Children's Home run by Jamores Limited in Bexley

Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 1 Registered provider: Jamores Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered with Ofsted in February 2020 and is privately owned. It provides care for up to 3 children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in February 2026 and is suitably qualified.

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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: 29 October 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: 2562430 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/10/2025 Full Good 10/12/2024 Full Good 10/10/2023 Full Good 03/01/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 3

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Summary of findings

Children live in a nurturing home where staff provide good-quality care and support their overall wellbeing. Staff undertake regular one-to-one activity and engage children in a variety of activities in the community. Staff develop positive relationships with children. Children are supported with their independence skills and feel confident to do tasks such as cooking, baking and laundry with support from staff. Children are supported to see their family members and maintain meaningful family connections.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers have not ensured that environmental hazards are rectified promptly or that all staff have completed level 3 qualifications within the regulatory timescales.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work alongside other professionals to support children’s moves into the home. Children are offered opportunities to visit the home and take a virtual tour to familiarise themselves with the home and staff. Staff provide the children’s guide to the child’s social worker before the move so that they can support and prepare them. As a result, children feel more prepared when they move into the home and know what to expect from the start.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to access all essential health services. Staff support children in visiting the health services, and they work alongside professionals to ensure that children are offered the right support. Staff provide children with one-to-one support for their emotional wellbeing and help them to develop confidence and self-esteem. Children say they can speak to staff when needed and feel they are well supported.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work alongside children’s schools and help children to meet their educational targets. Staff attend all education meetings and liaise with professionals regularly so that there is good communication to support children at home and in school. As a result, children receive clear and consistent messages, enabling them to work collaboratively towards achieving the agreed goals.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to participate in a wide range of activities in the community that reflect their individual interests. Children are taken on holidays that are well planned. Staff engage in activities with the children, helping to build positive and trusting relationships while supporting children to develop social skills. Children are also encouraged by staff to develop their independence through daily living activities, such as cooking, baking and laundry. Staff provide ongoing encouragement and positive reinforcement, helping children to build confidence and recognise their achievements. Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 4 Staff support children in maintaining ongoing relationships with their family members. One parent said that their child has made positive progress; they have developed their independence skills and are confident to raise their views with staff. Staff engage with

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

children’s family members regularly and keep them involved and updated on decisions made as appropriate.

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

Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and know how to respond to concerns to keep children safe. Leaders and managers ensure that there are clear assessments and care planning documents so that staff understand children’s needs and risks. Any concerns about children’s safety are promptly raised by staff and shared with multi-agency professionals to ensure that effective plans are put in place to protect children from harm. Staff use a child-led approach to building relationships with children and use this to support them in making positive changes. Staff are proactive in helping and protecting children, and they use support from the in-house therapist to modify their approach to meet the needs of the children to keep them safe.

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

Staff understand the whistleblowing policy of the home and are confident to raise issues as needed.

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

Staff use a therapeutic model of care effectively, which helps them to manage children’s behaviours and stop them from escalating. As a result, physical intervention is rarely used and has only been used when necessary to keep children safe. If physical intervention is used, the incident is recorded, and discussions are held with staff and children promptly. Any learnings from such incidents are taken and are shared with all staff to promote ongoing development.

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

Staff understand children’s missing-from-home procedures and follow them as and when needed. When children go missing from their home, staff make regular attempts to contact the child. They undertake bedroom searches and notify all relevant professionals and family members. Staff make attempts to search for the child from their last known location and continue to look for them until they return. When children return home, staff check in on their wellbeing, offer food and support them to settle back into their home routines.

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

Staff seek regular feedback from children through their house meetings and a formal feedback form. This helps leaders, managers and staff understand children’s experiences and support ongoing development of staff practice. Any recommendations made by children are listened to and supported by staff. Children feel confident to raise their concerns to staff via a grumbles book; concerns are recorded and children are provided with the outcomes of the actions taken.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 5 Leaders and managers are aware of the home’s strengths and areas for development and have plans in place to address these. Since the last inspection, the home has recruited a new manager, who has plans to support and promote staff’s learning and development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home’s ethos is shared with all staff from the time of their induction and is regularly discussed during team meetings and staff supervision. Staff said that they find team meetings and supervision helpful to support their professional growth and development. Supervision is used as a reflective space for staff to learn and promote ongoing support.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are provided with regular training opportunities to support their professional development and enhance their practice. Training needs are routinely monitored through supervision and team meetings, and staff are supported to complete all required training within agreed timescales. The home adopts a therapeutic model to support children, and all staff receive training to deliver this approach effectively. In addition, staff benefit from fortnightly reflective practice sessions facilitated by an in-house therapist, enabling them to further develop their understanding and application of the model to promote positive outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has a stable workforce, which ensures that children experience continuity of care and stability. Staff have the required experience and skills to meet the needs of the children. However, some staff have not completed their level 3 qualification within the required timescales. Leaders and managers have systems in place to oversee and address this with the relevant staff members.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Generally, the home is warm and decorated well. However, there has been a broken wardrobe in the garden for quite some time, which needs to be removed. Additionally, there is some wiring in the conservatory that requires securing and sealing to the wall to ensure that it is safely contained and maintained to an appropriate standard. There are also some minor stains and cracks in the wall that need to be repaired.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff report they are well supported by leaders and managers, which enables them to care for children effectively. Staff commented on the positive teamwork in the organisation. Staff work in partnership with other professionals in children’s lives to achieve and meet the needs of the children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 6

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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 registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may defer the relevant date if the individual—

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does not work, or has not worked, in a care role in a home for a prolonged period; or

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Requirement Due date

works, or has worked, in a care role in a home on a part-time basis. (Regulation 32 (1) (3)(b)(4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b) (6)(a)(b)) 16 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 7 In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that all staff are enrolled and supported to complete the relevant qualification.

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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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Requirement Due date

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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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that there are effective monitoring systems in place to identify, assess and respond to any environmental hazards in the home that may pose a risk to the safety of children and others. 16 October 2026

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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: 2562430 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 Thames Innovation Centre, Studio 52, Veridion Way, Erith DA18 4AL

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Inspector

Nirmal Gracian, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2562430 9 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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