Children's home run by JS Children’s Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 1 Registered provider: JS Children’s Care Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately run and provides care for up to 2 children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted when the home opened in August 2025.

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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 good

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good

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

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Date of last inspection: none

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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Date of last inspection: none

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child was living at the home at the time of this inspection. The child did not wish to speak to the inspector. Since registration, 2 children have moved into the home and one child has moved on.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s moves into the home are carefully planned. Leaders and managers completed risk assessments and discussed with staff prior to each child moving in. This assessment reflected the child’s needs and how staff would meet them. Staff met with the child before moving in. This helped the children develop relationships with staff. The child who moved on required a more secure environment due to escalating risks. This move was a joint decision between the local authority and the home manager. However, the child did not experience a planned and well-prepared move.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child who currently lives at the home benefits from being cared for by staff who show love and compassion. Staff spend quality time with the child. They play games and do activities together. Laughter and chatter between staff and the child were observed during the inspection. Staff help the child to explore a wide range of activities and stay healthy through involving the child in making choices. This helps to build the child’s confidence and self-esteem.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are ambitious for children to achieve academically and support them to engage with education. The manager advocates, on behalf of children, for the local authority to offer bespoke learning packages. This helps ensure that children are provided with education that is in line with their needs. For example, the child who moved on had an education plan in which their emotional needs were considered. The manager is working with the local authority education adviser to identify a suitable provision for the child currently living at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The house is maintained and decorated to a good standard. It mirrors a good family home in decor and routines as much as possible. The home is child friendly with games, art and crafts which reflect the child’s interests. The child’s bedroom is personalised to their preferences. Staff and the child eat together. The staff’s attempt to ensure that the house feels like a home helps children to feel valued.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff use caring and empathetic language in children’s records. They document children’s memorable events in life-story books. The life-story book for the child who moved on was shared with professionals to give to the child and to support the continuity of care.

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

Children who live at this home have complex emotional and behavioural needs. Staff continue to provide them with good-quality care and support during challenging incidents and through difficult times. Staff understand children’s risks and consider their Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 3 individual and previous experiences. The staff speak confidently about the home’s model of care and how they use it in practice to ensure the children receive individualised care.

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

The manager works effectively with other professionals to keep children safe. This includes professionals such as the police, emergency services and social workers. For example, the manager held a meeting with emergency services to discuss a response protocol for one child. Staff help children access specialist services, such as therapy from children and adolescent mental health services. They also support children to access other resources to help them understand safety in the community. For example, one child has a mentor from a charity.

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

Children who have gone missing from home have received well-coordinated care. Staff follow clear protocols and act in a caring parental role. As a result, children have been found quickly and safely returned home. Staff request for the child placing authority to complete independent return home interviews, and children have conversations with independent professionals. This coordinated response helps ensure that children are safeguarded and experience a quick return to the home. Children’s risks have reduced due to the support from staff. For example, one child, who previously would go missing overnight, now goes missing less frequently. They remain in the local area and are now quickly located.

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

Staff use de-escalation techniques to help children to calm down. When staff have used physical restraint, this has been necessary and proportionate to keep the child safe. The manager has reflective conversations with staff and children following these incidents to explore how to prevent incidents happening in the future and identify any learning.

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

Staff understand and follow procedures for responding to any concerns about the child’s safety. On one occasion when a child, during a hospital visit, made an allegation against a staff member, the staff member was appropriately relieved by another member of staff. This helped ensure that the child remained safe while investigations were carried out. The manager appropriately shares information with external professionals, such as police, social workers and local authority designated officer (LADO), for external oversight and transparency.

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

Staff are attuned to children’s emotional needs. There have been significant self-harming incidents for one child in the community. Staff have offered the child emotional support and worked together with health professionals to offer care during these distressing times. Staff have continued to encourage the child to attend therapy sessions and have conversations with the child using therapeutic approaches. This has helped the child to express their feelings.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The suitably experienced and qualified manager is supported by the deputy manager. A new responsible individual has been appointed since the home was registered. These senior leaders work collaboratively. Managers and staff share enthusiasm on improving opportunities and ensuring positive outcomes for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 4 The manager maintains effective oversight of the home through good use of internal and external monitoring tools. She reviews children’s progress and takes effective action when necessary. When a child became unsettled and their risks were escalating, the manager requested a multi-agency meeting with professionals to discuss strategies to support the child. As a result of the manager’s actions children receive well-coordinated support.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak highly of senior leaders. They describe the manager as approachable. One staff member said, ‘I find it is a very positive place to work.’ Staff receive practice-related supervision as well as support focused on their personal wellbeing. This allows staff to reflect on practice and how it impacts the care they provide to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Most staff members have the relevant level 3 qualification in children’s residential care, and some staff are enrolled on the course. The manager monitors staff training needs. She arranges specific training to help staff meet the individual needs of children, such as training in attachment and prevention of, and responding to, self-harm. This means that staff have access to the right resources to inform their practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure staff help each child to prepare for any moves from the home, whether they are returning home, moving to another placement or adult care, or to live independently. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 17, paragraph 3.27)

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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 for children’s home: 2840588 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: JS Children’s Care Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ

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Inspector

Priscilla Koroka, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2840588 7 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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