Children's Home run by Family First Care Services Ltd in Haringey

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 1 Registered provider: Family First Care Services 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 owned and managed by a private provider.

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Information about this children’s home

It offers care for up to three children who may experience social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, three children were living in the home. The inspector spoke to two of the children.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in July 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 2 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 3

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

Children are able to engage in activities that reflect their interests and passions. One child loves ice skating and staff have ensured that they have the right equipment and time to enjoy this activity. Children are supported to attend the gym and other social activities that they request. Leaders and managers understand children’s growing autonomy and the need to spend time with their friends and family. They ensure that children are safe when out in the community, and they also maintain details of children’s friends and family.

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Findings from the inspection

When children go missing, staff work effectively with partner agencies and follow the missing-from-home protocols. If children are away from the home for longer periods to spend time with their families, staff liaise with the local authority and keep in touch with the children and their carers.

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Findings from the inspection

When incidents occur, staff confidently use de-escalation strategies to ensure that they are responded to calmly. Children are supported to understand how to make positive choices that do not place them and others at risk of harm. Debrief discussions are held with children following incidents of concern. These discussions offer the opportunity for them to reflect and to learn new ways of regulating their emotions in positive ways. The debriefs are further supported by purposeful one-to- one discussions that help the children to recognise and understand their vulnerabilities and how to stay safe.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff are adept at building relationships with children that help them to feel safe and secure in the home. Risk assessments and behaviour management plans help staff to use effective bespoke strategies to support each child’s progress. However, risk assessments and behaviour management plans are not consistently updated. This leads to staff not having up-to-date information about children and how best to support them.

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Findings from the inspection

Restraint rarely occurs in this home. Staff use their relationships with children to support positive behaviour. However, when a serious incident involving a restraint occurred on one occasion, leaders did not ensure that appropriate notifications were made to the regulator.

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Findings from the inspection

Children who are at risk of substance misuse are supported to understand the impact that this has on their health and well-being. Room searches are undertaken appropriately to ensure that children do not have harmful substances in the home. Children are supported to understand the rules of the home and why these are necessary to ensure their safety. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 4 Leaders and managers are keen to ensure that children have the best outcomes and quality of care. Staff find managers supportive and feel that they receive training appropriate to the needs of the children in their care. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 5

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/04/2025 Full Good 18/12/2024 Full Good 11/03/2024 Full Good 21/03/2023 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that they notify Ofsted if one of the situations specified in regulation 40(4)(a)-(d) occurs. In particular, this refers to notifying Ofsted if there is an incident relating to the protection, safeguarding or welfare of a child living in the home which the registered person considers to be serious, in particular serious incidents involving restraints (40 (4)(e)). (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 63, paragraph 14.10)  The registered person should ensure that staff should continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. Where there are safeguarding concerns for a child, their placement plan, agreed between the home and their placing authority, must include details of the steps the home will take to manage any assessed risks on a day to day basis. In particular, should ensure that risk assessments for each child are kept up to date

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Recommendations

and behaviour management plans are regularly reviewed. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Family First Care Services Ltd

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Inspector

Angela Reid, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 8 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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