Children's Home run by Meadows Care Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1240936 1 Registered provider: Meadows Care 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 registered to provide care for up to three children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is managed by an experienced and qualified registered manager. The manager has been registered since April 2023.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, two children were living at the home and one child spoke to the inspector.

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This monitoring visit

The provider notified Ofsted on 10 July 2024 of their intention to vary their registration to increase the number of children they care for from three to four. The purpose of this visit was to review the provider’s suitability to care for four children. The requirement raised at the previous inspection was not reviewed as part of this visit.

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This monitoring visit

Children live in a comfortable and spacious home. Adaptions made to the home provide spacious bedrooms and communal areas for all children. Culture and diversity have been carefully considered. For example, each bedroom has additional space for prayer mats should they be required. As a result, children can spend quality time together or in private in a pleasant environment.

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This monitoring visit

Children are cared for by a mix of qualified experienced staff and other less experienced staff. Managers have recruited extra staff to enable an additional child to live in the home. The manager ensures that experienced staff lead each daily shift and support less experienced staff. Staff are supported by managers and senior leaders through an on-call system, in case of safeguarding concerns. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1240936 2 Managers have ensured that the home is safe for children to live in. Work carried out in the home, such as changes to the electric fittings, have been completed by certified electricians. Consideration has also been given to fire safety, taking into account the additional children and staff planned for the home.

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This monitoring visit

Following the visit Ofsted approved the requested variation of the home’s registration.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/07/2024 Full Good 10/10/2023 Full Good 18/10/2022 Full Good 05/05/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1240936 3

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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, The 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 make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was not reviewed during this visit. 10 October 2024

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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: 1240936 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Meadows Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Egerton House, Wardle Road, Rochdale OL12 9EN

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Inspector

Kev Brammer, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1240936 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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