speak to if they had any concerns when living at the home. They said they always felt safe. Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 4 There is a strong multi-agency approach to safeguarding the children. Staff attend regular meetings and confidently raise any issues with external professionals.

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

One child has difficulties with their mobility and their balance. This means they are susceptible to trips and falls. Staff send reports with body maps to parents and social workers explaining how injuries have occurred and review these during meetings.

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

One child has their advocate visit them weekly to check in with them and make sure things are OK. One advocate said, ‘I am happy [name of child] is living there and have no concerns. The staff are supporting them to be safe and make progress.’

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

Restraints are only carried out by trained staff and only when necessary. On one occasion, a child needed to be held during a blood test. This was to ensure that a test that was in progress was completed safely. Staff are working with this child and others to lessen anxiety and manage unpredictability when attending appointments and reduce the likelihood that such an intervention would again be necessary.

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

Policies are clear for staff to follow when responding to concerns about the safety of children. Staff also receive training to strengthen their understanding. However, not all staff were able to speak confidently about the process they would follow in reporting concerns about conduct.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is highly qualified with extensive experience and holds the relevant level 5 diploma. The manager is supported by an experienced and equally highly qualified deputy manager. A succession plan is in place, with the deputy due to become the new manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The monitoring by managers is good. The manager is moving to electronic recording, and new systems for auditing have been created. These have begun to improve the level of oversight at the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have good-quality supervision that is regular and effective. Staff said they feel supported by a strong and friendly leadership team. The manager has external clinical supervision, as he recognises the importance of taking care of his own needs by having outside support, advice and guidance.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

External professionals said leaders and managers are extremely professional but also friendly and welcoming when they visit the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has had consistency, with no staff having left since the last inspection. Staff said they are happy at the home and want to progress. The staff are highly skilled and committed to their role. Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 5 All staff have had appropriate training. When a child is referred to the home with a specific health need, the managers ensure training is completed with the whole team before admitting the child. This increases the likelihood that staff will be able to meet the child’s individual needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have not ensured that the children’s guide is written in an accessible format. Therefore, children risk missing out on important information about living at the home. Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff continually assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them by making sure they remain clear on following reporting procedures if they have concerns about their welfare. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)  The registered person should ensure the children’s guide is provided in an accessible format for children based on their individual needs. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.21)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have 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 for children’s home: SC462450 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Satash Community Care Project Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 25 Balham High Road, London SW12 9AL

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Thanaletchmi Loganathan

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Vyramuthu Loganathan

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Inspector

Dan Williams, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC462450 8 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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