Centrechild House Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Centrechild House Ltd 1 Centrechild House Ltd

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Registered provider: Centrechild House Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

A private provider owns and operates this supported accommodation service. The service can accommodate up to eight children living in three shared premises that are not limited to looked-after children and care leavers. At the time of the visit, three children and two young people aged 18 and over were being supported.

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provider

The service manager has been registered with Ofsted since March 2024.

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This monitoring visit

On 18 March 2025, Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit in response to concerns about recruitment of staff, children’s records and health and safety checks. The purpose of this visit was to review progress in relation to the three compliance notices which were issued.

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This monitoring visit

Suitable action has been taken to address the three compliance notices, which are deemed to be met. The registered manager has put in place systems to ensure that all staff undergo safer recruitment checks. This means that children are not put at unnecessary risk.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has taken action to review and update children’s support plans. Basic information is now up-to-date and accurate. Further detail has been added to ensure that staff have information on children’s known and emerging needs, risks and behaviours. As a result, staff have the information they need to best support the child. These could be improved by demonstrating that the child’s views are recorded.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers now implement effective health and safety checks. The missing smoke alarm has been replaced and the closing mechanism on a fire door Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Centrechild House Ltd 2 has been repaired. Two bedrooms were clean and ready for children to be admitted to this service. The property would benefit from improvements to make this a more nurturing environment.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have developed a new recording system that demonstrates that all staff have completed training relevant to their roles. All staff now receive regular supervision, which gives staff an opportunity to discuss any development and training needs. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Centrechild House Ltd 3

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure they offer a comfortable, positive and nurturing environment. (‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’, page 26)  The registered person should ensure that plans for support are based on initial referral information, are meaningful and are created in full consultation with the child. (‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’, page 32)

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Centrechild House Ltd 4

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Centrechild House Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Vida Anorson

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Inspector:

Emily Stevens, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Centrechild House Ltd 5 regulates and inspects 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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Inspector:

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