Children's Home run by Curam Domi Solutions Ltd in Harrow

Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 1 Registered provider: Curam Domi Solutions Ltd

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Full inspection 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 2 children with social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the inspection, one child was living at the home. The inspector spoke to the child as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in August 2017. The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 8 September 2025

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/09/2025 Full Good 18/06/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/06/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 24/05/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 3

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Summary of findings

Since the last inspection, the quality of care has been inconsistent due to management instability and weak oversight. One child made good progress and moved successfully to semi-independent living, supported by positive staff relationships. However, another child moved into the home without adequate planning and left the home following escalating incidents. The current child has not received consistent support to improve education attendance and engagement. There are weaknesses in safeguarding practices, including risk assessment guidance and missing-from-home records. Staff feel supported, but gaps in training, supervision, quality assurance and management oversight are impacting the home’s ability to provide consistently good care and outcomes.

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improvement to be good

Since the last inspection, 3 children have lived in the home. The quality and consistency of care they have received has been variable, impacting on their experiences and progress. One child made progress with their educational attendance, was supported with managing risks, developing their independence skills, and having positive experiences with days out and holidays. The child had a positive move into semi- independent living. One professional said the support, encouragement and opportunities provided by staff contributed to the child making good progress in their education and development.

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improvement to be good

Since then, there has been some disruption and changes to the management of the home, impacting on the oversight and quality of care. One child moved into the home without consideration being given to the staff skills and abilities, known risks and the impact on the child already living in the home. The child was moved from the home in a matter of days, due to staff being unable to manage the child’s presenting needs.

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improvement to be good

Following the current child’s key worker leaving, there have been occasions when staff have found it difficult to engage the child in activities and education, impacting on the child’s progress. On occasions, plans for the child to attend horse riding lessons were not made explicitly clear to the child, resulting in them not attending the lessons as planned. While staff provide encouragement to the child, the lack of clear plans, expectations and management oversight means plans to address this are yet to be identified.

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improvement to be good

Regular meetings enable the child to express their views about living in the home and make suggestions. This has supported the child to share their views on the foods they like and dislike, to start and help the child enjoy meals they enjoy.

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improvement to be good

When one child moved on from the home, staff prepared them well and maintained relationships and offered continued support. This helped to ensure that the ending was calm, caring and child centred, and promoted the children’s understanding and overall Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 4 experience of the move. The child expressed they would miss staff, reflecting on the positive and trusting relationships staff had built with them.

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improvement to be good

Staff support the child to keep in touch with family and friends, when this is safe and in the best interests of the child. However, staff do not consistently communicate important information in a timely way to the child’s parent, including information about the child’s health. This impacts the staff’s ability to build a positive relationship with the child’s parent.

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improvement to be good

Overall, the home is well maintained and clean and tidy. However, there is some damage to a fence in the garden that could impact on the child’s privacy and access to a neighbouring garden. During the inspection, managers said they would address this, however, they had not identified this prior to the inspection.

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improvement to be good

Staff have individual risk assessments, behaviour management and safety plans to follow to support the safety of the child. However, some of these documents are not reviewed, updated consistently and contain inaccuracies or information is not clear. For example, one risk assessment identified the need for regular room searches, but the plan is not explicit in the frequency of room searches, resulting in periods of time without checks being completed. This means that staff are not always able to identify when the child has items in their room that they should not have.

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improvement to be good

Staff can verbalise the actions they should take when the child frequently goes missing from home. However, records vary in quality and do not include key information, such as the actions staff have taken when the child goes missing from home. There are several documents that staff can complete in response to missing incidents, however, this appears to cause confusion and inaccurate information being recorded and it is unclear if missing-from-home protocols are followed. The management review and oversight of missing-from-home records is not consistent and, on occasions, lacks analysis and curiosity regarding how staff actions can be strengthened to ensure more effective responses to the child.

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improvement to be good

Not all serious incidents in the home are reported to Ofsted in line with regulatory requirements. These shortcomings hinder regulatory oversight. However, other agencies have been appropriately notified and appropriate action taken.

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improvement to be good

Staff are responsive to self-harming behaviour and have safety strategies in place to reduce risks for the child. However, the child does not fully understand some of the reasons for the measures that are in place. While staff try to have meaningful discussions with the child to help them feel safe and supported, this is not always effective due to staff still trying to establish a trusting relationship with the child. One child who previously lived at the home received specialist support from external services to support them with known risks. However, leaders and managers have not Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 5 consistently ensured specialist support is put in place for the child currently living in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Leadership and management in the home are unstable. The registered manager was away from work for an extended period since the last inspection and more recently has resigned. Interim arrangements include the deputy manager, who is dedicated, motivated and knows children and staff very well. However, the lack of a registered manager has impacted on the management oversight, and systems are not fully effective in monitoring the quality of care in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff feel well supported by leaders and managers and are positive about their work with children. Staff receive regular supervision. However, some sessions have been delayed because of the registered manager’s absence. Some records of supervision lack reflection on individual practice with the child and safeguarding incidents, or clear measurable timescales for staff to complete actions, which creates drift. Not all staff receive appraisals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Team meetings take place regularly, however, they lack sufficient focus on the child and safeguarding matters. Leaders and managers have not reflected with staff following the recent child leaving the home, which is a lost opportunity to enhance staff’s ability to respond effectively to children’s changing needs through continuous examination of what went well and what could have been done differently.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The quality-of-care reviews are not robust. They lack reflection, tracking of previous actions and feedback from children, staff, relatives and professionals. This is a missed opportunity to drive practice improvements.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Some staff have not completed mandatory refresher training, and some staff have not received specialist training to ensure that they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide safe, effective care that meets children’s individual needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

A requirement from the last inspection has not been fully addressed and further requirements and recommendations have been made following this inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 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, 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 complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.

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In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”).

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The requirement is restated 9 December 2026

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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that staff— 9 December 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 7 assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly.

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(Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii) (b)(e))

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In particular, leaders and managers must ensure missing-from- home protocols are followed, that staff actions align with each child’s individualised missing-from-home plans and that they have clear oversight of missing-from-home episodes. They must also ensure that missing-from-home records are accurate and include all relevant information. Leaders and managers must ensure that there is clear guidance around expectations of room searches, documentation and management oversight of this.

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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promotes their welfare. 9 December 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 8 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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(Regulation 13 (1) (a)(b) (2) (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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In particular, leaders and managers must monitor and improve the quality of records. These relate to missing-from-home records and risk assessments.

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In addition, ensure that staff have the required training to meet the children’s needs.

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; 9 December 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 9 a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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A notification made under this regulation— must include details of—

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the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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(Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff have regular performance appraisals and, when appropriate, consider the views of children and professionals who have worked with the staff member. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.5)  The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)  The registered person should ensure that they have a key role in seeking to develop the home’s effective working relationships with each other relevant persons for each child, including with parents, where appropriate. These working relationships will also

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Recommendations

be key to success in delivering the care planning standard (regulation 14). (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.3) Inspection report for children’s home: 2505172 10

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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: 2505172 11

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Curam Domi Solutions Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 86 - 90, Paul Street, London, Greater London EC2A 4NE

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Inspector

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