Children's home run by Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 1 Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

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Full inspection 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 two children who may exhibit social, emotional and mental health difficulties. It is owned and run by a private organisation.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, two children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post has been vacant since 1 November 2024.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/03/2024 Full Outstanding 01/02/2023 Full Good 05/05/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making good progress in all areas. They are cared for by a staff team whose members are consistent and nurturing in their approach.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to have positive experiences of education. Those who have had significant periods of disengagement from school are now being supported to attend regularly. Barriers to learning are promptly identified and removed. Creative solutions, which have included supporting children to meet with teachers outside of school and the home, for example by engaging in fun activities, help to foster positive connections between children, staff and education providers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have fun, they are encouraged to try new things and to develop new hobbies and interests. Activities that have been planned have inspired children to join local clubs and community groups to further develop new skills. Support to engage in activities outside of the home, helps children to socialise with peers, building their confidence and self-esteem. One child has developed an interest in music and has been able to perform at an end-of- year event in front of her peers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Arrangements for children moving into and out of the home are well managed. When one child had to move on in unplanned circumstances, extra care and attention was taken to reach out to the child and their family. Regular visits were undertaken with the child at their new home to help them settle. They were gifted memory books and taken out for a meal with their family and all staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children moving into the home are supported to settle, and staff work closely with them, their families and professionals to learn about their needs. One external professional said, ‘I truly feel part of the parallel process building a relationship with staff alongside [Name of child].

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A culture of openness, warmth and acceptance helps children to safely explore, develop and express their own identities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to maintain relationships with significant people in their lives. Family time is approached with creativity to help children to see family members regularly. Staff work closely with families, keeping them involved, informed and updated on children’s progress. Family members are supported and encouraged to be part of day-to- day planning and safeguarding within the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are involved in personalising their bedroom spaces. They are supported to choose decorations that reflect their individual tastes. This personalisation is not reflected in communal areas. For example, artwork, photographs and personal effects are not on displayed. Some furnishings and décor have been damaged and suitable replacements Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 4 have not been sought. In addition to this, there are areas of the home which require increased attention to cleanliness and hygiene.

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

There is a positive and proactive safeguarding culture in the home. This has resulted in a reduction in children going missing from care and reduced risks relating to exploitation and substance misuse for children in the home. One child who was frequently missing has not been missing for over a month is now making healthier, safer choices.

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

Joint work with safeguarding partners helps to keep children safe from exploitation and harm. Managers and staff understand the support that children need to be kept safe and make appropriate and prompt referrals to external support services when concerns arise. Children have been supported to engage with sexual health advisers, substance misuse support and child exploitation teams. Managers swiftly escalate concerns when they feel they have not received appropriate safeguarding responses.

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

Staff understand the support children need to keep safe. Risk management and support plans guide staff interventions. One-to-one sessions are used to help children understand how to keep themselves and others safe. Staff are proactive in educating and reflecting with children on areas of vulnerability. A layered approach of boundaries, reflection and nurture helps children to engage safely with the support on offer.

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

When children go missing, staff respond swiftly to locate them and support their return to the home. Relationships in the local community, with public transport providers and shopkeepers, have been effective in preventing children from going missing and ensuring their swift return. Children are supported to speak with an independent person following any episodes of going missing from care.

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

Processes in place for the identification of fire risk did not highlight a fire hazard in the home. Once noted by the inspector, swift action was taken to address this. A review of the homes fire risk assessment identified that the home has not consulted a competent, qualified, or accredited individual to advise on fire risks/practices in the home. Fire Drills are completed regularly. However, when these drills identified issues that could improve the response to a potential fire, no action was taken.

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

This area is judged as requires improvement, primarily due to the shortfalls identified in this report that indicate that managers’ oversight and monitoring of some key aspects of practice have not identified issues that need to be addressed.

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

The previous registered manager left her post in November 2024. The deputy manager progressed into the role of acting manager 12 weeks prior to inspection. Their application for registration has been submitted to Ofsted. Leaders and managers are ambitious and child focused. They know children well and have a good understanding of how they can Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 5 meet the needs of children living in the home. They are central to driving changes and ensuring that children receive a good standard of care.

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

Managers are reflective and can identify that the home is on a developmental journey. They show awareness of the actions needed to improve the quality of support for staff and children. Systems for monitoring the home and its effectiveness are under review.

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

On some occasions, supervision for staff and the manager have not been provided in line with organisational timescales. Staff have not received the opportunity to reflect on the changing needs of children and their own practice. The supervisions provided are not effective in contributing to the improvement of the home. They do not routinely promote individual’s personal development or support planning for children. The quality of supervision recordings varies greatly. They do not consistently provide evidence that effective supervision is taking place.

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

Since the last inspection, managers have taken action to ensure that staff have received appraisals of their performance and fitness to perform their role. This has helped staff, leaders and managers to reflect on strengths and areas of development. When areas of development are identified, the appraisal process does not support individuals and their managers to identify realistic and achievable goals. As a result of this, the appraisal process is not effective in supporting individuals to take the necessary actions to promote personal development and learning.

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

Staff receive mandatory training to help in undertaking their role. However, medication training for some staff has lapsed significantly outside of the timescales identified in the home’s medication policy. When children have joined the home with specific care and support needs training has not been reviewed. Therefore, staff have not consistently received up-to-date training and information that will assist them in supporting children with neurodiverse needs who use substances and are experiencing or are vulnerable to exploitation. Some staff have not received refresher training in these subject areas for five years. Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 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

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home;

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ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire.

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)) 4 April 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets children’s needs. In most cases, children’s homes should be homely, domestic environments. This specifically relates to ensuring that the home is maintained to an acceptable state of cleanliness, repair and decoration. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 7  The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)  A record of supervision should be kept for staff, including the manager. The record

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Recommendations

should provide evidence that supervision is being delivered in line with regulation 33(4)(b). (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.3)

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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: 2596008 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd, Neville Mews, 6a Neville Road, Eastbourne BN22 8HR

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Inspector

Georgia Carty, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2596008 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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Inspector

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