Children's Home run by Family First Care Services Ltd in Haringey

Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 1 Registered provider: Family First Care Services Ltd Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home that is registered to care for up to 3 children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There were 2 children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in July 2021.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/04/2025 Full Good 18/12/2024 Full Good 11/03/2024 Full Good 21/03/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 3

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Summary of findings

The home provides good-quality care for children. Children have developed positive and trusting relationships with staff that help them to feel supported and cared for. Their health and education are promoted well. The children have made good progress at the home. Staff understand the children’s vulnerabilities and risks, and they engage them in discussions about risks to help them to keep safe. Managers and staff work collaboratively with other agencies to manage known and potential risks. Leaders and managers ensure that the home environment enables children to have enjoyable experiences, and they provide a range of opportunities for them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have a good understanding of children’s individual needs and know them well. Each child benefits from a variety of planned activities and opportunities, which support them to make sustained progress across different aspects of their lives. The staff work effectively with a multi-agency approach, ensuring that plans are consistently implemented. This coordinated approach provides children with stability.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children enjoy and engage in a range of activities at the home as well as in the community, such as baking and cooking, and going to the cinema, to an escape room and to theme parks. The children were very positive about their experiences and the relationships they have built with the staff. The staff clearly care about the children; this shines through in how they talk about and advocate for them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children are not in education, staff work closely with the virtual school and local education providers to try to secure the relevant education to meet the children’s needs. One child currently carries out voluntary work for 3 days a week and is due to enrol at college in September.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work effectively with the children’s social workers to ensure plans are in place for future moves out of the home. Staff also access specialist support for children when necessary to promote their mental health and wellbeing and so they can learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making good progress in relation to their health choices, healthy habits and understanding routines and boundaries. Staff also encourage and support the children to spend time with their families. Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 4

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

Children can identify a trusted member of staff whom they can talk to about any concerns. They say that staff listen to them, take their concerns seriously and respond appropriately.

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

Children who go missing from the home experience a well-coordinated response. Staff contact managers, the police, the emergency duty team and the social worker in a timely manner. They follow a clear plan that sets out the urgent action required to protect children and to reduce further harm. Staff understand the risks and follow the individual child’s protocol, including adherence to deprivation of liberty orders, to safeguard them.

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

Managers escalate concerns with the local authority if they do not offer or arrange an independent return home interview for a child who has gone missing from home. Staff also complete debrief sessions with children following their return to help to reduce further missing-from-home episodes.

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

Children receive help and support to manage their behaviour and feelings safely. Staff understand children’s experiences and seek to understand the triggers for their behaviour. They respond with appropriate boundaries that take into account each child’s needs. Physical interventions are used as a last resort to keep children safe.

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

Children have regular key-work sessions that focus on their individual needs in line with their care plans and the current events in their lives. These sessions strengthen relationships and help children to learn how to keep themselves safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is very visible in the home and provides effective oversight of the day-to-day running and management of the home. She is supported well by the responsible individual, who is in the home on a regular basis.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has a very clear vision for the home, ensuring that it is safe and welcoming for children. Leaders and managers are motivated, ambitious and committed to delivering good-quality care.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers work effectively with partner agencies, sharing information appropriately and in a timely manner. The registered manager attends and requests professionals’ meetings for children, advocating for the children when necessary. She actively communicates with the professionals’ network by sharing individual children’s weekly reports, including information about their wellbeing and routines.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is staffed adequately, maintaining consistency and stability for the children. The staff are supported well by the managers and leaders, receiving regular supervision, undertaking specific training and having access to therapy. Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 5 Children’s views, wishes and feelings are acknowledged by the staff through weekly ‘touch downs’ with the children, where they discuss their week and routines.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

No requirements or recommendations were made at this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 6

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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: 2636743 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Family First Care Services Ltd

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Inspectors

Rubina Gani, Social Care Inspector Lisa O’Donovan, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home: 2636743 8 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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