Children's Home run by Catch22 Charity Limited in Sutton

Inspection report for children's home: 2660251 1 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.1

Registered provider: Catch22 Charity Limited

p.1

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

p.1

Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and managed by a private provider to care for up to six children who may have emotional and/or social difficulties.

p.1

Information about this children’s home

The home and its manager were registered with Ofsted in February 2022. The current manager is on a phased return to work.

p.1

Information about this children’s home

There were two children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

p.1

Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

p.1

good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

p.1

good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

p.1

good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

p.1

good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

p.1

good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 2 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.1

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/08/2024 Full Good 08/08/2023 Full Good 22/11/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 3 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.2

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children benefit from trusting, well-established relationships with staff, helping them make good progress in their health, emotional well-being and overall development. Staff build and maintain positive relationships with children, helping them feel secure and promoting progress in all areas of their lives.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s moves into the home are well planned. Staff maintain regular communication with children’s social workers and other professionals involved in their care. They visit the child and arrange for the child to visit the home before moving in. This careful planning meets each child’s individual needs and promotes stability. One child has lived at the home for four years, demonstrating strong continuity of care.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children share their views and experiences. Staff listen and use this feedback to shape children’s care plans. This ensures children’s rights are respected and their voices directly influence how their needs are met.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children attend education regularly. Staff demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring access to tailored provision that meets each child’s individual needs and interests. Children engage enthusiastically in a broad range of activities, including horse-riding, arts and crafts, and structured exercise sessions. Each child also benefits from holidays, often abroad, significantly enhancing their cultural awareness and personal development. These carefully planned opportunities contribute positively to children’s overall well-being and broaden their life experiences.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are well equipped to move on to independent living. Staff carefully plan each child’s transition over a period of 18 to 24 months, providing practical and emotional support to prepare them thoroughly for this important life change.

p.3

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is well equipped to meet children’s needs. The kitchen area requires repair and new cooking equipment installed. There have been delays with this process.

p.3

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

Children are safe in the home. However, staff did not respond quickly enough to bullying concerns between two children living in the home. Although staff identified this risk, the response was not timely impacting upon children’s relationships and experiences living in the home.

p.3

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

Risk assessments are detailed and developed in collaboration with the child, producing documents that are both usable and relatable to them. These assessments clearly guide staff on reducing risks to the child, particularly during times of crisis, and reflect the model of care outlined in the provider’s statement of purpose. Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 4 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.3

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

Staff rarely use physical restraint and only do so when necessary to protect children or others from immediate harm. They demonstrate confidence in using alternative strategies that help children understand and express their emotions, supporting them to feel better.

p.4

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

When children go missing from the home, staff follow the established missing-from- home protocol and warmly welcome children back, helping them feel safe and supported.

p.4

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

The management team responds promptly to allegations and complaints, ensuring that outcomes are communicated to both children and staff. Learning from these informs group supervisions, promotes ongoing staff development and strengthens safeguarding practices.

p.4

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is on a phased return to work. She currently works part time and is supported by an interim manager who is present throughout the week, alongside team leaders. The responsible individual is also regularly present in the home. The leadership team provides effective oversight and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.

p.4

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The management team has acted on previous recommendations, leading to improved safeguarding practices and enhanced quality of care for children.

p.4

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The well-established staff team demonstrates a strong understanding of the individual needs of the children. They offer children continuity of care, supporting their stability and development.

p.4

The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff say they feel well supported by managers. Regular supervision sessions provide ongoing support and include reflective discussions focused on children’s needs, staff development and their overall well-being. However, staff do not currently receive formal performance appraisals. This limits opportunities to review their performance, assess their continued suitability for the role and gather feedback from children and other professionals. Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 5 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.4

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.

p.5

Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

p.5

Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

p.5

Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph requires the registered person to ensure—

p.5

Requirement Due date

that staff— have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

p.5

Requirement Due date

that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(c) (2)(a)( xiii )(b)) 10 October 2025

p.5

Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure children are provided with a welcoming and homely domestic environment. This specifically relates to ensuring repairs are carried out within a reasonable time frame. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should ensure all staff have their performance and fitness to carry out their role formally appraised at least once annually. This appraisal should take into account, where reasonable and practical, the views of other professionals who have worked with the staff member over the year and of children in the home’s care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.5) Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 6 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.5

Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: 2660251 7 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.6

Children’s home details

Registered provider: Catch22 Charity Limited

p.7

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Catch22 Charity Ltd, 27 Pear Tree Street, London EC1V 3AG

p.7

Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang

p.7

Inspector

Richard Wyper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 8 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.7

Inspector

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.

p.8

Inspector

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.8

Inspector

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.8

Inspector

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted Inspection report for children’s home: 2660251 9 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

p.8