Children's home run by Resicare Alliance Limited

Inspection report children's home: 2857604 1 Registered provider: Resicare Alliance Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home became registered with Ofsted in November 2025 and is owned by a private organisation. It is registered to provide care for up to 10 children with learning disabilities. The registered manager left prior to any children being admitted to the home. This is the homes first inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

There is a registered independent special school on the same site. The inspector only inspected the social care provision at this home.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, 1 child was living at the home. They were present during the inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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good

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

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report children's home: 2857604 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There is one child living at the home, they have very recently moved in. While their transition to the home was swift, managers worked collaboratively with the child’s parents and professional network to plan and prepare for the move. This included seeking information about their needs and preferences. A social story was provided to help prepare the child for the move. They were warmly welcomed and given favoured snacks upon their arrival, this assisted them to settle.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Core staff were part of the preparation and planning, giving them a good understanding of the child’s needs. Staff are helping the child to adapt to new routines at the home. For example, structured mealtimes and promoting a good sleep routine.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help and encourage the child to access education. The child attends the on-site school; they have made some progress with their engagement in this. School and care staff are working in close partnership. Action has been taken by managers to register the child with local health services.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has extensive facilities to enhance children's experiences. This includes vast gardens with playground equipment, sensory spaces and a dance studio. The child has particularly enjoyed spending time with staff in the trampoline room.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are attentive to the child and are getting to know their communication approaches. The providers speech and language therapist has spent time with the child to commence an assessment, to support with developing their communication.

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

The child's plans outline their key needs, risks and vulnerabilities. This is a working document as they are new to the home and staff are getting to know them. Managers have taken information shared by those who know him, to formulate the initial plans. There are ongoing assessments to develop the child’s behaviour support plan further.

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

Staff supervise the child in line with their plans, but they also recognise when they want space. Staff take action to give the child space but observation from a distance to keep them safe. Staff understand and use strategies to help the child manage their emotions and physical intervention has been used only when necessary.

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

Staff have training in safeguarding matters; this includes specialist training for children with learning disabilities. As a result, staff understand essential safeguarding processes, including how to respond in the event of an allegation, escalating concerns and whistle blowing. Inspection report children's home: 2857604 3 Prompt action was taken to prepare the child’s bedroom with additional safety measures before they arrived. However, there has only been one fire drill, the records were not completed, and this did not include all staff or the child. Staff have not yet helped the child learn about fire safety at the home. This could impede their understanding of evacuation in the event of a fire.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

There is no registered manager at the home. The providers peripatetic manager was appointed to oversee the home; they were not at work at the time of the inspection. Senior leaders are taking action to appoint a permanent manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Management oversight at the home has been hindered by the staffing changes. Covering managers have not been able to access all the home’s records. For example, managers have had oversight of children’s incidents. However, they have not taken all relevant information into account in their monitoring. This is because some documents have not been completed, including body maps and accident reports. In addition, there are inconsistencies in record keeping in relation to staff debriefs. This reduces the effectiveness of management oversight and learning from incidents.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff working at the home have not had formal supervision. While they are very new to working at the home, some staff have been working in other homes as part of their induction. As a result, progress of staff induction or the effectiveness of their training has not been formally reviewed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

There is a newly formed core staff team at the home. However, there has been a high number of different staff involved in the child's care. Many of these staff are not the core staff for the home, they are covering from other homes. This reduces the consistency of staffing for the child and their ability to develop relationships. Managers are taking action to increase the consistency of staffing. The homes statement of purpose does not include detail of the workforce.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

There is a structured plan for staff induction and staff training. Staff are trained in a range of topics that equips them well for their roles. This includes bespoke training for children with learning disabilities. Staff are progressing through completion of the training in a timely way.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The organisation has a range of specialists and resources to support care planning for children. As the child is new to the home, their involvement is in its infancy. However, managers and staff welcome this input and are enthusiastic for how this could support the child’s progress. There is good partnership working with parents and professionals, the head of school provides good feedback about working alongside the care staff team and communication with parents is now effective.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Senior leaders maintain effective oversight at the home. They are aware of the shortfalls in relation to leadership and management and are taking action to address these. Inspection report children's home: 2857604 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, 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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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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Requirement Due date

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'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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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)(e)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that there is a permanent manager appointed to the home. This also relates to managers ensuring that there is a consistent workforce. 30 April 2026 Inspection report children's home: 2857604 5 This also relates to managers providing supervision to staff; to monitor their practice and to ensure that they have the skills for their roles.

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Requirement Due date

This also relates to managers having effective oversight of children's experiences, to develop the quality of care and make continuous improvements.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire. (Regulation 25 (1)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to managers ensuring that fire drills are recorded and that children are made aware of the fire procedures. 30 April 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the following elements of the workforce plan are included in the Statement of Purpose: (in accordance with Schedule 1 (paragraphs 19 and 20)) the staffing structure; experience and qualifications of staff and arrangements for supervision of staff practice. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 53, paragraph 10.10)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have 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 children's home: 2857604 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Resicare Alliance Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 147 Stamford Hill, London N16 5LG

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Inspector

Alison Snell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children's home: 2857604 7 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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