Children's Home run by Jamores Limited in Bexley

Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 1 Registered provider: Jamores Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home registered with Ofsted on 18 February 2020 and is privately run. It provides care for up to three children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out in March 2024. At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The post for a registered manager has been vacant since October 2022.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: 10 October 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: 2562430 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/10/2023 Full Good 03/01/2023 Full Good 17/02/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child living at the home receives a good level of care. Staff have high aspirations for children, who make good progress. They are aware of the complexities of children’s needs and actively consider how best to support children in a safe and stable environment.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff continuously reflect on the needs of the child to ensure that they deliver the best possible care. The needs of children are thoughtfully considered through active planning, reflective case discussions and in team meetings.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have good relationships with children. Children spend time with staff talking about their lives and how they can best be supported. This supports children to feel safe and settled at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children understand their plans. They understand the expectations of staff and the support that they can expect to receive to reach their targets. Progress is celebrated, and the child’s certificates of achievements are displayed in the home. Children are proud of their progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Plans are dynamic, staff actively consider changes in the child’s life that can create situations of anxiety. Staff create reflective supportive plans accordingly, which are shared sensitively with the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child participates in lots of appropriate activities, including attending a local community youth club, which enables them to spend time with peers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff at the home listen to children. These conversations are valued. Children are actively involved in the running of the home, participating in menu and activity planning. Actions from these sessions inform care planning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have worked hard to understand the different cultural needs of children living at the home. This has been supported through discussions with children and explorations of what is important to them. Children are also supported to attend activities and faith provision, where other children who attend have some similar characteristics and values reflective of the child’s cultural identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is mostly in a good physical state of repair. However, when any damage occurs, this is not always repaired in a timely manner. A child’s wardrobe door in their bedroom had sustained damage but was unrepaired several months later. Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 4

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

Staff ensure that children who live at the home feel safe. Plans are comprehensive, and staff understand how to support children’s vulnerabilities to reduce risk. Children’s needs are captured effectively in risk assessments and care plans. These are regularly reviewed.

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

The leadership team manages any serious incidents well and has a good oversight of any incidents and ensures that this detailed information is appropriately shared with professional partners and parents. Records are detailed and reflective. Where necessary, these will be discussed in team meetings and in professionals’ meetings to ensure that any learning is shared and to ensure that the team around the child is working collaboratively together to reduce risk. These actions mitigate risk to children.

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

Missing-from-care incidents are rare. Clear procedures are in place to ensure that any such incidents are responded to appropriately in a manner reflective of the level of risk. Staff have worked hard with the child living in the home to form supportive relationships. They spend time explaining risk and support children to understand their own vulnerabilities.

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

The child is registered with universal health services. They are supported and encouraged to talk about their health needs and the impact of their lifestyle choices. Key-work sessions focus on relevant issues, such as emotional health and the risks and the importance of good healthcare and lifestyle choices.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Senior leaders have a good oversight of the home. Additional management oversight is provided by a quality assurance lead, which ensures that children’s plans are relevant, actioned and reviewed. There is also a deputy manager who supports day to day operations.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Senior leaders advocate well for children who are living in the home. When children require additional support, the team vigorously advocates to ensure that this provision is provided.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Feedback from professional agencies working with the home is positive. They comment that the team’s communication is excellent, which ensures that professionals are kept up to date and informed about events and children’s progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Children have access to a children’s guide. However, the guide does not use child- friendly language, which hampers children’s engagement with and understanding of this important document.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff say that the home is a good place to work and has a family feel. Staff say that they receive good-quality, reflective supervision to enhance their learning and practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 5 The leadership team supports staff to attend all mandatory training, and all training is up to date. Staff attend range of courses. This ensures that staff have the knowledge to support their practice experience. This supports staff to engage children, using a therapeutic caring and understanding approach.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The post for a registered manager has been vacant since October 2022. Leaders and managers have taken actions to ensure that a new manager is recruited. The absence of a permanent registered manager for such a long period adversely impacts on management stability and the further improvement of the model of care. Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 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 provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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Requirement Due date

there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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Requirement Due date

is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home.

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Requirement Due date

If the registered provider appoints a person to manage the home, the registered provider must, without delay, give HMCI notice of—

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Requirement Due date

the name of the person so appointed; and

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Requirement Due date

the date on which the appointment takes effect. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(2)(a)(b)) 30 January 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home is a nurturing and supportive environment. This specifically relates to ensuring that the interior of the home is maintained to a good standard. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should ensure that the home produces a children’s guide. The children’s guide must be made available to all children when their placement in the home is agreed (or on arrival at the home if the placement is made in an emergency). The guide must be age appropriate, provided in an accessible format and explained to each child to make sure that they understand it. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.21) Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 7

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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: 2562430 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Thames Innovation Centre, Studio 52, Veridion Way, Erith DA18 4AL

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Inspector

Helen Daniel, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 9 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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