Children's Home run by Sunshine Children’s Homes Ltd in Harrow

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 1 Registered provider: Sunshine Children’s Homes Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home was registered with Ofsted on 31 January 2025 and is privately owned. It provides care for up to three children with social emotional and difficulties. The manager registered with Ofsted at the same time as the home.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was led by the responsible individual and the deputy manager. The registered manager was not available and has not been actively working in the home. No children have lived in the home since the home’s registration.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers are aware that there are some shortfalls that need to be addressed. They are committed to making improvements to meet the needs of vulnerable children.

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The deputy manager has recently been recruited to support the registered manager. Leaders and managers are actively recruiting staff. However, safer recruitment processes are not consistently followed. For example, previous employment history is not always explored. More could be done by the provider to assure themselves of staff suitability so that copies of qualifications are available on file and provide evidence that references are verified.

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Leaders and managers have not yet established a system for recording staff training, and they have not reviewed the needs and requirements of staff. Staff do not have access to essential training to support safeguarding practice, de-escalation techniques, or physical intervention. Staff supervision has not been recorded, and staff have not completed an induction.

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The provider has not appointed an independent visitor, and there have been no independent visits or reports since the home first became registered. This is a breach of regulations. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 2 Leaders and managers have plans to follow up on the recommendations of a fire safety assessment that has been completed. However, at the time of this monitoring visit, this had not been completed. Furthermore, leaders and managers were unable to provide documents to evidence that the appropriate fire, health and safety procedures are followed.

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This monitoring visit

The home is well decorated, with leaders and managers focused on creating a welcoming, child-centred environment. The bedrooms are spacious and furnished well to create a comfortable home for children.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this monitoring visit, nine requirements and one recommendation have been raised. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 3

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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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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 work as a team where appropriate;

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

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(c)(d)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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In particular, leaders and managers must lead and manage the home in line with the regulations and quality standards. 29 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 4 If the person who is in day-to-day charge of the children’s home proposes to be absent from the home for a continuous period of 28 days or more, the registered person must give notice in writing to HMCI of the proposed absence.

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Except in the case of an emergency or unforeseen absence, a notice under paragraph (1) must—

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be given no later than one month before the proposed absence commences, or within such shorter period as may be agreed with HMCI; and

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specify with respect to the proposed absence—

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the arrangements which have been made for running the home during the absence;

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the address, name and qualifications of the person who will be responsible for the home during the absence; and

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in the case of the absence of the registered manager, the arrangements that have been, or are proposed to be, made for appointing another person to manage the home during the absence, including the proposed date by which the appointment is to be made.

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If the notice required under paragraph (2) or (3) has not been given as required, it must be given without delay.

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The registered person must notify HMCI of the return to duty of the person in day-to-day charge of the home not later than 7 days after the date of that person’s return. (Regulation 48 (1) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) (4) (5))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that they inform Ofsted when the registered manager is absent from the home for more than 28 days. 29 September 2025

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The registered person must give notice in writing to HMCI, as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so, if any of the following events take place or are expected by the registered 29 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 5 person to take place—

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a person other than the registered person carries on or manages the children’s home. (Regulation 49 (a))

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (3)(d)) 29 August 2025

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ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction;

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ensure that each permanent appointment of an employee is subject to the satisfactory completion of a period of probation;

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provide each employee with a job description outlining the employee's responsibilities.

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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undertake appropriate continuing professional development. (Regulation 33 (1)(a)(b)(c) (4)(a))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that all staff receive an induction and appropriate training. 29 August 2025

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Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that health and safety documents are available. 29 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 6 The registered provider must appoint, at the registered provider’s expense, a person ("the independent person") to visit and report on the children’s home carried on by the registered provider. (Regulation 43 (1)) 29 September 2025

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The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to—

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the registered provider and, if applicable, the registered manager;

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the responsible individual (if one is nominated). (Regulation 44 (1) (7)(a)(d)(e)) 29 September 2025

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

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provide adequate means of escape from the home in the event of fire. (Regulation 25 (1)(b))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children and staff are aware of how to exit the building in the event of a fire. 29 September 2025

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are adequately trained in the principles of restraint and any restraint techniques appropriate to the needs of the children so that the home is set up to care for children in line with regulation. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 49, paragraph 9.41) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 7

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the progress made by the children’s home since its registration with Ofsted.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Sunshine Children’s Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 17 Kingsley Road, Hounslow TW3 1PA

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Collis Munroe-Parchment

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Inspector

Naintara Khosla, His Majesty’s Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2780876 9 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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