Children's Home run by Compass Children’s Homes Ltd in Surrey

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 1 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in September 2020 and is operated by a private company. It provides care for up to 4 children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to assess the provider’s compliance with a notice restricting accommodation that was issued following the previous monitoring visit. This action was taken due to concerns about the provider having insufficient staff to safely care for children after they requested to remove a three-month condition.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have complied with the enforcement action and have not allowed any children to move into the home during this period.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have ensured that sufficient staff have been recruited. Appropriate checks have been carried out to ensure that staff are suitable to care for children and that safer recruitment principles have been followed.

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This monitoring visit

Staff speak positively about the training and development programme they have received, which has helped them feel confident and appropriately skilled to care for children. They have also benefited from opportunities to work in other homes in the organisation, enabling them to embed their learning. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 2 The home is decorated and furnished to a good standard. Staff have ensured that it is well maintained and is ready to provide a comfortable and homely environment for children.

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This monitoring visit

Senior management arrangements are clear and ensure that the registered manager has appropriate and well-defined support in place. This provides suitable oversight of the management of the home.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have clear plans in place to address the previous requirements. However, as no children have been living in the home, it has not been possible to assess these. Therefore, previous requirements are restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/02/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 07/03/2023 Full Good 17/08/2021 Full Good 04/05/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 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, 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 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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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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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)(f)(h)) 5 May 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— 5 May 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 5 that arrangements are in place to—

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Requirement Due date

plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

a description of the measure and its duration;

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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;

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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”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(iv)(vi)(b)(i)(ii)) 5 May 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all incidents of control, discipline and restraint are subject to systems of regular scrutiny. The review of a restraint should be carried out by someone independent of the incident who is senior to the person carrying out the restraint. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.36)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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: 2578675 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Compass Community Ltd, 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Inspector

Jay Shekleton, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2578675 7 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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