Children's Home run by Kartikeya Solutions Limited in Haringey

Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 1 SC483623 Registered provider: Kartikeya Solutions Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately run home provides care for up to five children who have social and emotional difficulties. Four children were living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered with Ofsted in September 2014. The registered manager has been in post since March 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

The provider has a school in the building that three children living in the home attend. The inspector only inspected the social care provision on this site.

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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: 25 November 2024

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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: SC483623 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/11/2024 Full Good 21/02/2024 Full Outstanding 06/09/2022 Full Good 16/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children all make good progress from their starting points. Progress is clearly captured in children’s plans as well as highlighting areas for children to work on. Children’s progress is discussed with them so they can recognise and celebrate it. This supports children to set future goals.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the individual needs of each child. They support children using a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach. This is supported by the in-house therapist, who works with staff and children alike. Staff ensure that key-work sessions and children’s meetings capture the wishes and feelings of children, and they take action based on these shared views. Staff also use these sessions to help children understand their own vulnerabilities and how staff can help them to develop and grow emotionally and socially.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All children are in education. Most children attend the school on site and all are making progress that is meaningful for them. One child will shortly be completing their GCSEs. With staff’s support they have applied to colleges and attended interviews. They have received a conditional offer to attend college in September 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to maintain relationships with their friends and family. Staff facilitate supervised family time where necessary. A family member said that staff are proactive in scheduling this time to ensure that children stay in touch with extended family members, which they appreciate.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Managers have a good process in place for when children move in. Children visit the home prior to arriving to see their bedroom and to meet staff and their peers. This helps children to settle in quickly.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children participate in a range of activities, which include cinema trips, paintballing and activities linked to their individual interests. One child has expressed that they would like to learn barbering, and staff are currently looking at how they can support them to do this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Feedback from external professionals and children’s families acknowledge how hard the team works to support children to make progress. They say communication from the home is good.

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

Staff understand children’s risks and needs well. These are captured in regularly reviewed, individualised risk assessments and behaviour support plans. They highlight triggers and de-escalation strategies to guide staff effectively. As a result of these Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 4 approaches, incidents are quickly and positively addressed and physical intervention is extremely rare.

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

When children go missing from the home, staff follow children’s individualised protocols. Staff look for children to ensure that they are safely returned, and when they do return, they are warmly welcomed by staff. In addition, managers have good oversight when this happens and talk with children when they return to explore whether additional support is needed.

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

Staff and managers escalate any concerns or increased risks to children to their professional networks. They request multi-agency meetings to ensure there is a joint approach to managing risks. Leaders and managers work well with mental health services for children who have experienced crisis and who have been admitted to hospital. Professional networks are positive about the support children receive when they return to the home after these episodes. As a result, children settle back in well.

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

Staff administer children’s medication safely. Managers’ thoughtfulness and oversight of this area have led to additional precautions being put in place to ensure children do not keep their medication and not take it. This is done sensitively to maintain trust with children, but with safety firmly in mind.

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

Leaders and managers carefully consider each child’s needs and risks when deciding if the home is suitable for them. This ensures that staff are well prepared when children move into the home and can promptly put in place the necessary safeguards to safely manage children’s vulnerabilities.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers are passionate about the care that children receive. They aspire for children to make good progress and have good experiences. Leaders and managers know the children well and speak about them warmly. This is mirrored by the staff team members, who are an integral part of the success and progress children make.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have effective monitoring systems in place to help them oversee the work in the home. This includes information from the in-house therapist, who supports oversight of staff practice. Managers use the insights from these systems to develop the service and staff’s approaches to care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers manage allegations against staff well. External professionals are appropriately included when any matters are raised and investigated. In one case, when a member of staff had been suspended from work and was due to return, managers spoke to the child about this and offered restorative work so their relationship could be repaired. This emphasises to children that they are involved in decision-making and that their views matter to leaders and managers. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 5 Staff speak positively about working in the home and the support offered by managers. Staff consistently attend training and team meetings. The in-house therapist provides one-to-one support, group supervisions and additional training for staff. This helps staff to reflect on their practice and develop their knowledge and skills to improve their care of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have regular supervision and appraisals. The registered manager has supervision with an experienced consultant, which supports their development and well-being. However, records of this support are not available. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 6

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Recommendation

 The registered manager should ensure that there is a record of their own supervision. (‘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: SC483623 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Kartikeya Solutions Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 47 Hillfield Park, London N10 3QU

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Inspector

Salean Bryant, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC483623 8 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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