Accelerated reports on CSE, Hollies update

Posted by Mark Raw in Childcare Industry Harmony Childrens Services Ofsted News

There’s been a tremendous amount happening within the Residential Childcare, further convictions of CSE perpetrators, reports of the investigations in to the Rochdale events and others being accelerated and rumours of what changes that will bring the Childrens homes, OfSTED and the DoEMNSand regulations for Childrens homes having further revisions & a general unease within the sector.

From my perspective and how Harmony strives to keep it residents, staff and home safe from abuse in and out of the homes I feel that we are in a good position to take on board and embrace any changes for the better as a result of these developments and it makes a for a better safe life for the children not just in our care, but any care anywhere in the country then that’s no bad thing.

Closer to home, I have been advised OfSTED plan to conduct their registration inspection of The Hollies later on in the month, bit like a driving test, keeping schtum on the date.

Confident as always in what we offer and can offer,  as we have taken the practice of Harmony House, added some further one pertinent to The Hollies and hopefully developed a better home that continues the path of continuous progression we started back in 2011.

Recuitment is going well, we have identified our registered manager and confident in their appointment that they will absorb, embrace and continually promote the Harmony ethos of nurturing, understanding and life long learning and embed this in all their staff and the resident we will care for.

Well its back to the last bits of painting, finishing the homely decorating off, checking paperwork is all in place and some therapeutic gardening for me still to do before the visit mid May.