Children's Home run by Summit Residential Care LTD in Greenwich

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 1 Registered provider: Summit Residential 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 private children's home provides care for up to 3 children with social and emotional difficulties. There were no children living at the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

The registered manager resigned in July 2026. A new manager was appointed by the provider in August 2026.

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Information about this children's home

The new manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 9 and 10 July 2026. As a result, 2 compliance notices were issued. The compliance notices were applied under regulation 12, the protection of children standard and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard of The Children's Homes Regulations (England) 2015.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor the provider's progress in meeting the actions set out in the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The 2 children who were living at the home have now moved out. As a result, there are currently no children living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, progress has been made. New systems have been introduced to strengthen safeguarding. The systems in place support staff to understand their responsibilities in reporting incidents and concerns. There is clearer direction for escalation of concerns, which includes leaders and managers' responsibilities. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 2 A new colour-coded system has been introduced for assessing children's risks and to support reflective learning. This is aimed at helping the staff's understanding of children's current risks and concerns.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have developed systems for monitoring the home. There is now a new electronic recording system in place. There is a separate safeguarding tracker that supports leaders and managers to analyse incidents and evaluate how effective their plans are in helping children to be safe.

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In readiness for children moving in, new systems have been developed to help the staff be able to understand children's needs better.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have implemented a more effective referral assessment process. It is aimed at evaluating the needs of each child and to ensure that staff have the capacity to meet children's individual needs.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, the staff provided positive feedback about the support they are receiving and how they are preparing for children to live at the home.

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This monitoring visit

New staff have been recruited. Staff are currently completing their induction programme. The structured induction includes a 12-week plan, including training that is enhanced by opportunities to test staff's theory knowledge and learning. Staff are receiving regular supervision throughout their induction.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of the improvements made, the provider has met the 2 compliance notices. Other requirements and recommendations raised at the last inspection will be reviewed at the next full inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/07/2026 Full Inadequate 03/11/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 3

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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 registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children's home.

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that—

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medicines kept in the home are stored in a secure place so as to prevent any child from having unsupervised access to them. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(a))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that any medication in the home is kept in line with the home's procedures to ensure that children do not access it. 30 September

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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seek to involve each child's placing authority effectively in the child's care, in accordance with the child's relevant plans;

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seek to secure the input and services required to meet each child's needs. (Regulation 5 (a)(b))

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In particular, leaders and the registered manager must ensure that they maintain effective communication with professionals and parents and ensure that they are well informed about the child's safety and progress.

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Leaders and managers must ensure that they chase and challenge placing authorities when they do not arrange return home interviews for children who have been missing from home. 30 September

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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undertake appropriate continuing professional development; 30 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 4 receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and the registered manager must ensure that staff receive regular supervision in line with their policies and that staff are given a copy of their supervision. They must ensure that all supervisions are of good quality, including setting targets, and ensure that discussions reflect staff responsibilities.

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are kept up to date. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and the registered manager must ensure that all children's records are reviewed, updated and contain all necessary documents. The registered person must also ensure that children's records are readily available for staff to access. 30 September

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that any consequences used to address poor behaviour are recorded appropriately and are monitored by managers to ensure their effectiveness to help children recognise the impact of their behaviour on themselves, other children, the staff caring for them and the wider community. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 46, paragraph 9.38)  The registered person should ensure that staff understand the importance of capturing the child's voice when recording work undertaken with children. This particularly relates to individual sessions to ensure that children views are clear. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,' page 62, paragraph 14.4)  The registered person should ensure that any searches of children or their bedrooms and possessions are carried out sensitively with due consideration

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Recommendations

given to their need to feel safe and have their dignity and needs respected. In addition, the registered person should ensure that all searches are appropriately recorded, including the reasons for the search, efforts to seek the child's consent, any risk assessment and management oversight of a decision to carry out a search. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 16, paragraph 3.20) Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 5

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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: 2830028 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Summit Residential Care LTD

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London NW11 0PU

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Jacqueline Hickman

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Inspectors

Helen Daniel, Social Care Inspector Tina Woolley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2830028 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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Inspectors

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