Children's Home run by Highview Care Ltd in Haringey

Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 1 Registered provider: Highview Care Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care for up to six children with emotional and/or social needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in January 2023. The manager registered in January 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, there were four children 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: 9 December 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: 2709800 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/12/2025 Full Good 19/08/2024 Full Good 16/08/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 3

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Summary of findings

Children have trusted and secure relationships with the staff who are looking after them. This is significant for children who have historically struggled to trust other people. By maintaining clear boundaries, consistency and stability, staff have created a safe environment for children to settle in and have a sense of belonging.

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Summary of findings

Staff actively listen, guide positive decision-making and prioritise children’s overall welfare. Children engage in activities offered by the staff, including activities at home and in the community.

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers ensure that staff attend appropriate training to help safeguard children in line with their risks and needs. Staff use a trauma-informed approach to care to reduce escalation in negative behaviours by understanding children’s vulnerabilities and individual needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide good-quality, individualised care that meets each child’s specific needs. Children enjoy living in the home and form strong, trusting relationships with staff. They frequently engage with staff in shared activities, including bowling, go-karting, paint balling, football and online games, which further strengthens these bonds.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff actively help children understand expectations and boundaries. They use diverse approaches, including incentives, to encourage children to make safe choices. These methods help children understand their impact on others and make steady progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff actively embed children’s voices into daily care by having meaningful conversations with children when engaging in daily activities, such as cooking together, or during car journeys. This ensures that children guide their own lives, even when they prefer not to have formal, one-to-one meetings.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children feel safe living at the home and all can identify a trusted adult to speak to when they have any worries or concerns. Staff prioritise children’s emotional and physical wellbeing at the centre of their daily practice. Furthermore, one parent also said that they have confidence in their child’s ongoing safety and welfare in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The physical environment is generally safe and well maintained. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their environment and towards others. However, one child’s wardrobe was broken, and another child’s bedroom needed redecorating at the time of the inspection. During the inspection, the wardrobe door was fixed, and the other child’s bedroom was redecorated. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 4 Leaders and managers actively advocate and challenge the local authority to meet children’s educational needs. However, some children remain out of education and lack structured routines to prepare them for education.

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

When a child goes missing from the home, staff promptly engage with the child, their family and external agencies to safeguard them. They escalate concerns appropriately with children’s placing authorities and the police in a timely manner. On children’s return home, staff conduct meaningful discussions regarding the associated risks of being missing, which has directly led to a decline in missing-from-home episodes for some children.

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

Staff use appropriate matching risk assessments to ensure that children’s needs and risks are understood. This process helps to mitigate potential risk escalations, enabling the staff to safeguard all children effectively. Managers and staff develop detailed, individualised safety plans for children to support children and help to keep them safe. They work closely with other agencies, such as social workers, police and local authority professionals to design effective safeguarding plans.

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

Key-work sessions are detailed and show that the children are encouraged to reflect on how to make positive choices in life. Staff help children to identify triggers and learn self- protection skills. Children successfully apply this guidance to their own lives. Furthermore, dynamic risk assessments capture new risks to prevent recurring issues.

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

Staff complete relevant training to support them to understand and meet individual children’s needs. They apply trauma-informed approaches to prevent behavioural escalation by addressing individual vulnerabilities and needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers create a nurturing and homely environment for the children to thrive in and make progress. Leaders and managers work together to achieve positive outcomes for children. They know the needs of the children and support them through rewards and incentives to achieve healthy routines.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff feel well supported by the management team. Leaders and managers are approachable, visible and provide support to staff. Effective communication is maintained through regular team meetings and formal supervisions, which enable staff to reflect on their professional practice and the children’s progress. Furthermore, new employees are promptly enrolled on the relevant residential childcare qualification on the successful completion of their probationary period.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Decisions about children coming to live at the home are inclusive and balance the needs of the children already living in the home. Leaders, managers and staff understand and respond to risks effectively. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 5 Leaders, managers and staff have good relationships with external professionals. They provide consistent communication about children’s progress and work together to protect and safeguard children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when children are not participating in education, either due to exclusion or because they have been off a school roll for an extended period of time, that the staff support the children to sustain or regain their confidence in education and be engaged in suitable structured activities. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.15)

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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: 2709800 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 54 Bluebridge Road, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 7SA

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Stellakis Miltiadous

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Inspector

Rubina Gani, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2709800 8 regulates 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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