“children's homes in Havering”

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Information about this children's home

The service is a privately owned children's home that provides respite care and accommodation for up to four children and young people. The home accommodates children and young people who have a learning or physical disability, complex medical needs and who may have life-limiting conditions. Children and young people have packages of care varying from living at the home as a semi-permanent placements, occasional overnight stays or short visits after school .

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Information about this children’s home

The service is a privately owned children’s home that provides respite care and accommodation for up to four children. The home accommodates children who have a learning or physical disability, complex medical needs and who may have life- limiting conditions. Children have packages of care varying from living at the home as semi-permanent placements or occasional overnight stays to short visits after school .

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Information about this children's home

The service is a privately owned children's home that provides respite care and accommodation for four children and young people. The home accommodates children and young people who have a learning or physical disability, complex medical needs and who may have life-limiting conditions. Children and young people have packages of care varying from living at the home as a semi-permanent placements, occasional overnight stays or short visits after school.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children live in accommodation which is of a very high standard. Communal areas and the children’s bedrooms are personalised, well-furnished and immaculate. The kitchens and bathrooms are clean and fresh. There is a well- maintained garden, abundant with flowers and shrubs, which has access for all children to use the play equipment. The sensory room has a variety of toys and stimulating accessories. This helps the children to flourish and grow. The home is near to the beach which both the children and the staff regularly use to take long, leisurely walks. The children benefit from a stable and secure environment. As a result, they make good progress from their starting points in most areas.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Information about this children’s home

The home is registered for up to four children and may provide respite care and accommodation for children who have learning and/or physical disabilities, complex medical needs and who may have life-limiting conditions. Children have packages of care varying from living at the home as semi-permanent placements or occasional overnight stays to short visits after school.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Information about this children's home

The home is registered for up to four children and may provide respite care and accommodation for children who have learning and/or physical disabilities, complex medical needs and who may have life-limiting conditions. Children have packages of care varying from living at the home as semi-permanent placements or occasional overnight stays to short visits after school . The home is privately owned by Children’s Respite Care Limited. The home is also registered by the Care Quality Commission.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Brief description of the service

The service is a children's home which provides respite care and accommodation for four children and young people from birth to 17-years-old. The home accommodates children and young people who have learning or physical disability who have complex medical needs and who may have life limiting conditions. Young people and children have packages of care varying from living at the home as a semi-permanent placement to occasional overnight stays.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home is very well resourced to ensure that the service meets the aims, objectives and individual complex needs of the children. A calm, relaxed and warm atmosphere adds to the positive experience and outcomes for the children and their families.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

What the inspection judgements mean

An outstanding children's home provides highly effective services that contribute to significantly improved outcomes for children and young people who need help and protection and care. Their progress exceeds expectations and is sustained over time. A good children's home provides effective services that help, protect and care for children and young people and have their welfare safeguarded and promoted. In a children's home that requires improvement , there are no widespread or serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm. The welfare of looked after children is safeguarded and promoted. Minimum requirements are in place, however, the children's home is not yet delivering good protection, help and care for children and young people. A children's home that is inadequate is providing services where there are widespread or serious failures that create or leave children and young people being

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

What the inspection judgements mean

An outstanding children’s home provides highly effective services that contribute to significantly improved outcomes for children and children who need help and protection and care. Their progress exceeds expectations and is sustained over time. A good children’s home provides effective services that help, protect and care for children and children and have their welfare safeguarded and promoted. In a children’s home that requires improvement , there are no widespread or serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm. The welfare of children looked after is safeguarded and promoted. Minimum requirements are in place. However, the children’s home is not yet delivering good protection, help and care for children and children. A children’s home that is inadequate is providing services where there are widespread or serious failures that create or leave children and children being

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Good

The home’s current statement of purpose and children’s guide have not been sent to Ofsted as required. The responsible individual acknowledges that this was an error and is taking action to rectify this. The responsible individual made arrangement to add both documents to the home’s website on the first day of the inspection.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Good

for extra play equipment for the home. This proved to be very successful, with children clearly very happy to be among the crowd of other youngsters. The registered manager described the reaction of one child : ‘It was a massive effort to get there but she was really smiley and happy so that was real feedback.’ On another occasion, a group of children and staff went on a self-catering holiday for a week. The home has produced a hardback book of the week, with printed photos for parents and colleagues to see. Children and staff are shown taking part in different activities: swimming and water play, feeding deer, having meals together and even attending a Bollywood dancing class. Strikingly, children are shown at the beginning and end of the trip, initially tense and a little gloomy but relaxed and laughing at the end.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Outstanding at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has Sustained effectiveness .

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

The children’s home provision is good because:

 Care plans focus on medical needs and ensuring safe care. At the same time, staff and managers are not risk-averse. They are determined that children should be able to enjoy activities and set out to overcome or manage any obstacles. Children have been able to participate in activities in the community and take holidays, which they have enjoyed.  Some shortfalls were identified during this inspection. Details regarding staff recruitment are kept in different places in the home, which does not lead to efficient tracking of information. Supervision records do not contain reflective discussions, with specific tasks and timescales, with the result that some actions are not followed through. Finally, staff and managers are not following children’s progress in relation to their starting points, showing what actions the home is taking to maintain or improve their goals.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

The children’s home provision is good because:

 Children are fully protected because staff and managers make their safety the top priority. Exceptional risk assessments balance management strategies with the determination that ensure that children should benefit from a wide range of life experiences.  There is excellent planning for new admissions, and staff and managers enable children to settle in the home without stress. Families and other professionals comment on the comprehensive approach to ensuring that children remain safeguarded throughout their stay.  Feedback from parents and professionals is uniformly enthusiastic about the care that children receive. They particularly comment on the home-from- home atmosphere and the empathetic approach from staff. Children are relaxed and happy.  Partnership is a strength, with active and dynamic relationships between the home and a range of local health and educational professionals, who all work together to support children and solve problems as they arise.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

The children's home provision is good because:

together to support young people and solve problems as they arise.  Care plans focus on medical needs and ensuring safe care. At the same time, staff and managers are not risk averse. They are determined that young people should be to enjoy activities and set out to overcome or manage any obstacles. Young people have been able to participate in activities in the community and take holidays which they have enjoyed.  Some shortfalls were identified during this inspection. The homes statement of purpose and children’s guide have not been sent to Ofsted as required by regulation. Details regarding staff recruitment is kept in different places in the home and does not lead to an efficient tracking of information. Supervision records do not contain reflective discussion, with specific tasks and timescales with the result that some actions are not followed through. Finally, staff and managers are not following young people’s progress in

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

and young people since the most recent full inspection

There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations from the last inspection. Inspection report children’s home: SC376676 2

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Outstanding

Staff and parents work together to ensure that children’s stay is as relaxed and productive as possible. The registered manager works confidently with families to ensure that the home has up-to-date information. She has recently completed a programme of home visits to all children and their families. This individual approach has led to good, detailed care plans, strengthened by personal information, which ensure that children’s health needs are well met. Children settle quickly in an environment that feels like a home-from-home. In addition, a comprehensive assessment pack is completed after each visit, including a range of information from health needs to activities. Children remain protected in this consistent and dynamic exchange of information between staff and families.

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

Good

Children have access to a wide range of activities, which they enjoy. In the home, staff are skilful in arranging pursuits such as karaoke or, if the weather allows, sensory pleasures such as sitting outside dangling their feet in a small paddling pool. Children get out into the community. Trips include going to the seaside, a visit to the pantomime, the zoo or ten pin bowling. All activities are carefully assessed so that any eventuality is planned for. One professional commented that staff and managers are determined that children should also be able to benefit from everyday activities such as going out for a takeaway. This means that children enjoy a balance of routine and more unusual experiences. Staff and managers are not risk-averse and can be creative in their ambitions for children. For instance, one member of the care team suggested that some of the children could attend a football tournament where they could raise some money

Havering · RM1 1DA · Part of Seaside Care Homes Limited

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged as good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness .