Children's home run by Casaegis Ltd

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 1 Registered provider: Casaegis 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 is privately owned. It is registered to provide care for up to four children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There is currently no registered manager or responsible individual. This inspection was supported by the director.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to review progress against two compliance notices set at the previous full inspection and a notice that restricted any new admissions to the home. Good progress had been made. However, due to changes in the operation of the home, Ofsted was unable to gather sufficient evidence to determine that the provider had met all the steps in the notices and that any changes have been embedded in everyday practice. The provider has complied with the restriction notice in place.

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This monitoring visit

Managers had started to implement some changes in the home. They developed new processes for the oversight and monitoring across the home. A strategy had been developed to improve staff skills through training.

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This monitoring visit

Some progress had been made in ensuring that each child has a risk management plan that identifies what staff must do to reduce these areas of risk for children. However, it was not clear how and when risk management plans are reviewed and by whom. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 2 Managers implemented an updated version of the safeguarding flowchart. This provided staff with better information of what they must do if they have a concern about a colleague’s care practice.

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This monitoring visit

There was an incident in the home that involved physically holding a child. Managers had not ensured that a record was completed. They did not have oversight of the incident and missed the opportunity for a debrief with the child and the staff involved.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has confirmed that the home will have a period of closure and will notify Ofsted three months prior to accommodating children. This will allow the provider to recruit a responsible individual, manager and staff team.

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This monitoring visit

At this monitoring visit, the requirements set at the last inspection were not reviewed and will be carried over to the next inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/09/2025 Full Inadequate 03/12/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/08/2024 Full Inadequate 28/11/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

*The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)) 19 October 2025

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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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promotes their welfare. 19 October 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 4 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 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’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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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and 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)(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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In particular, ensure that managers and staff have the knowledge, skills and understanding to recognise when children are at risk of harm.

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Ensure that there is effective managerial oversight of incidents and of the care being provided to children.

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Ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge to meet children’s needs.

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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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employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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if an individual is employed by a person other than the 19 October 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 5 registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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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) (2)(a)(b) (3)(b)(d))

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The registered person must ensure that the following items, which may be kept in electronic form, are kept in an accessible manner—

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records of the use of measures of control, discipline or restraint (see regulation 35);

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children’s case records (see regulation 36). (Regulation 38 (h)(i))

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In particular, ensure that staff and children, when necessary, have appropriate access to records. 19 October 2025

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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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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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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; 19 October 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 6 the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure;

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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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”)—has spoken to the user about the measure; has signed the record to confirm it is accurate;

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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In particular, ensure that children are only physically held as a last resort. In the event of being held, ensure that children receive the appropriate support afterwards and that any measure used is recorded appropriately.

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e)) 19 October 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 7 In particular, ensure that serious incidents are notified to those required by regulation.

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The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality-of-care review”) at least once every 6 months.

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In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it;

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”).

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supply to HMCI a copy of the quality-of-care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5))

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In particular, ensure that when completing a quality of care review, safeguarding incidents are taken into consideration. 19 October 2025

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*These requirements were subject of a compliance notice. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 8

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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: 2595123 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 84 Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 5QD

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Inspector

Simon Hunter, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2595123 10 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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