Children's home run by Gims Care Solution LTD

Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 1 Registered provider: Gims Care Solution Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is run by a private organisation. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in November 2022 and is suitably qualified and experienced.

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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 for children’s home: 2705299 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/04/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child has been living at the home since the last inspection. This is the longest time the child has lived in the same home since they have been in care. The inspector met briefly with the child. The child described the staff as ‘nice’ and the home as ‘fine’.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has restrictions on their liberty to help keep them safe. Leaders and managers attend multi-agency meetings to discuss and contribute to plans to address concerns.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager and staff treat the child with empathy and compassion. They understand the child’s experience of the restrictions. When it is safe, they make sure that the child has space and privacy. Despite the restrictions, staff safely take the child to the gym and to the shops and to do enjoyable activities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help the child to develop skills for independence. The child makes progress in this area of their life. The child has been helped to learn to budget, cook and clean and has become less reliant on the staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage the child to do well in education. They helped the child to sit their GCSEs and found a tutor who the child felt able to learn with. The child is currently not in education, training or employment. The staff are encouraging the child to attend education from January 2025 and are working with professionals to find an apprenticeship in areas that the child is interested in.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help the child with their interests, which includes horse riding and applying artificial nails. This brings a sense of enjoyment and encourages the child’s plans for their learning and future employment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff understand and respond to the child’s health needs. Staff helped the child to attend an appointment about their emotional needs after the child had not felt able to for a long time.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff show the child they are loved, cared for and can achieve now and in their future. Until recently, the child had not wanted or felt able to celebrate their birthday. Staff helped to make this a special occasion.

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

The manager and staff work closely with the child’s social worker to help keep the child safe. This includes following and reviewing plans when the child is at extremely high risk of harm. The social worker said, ‘Staff have managed the recent incidents appropriately. They notify me at the time of the incident or the emergency out of hours and always follow up with an incident report.’ Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 4 When the child goes missing from home, staff follow and look for them. They always talk to the child about what has happened when they come home. The child shares their views with staff. This means that staff can assess and respond to the child’s safety and well-being needs.

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

At times, it has been necessary for staff to use restraint to prevent harm to staff and damage to the home. The incident records are detailed so that it is clear to see that holds have been proportionate and used for the shortest length of time necessary. The child’s voice is captured well in records and there is management oversight.

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

Staff help the child to think about safety by having conversations with them about sex, relationships, sexual exploitation and internet safety. The child has completed online courses on these topics but has not agreed to revisit them.

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

Staff often talk to the child about their worth. They talk to the child about behaviours that challenge, such as the importance of treating others with respect regardless of their race and background.

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

Staff have received training to provide them with the knowledge and skills to respond to the child’s needs. However, not all staff are trained in how to respond to substance misuse and training has not been refreshed despite the extremely high level of concern that the staff are required to respond to.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager holds the relevant qualification and is suitably experienced for the role.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has decided to end their registration. A deputy manager is applying to become the registered manager for the home. They have been working together to help this transition and minimise disruption to the child and staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel well supported. They said that they benefit from supervision and value the opportunity to develop. For example, a team leader has enrolled on a relevant level 5 qualification.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff said that they find team meetings meaningful to talk about the concerns and plans to help the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers use supervision sessions to challenge practice that falls short of the standard expected. They identify actions to prevent issues from reoccurring.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Requirements and recommendations raised at the last inspection have been addressed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When the child makes a complaint, the manager responds and informs relevant professionals. However, on one occasion, the manager did not notify Ofsted about an Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 5 allegation. There have also been times when notifications of incidents have not been timely. Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 6

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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 notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there. (Regulation 40 (4)(c)) 24 January 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all serious events are notified, within 24 hours, to the appropriate people. The system for notification should cover the action that should be taken if the event arises at the weekend or on a public holiday. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 63, paragraph 14.13)  The registered person should ensure that the staff can access appropriate facilities and resources to support their training needs. This specifically relates to ensuring that all staff have up-to-date learning in relation to the child’s needs and are trained in how to respond to substance misuse. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.11)

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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: 2705299 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Gims Care Solution Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Office 10, The Old Courthouse, Orsett Road, Grays, Essex RM17 5DD

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Inspector

Carrie Twinn, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2705299 8 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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