Vineyard Homes Limited

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited O Vineyard Homes Limited

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Registered provider: Vineyard Homes Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

The service registered with Ofsted on 18 June 2024 and provides ring-fenced supported accommodation for looked-after children and care leavers.

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provider

At the time of this visit, the provider had 13 supported accommodation premises providing support for 22 children.

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This monitoring visit

Following the full inspection on 10 December 2025, Ofsted issued two compliance notices under regulation 4 (the leadership and management standard) and regulation 5 (the protection of children standard). The provider created an action plan to address the areas identified in the compliance notices and shared this with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to review the provider’s progress in meeting the steps identified in the compliance notices. During the visit, the inspectors visited 3 properties and spoke with the registered service manager, staff and children.

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This monitoring visit

The registered provider has taken some steps to address aspects of both compliance notices. However, there has not been sufficient embedding of the actions to meet all the required steps. As a result, the compliance notices have been reissued.

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This monitoring visit

The registered service manager has introduced appropriate safe recruitment practices for new staff; however, they have yet to update and review the existing staff recruitment records.

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This monitoring visit

The quality of direct work and support for children remains variable. This means that some children’s needs, risks and concerns are not identified or considered in their support plans and are therefore not covered during their individual sessions with Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited staff. Children told inspectors that they want to talk to staff regularly. However, children indicated that they do not know who their key worker is.

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This monitoring visit

The quality of case records and written information remains inconsistent. One professional raised a concern about the accuracy of information that had been shared with them. Furthermore, children’s support plans do not accurately reflect all their risks and vulnerabilities. In some instances, the plans do not provide clear and up-to-date guidance for staff to follow.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s files do not include their updated plans or records of individual sessions they have participated in. Consequently, staff do not have accurate information to work with. This affects the effectiveness of their interventions with children.

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This monitoring visit

The registered service manager has introduced a new process so that they can consider the needs of any new children before they use the service. However, this process has not fully considered the children’s levels of risk, the nature of support that can be provided, compatibility with other children, and the skills of staff.

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This monitoring visit

The leaders have started a programme of training to support staff in their roles. The training includes responding to the needs of children, reporting serious incidents and helping to increase staff’s awareness of the range of needs of children in care and those preparing to leave care. This includes safeguarding, missing from care, and mental health. All sessions focus on rapport building and recording skills.

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This monitoring visit

The managers have introduced a management safeguarding alert platform, as well as an incident report form for staff to share information in a timely manner. This helps ensure that escalated safeguarding concerns are rapidly responded to with appropriate management oversight.

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This monitoring visit

The registered provider has arranged for external support to assist them in reviewing safeguarding practice. The external support also provides joint supervision sessions for the registered service manager and nominated individual and delivers some training for staff.

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This monitoring visit

The registered service manager ensures that the right staff attend any meetings that the accommodating authority may hold about children. This ensures that the relevant information is shared and that those who know the child contribute to decision-making.

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This monitoring visit

The remaining requirements have not been reviewed at this visit and have been restated.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted will continue to monitor this provider. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited

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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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the ‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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*The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires, and leads a culture in relation to the supported accommodation undertaking that puts children first and prioritises their wellbeing and development.

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

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ensure that staff work effectively as a team, where appropriate, to meet the needs of children;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications, and skills appropriate for the work that they are to perform;

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implement recruitment practices that ensure staff are suitable to work with children and to keep them safe from harm;

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ensure that arrangements are in place to manage referrals of children to the supported accommodation undertaking and admissions of children to premises used as supported accommodation, including, where relevant, emergency referrals and admissions;

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ensure that arrangements are in place for the supervision, training, and development of staff. (Regulation 4 (1) (2)(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)) 19 April 2026

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*The protection standard is that children are enabled to feel safe and that their needs are met.

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

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ensure that children— 19 April 2026 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited comply with requests from a local authority to provide it with information relating to a child for which it is the accommodating authority;

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are familiar and act in accordance with child protection policies;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation or any other harm, and act to reduce such risk;

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Work collaboratively with children to help them understand how to keep safe by offering guidance and support on how to minimise any potential risk of harm. (Regulation 5 (1) (2)(d)(f)(i)(ii)(iii))

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The support standard is that children receive individual and tailored support that meets their needs.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the regis- tered person to—

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ensure that plans for support are based on initial referral infor- mation, are meaningful and are created in full consultation with the child, taking account of relevant plans for the child;

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keep the child’s support under review, taking into consideration the plans for support, and relevant plans, to ensure that the child’s needs continue to be met and that the child is kept safe. (Regulation 7 (1) (2)(b)(c)) 19 April 2026

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The registered person must notify the CIECSS and any relevant person without delay if—

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there is an allegation of abuse against the supported accommodation undertaking or a person working for it. (Regulation 27 (3)(c)) 19 April 2026

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The registered person must maintain a system for monitoring and improving the quality of support provided by the supported accommodation undertaking by completing a review (“a quality of support review”) at least once every six months, which must take into account—

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feedback from individual children on the impact the supported accommodation has had on the child’s life, especially regarding 19 April 2026 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited how well prepared the child felt for transition into supported accommodation and how well prepared the child feels for transition out of supported accommodation. (Regulation 32 (1)(b))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must give notice in writing to the CIECSS, as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so, if any of the following events take place or are expected by the registered person to take place—

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Requirement Due date

If premises are no longer used, or intended to be available for use, as supported accommodation by the supported accommodation undertaking, the registered person must give notice in writing to the CIECSS no later than 10 working days after the registered person becomes aware of the decision to cease use of the premises. (Regulation 34 (1) (2)) 19 April 2026

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Vineyard Homes Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 20 to 22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Tendai Kazingizi

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Inspectors

Phyllis Dyer, Social Care Inspector Daniela Ferrario, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Vineyard Homes Limited 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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