Children's home run by The Beeches UK limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 1 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Registered provider: The Beeches UK Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This privately run home provides care for up to 4 children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

This home was registered with Ofsted in November 2021.

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Information about this children's home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2024 and is suitably qualified.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of this inspection, 4 children were living at the home.

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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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good

Date of last inspection: 19 February 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 2 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/02/2025 Full Good 14/02/2024 Full Good 04/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 3 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All children make good progress living at this home, which is specific to their individual needs. This includes academic achievements and reducing the incidents of being missing from home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Leaders and managers consider children's needs and risks when planning their moves into the home. These assessments do not provide an individualised account to support the decision that is made as to why children can safely live together. Children get on well after living together for a period of time.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children's voices, wishes and feelings are embedded in planning for their care. This ensures that each child's individual needs and unique identities are understood, supported and celebrated by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to prepare for their future and for living. Staff help children to develop appropriate self-care and independence skills, tailored to their individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child cares for their own pet. This helps the child emotionally and to develop a sense of responsibility.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children live in a warm, comfortable and inviting home. The environment is well maintained, clean and tidy throughout. Each child's bedroom is personalised and attractively decorated, helping them feel valued and at ease. The quality of the decor and furnishings creates a positive and welcoming atmosphere where children feel proud of their surroundings.

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

Children say they feel safe in their home. Staff work collaboratively with children to reduce risk and improve their wellbeing. Children understand, for example, the reasons why staff complete checks of their room. Records of these checks are written to the child with care.

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

Leaders and managers ensure that risk assessments reflect children's changing needs. However, they are lengthy and do not clearly define the immediate actions for staff to take to help children, particularly in relation to self-harm.

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

Incidents where children are missing from home are managed well. Incident records are detailed, and staff are professionally curious. Staff follow children's individual missing- from-home procedures and welcome children when they return home.

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

Children know how to make a complaint and understand the process for doing so. Leaders and managers take concerns raised by children about staff seriously. These are Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 4 OFSTED USE ONLY

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

reported to the appropriate agencies and are investigated independently. Leaders and managers share the outcomes of these investigations with children in line with the child's preferred method of communication. This is done with empathy and respect and ensures that children's views are heard.

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

Staff are trained in the safe use of physical intervention and use this appropriately. This level of intervention is rarely needed. Instead, staff consistently apply a range of alternative strategies that prevent situations for children from escalating effectively. Staff set goals and incentives to encourage positive behaviour and celebrate the progress children make.

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

Leaders and managers implement effective safer recruitment procedures. This ensures that staff are well prepared and suitable to work with children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The experienced and caring registered manager is a strong and effective leader. Together with the responsible individual, they use their extensive expertise to support children and staff. This promotes a culture of care, stability and warmth.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Dedicated staff provide children with permanence and consistent care. Staff are passionate about ensuring that children have the best possible outcomes.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers focus on developing staff, ensuring that they are skilled and confident in their responsibilities. Staff benefit from strong guidance and a thorough induction and training programme.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff take part in regular, reflective supervision. They discuss their wellbeing, safeguarding practice and their personal learning and development. The registered manager has good oversight of staff development. They set measurable actions and give staff good ongoing support. Children are cared for by staff who are well supported and skilled to meet their needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The leadership team works hard to advocate for children. This ensures that children have influence and choice in their care. They establish effective relationships with all children's social workers and family members, enabling regular communication about the children's needs. Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 5 OFSTED USE ONLY

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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positive responses to other children and adults.

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

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meet each child's behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child's relevant plans (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that children's care plans, include, when needed, actions to help children develop relationships with staff and that there is oversight and review of how effective these plans are at regular intervals. 20 March 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when completing a pre-admission risk assessment that this considers each child's individualised risks and needs. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 57, paragraph 11.7)  The registered person should ensure that the immediate actions staff should take in response to identified risks for children are recorded in a way that is clear and helpful to staff. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 63, paragraph 14.4) Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 6 OFSTED USE ONLY

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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: 2647775 7 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Children's home details

Registered provider: The Beeches UK Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: S B C H House, 212 Ballards Lane, London N3 2LX

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Inspector

Richard Wyper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2647775 8 OFSTED USE ONLY

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