Children's Home run by Compass Children’s Homes Ltd in Surrey

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 1 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private company and was registered in September 2020. The home provides care for up to four children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has recently appointed a new manager, who has successfully registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered provider has recently appointed a new responsible individual, and we are currently checking this person has the relevant capacity, experience and skills to carry out the role.

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Information about this children’s home

There were no children living at the home at the time of this inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the lifting of a three-month condition imposed on the home on 8 April 2024. The provider notified Ofsted on 11 September 2025 of their intention to reopen the home and begin accommodating children.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit undertaken found that the home has not met the conditions of the three-month condition and as such was not ready to accommodate children.

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This monitoring visit

Although interviews have been conducted and potential staff identified, there are currently insufficient staff in place to ensure the safe care of children.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has appointed a new manager, who has successfully registered with Ofsted. During the closure period, there have been significant changes within the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 2 senior management team. While the registered manager spoke positively about these developments and the support she now receives, the newly appointed responsible individual was unable to attend the monitoring visit. Consequently, Ofsted was unable to obtain sufficient information about the current senior management arrangements or the changes made since the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The home itself has undergone substantial refurbishment and presents as homely, warm and welcoming. Children’s bedrooms are furnished to a high standard, each with an ensuite bathroom and welcome gifts prepared for their arrival. Health and safety checks have been completed to ensure the home’s safety.

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This monitoring visit

Previous requirements were not reviewed during this inspection and have therefore been restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/02/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 07/03/2023 Full Good 17/08/2021 Full Good 04/05/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 4

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

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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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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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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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)(h)) 31 December 2025

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and 31 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 5 have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(iv)(vi)(b)(i)(ii)) 31 December 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all incidents of control, discipline and restraint are subject to systems of regular scrutiny. To ensure that their use is fair and the above principles as set out in 9.35 are respected, the review of any restraint should be conducted by someone independent of the incident senior to the person completing the restraint. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.36)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 6

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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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: 2578675 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Inspector

Kerry Howarth, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 8 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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