Children's Home run by South Tyneside Council in South Tyneside

Unique reference number SC032701 Inspection date 15/11/2012 Inspector Stephen Graham Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 03/07/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This home provides care and accommodation for up to nine children who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home is provided by the local authority.

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The inspection judgements and what they mean

Good progress The children’s home has demonstrated continued improvement in quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the large majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection.

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progress

The children’s home has maintained quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection.

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progress

The children’s home has failed to address one or more requirements and/or has not met the majority of recommendations and/or the quality of care and outcomes for children and young people have declined since the last full inspection.

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Progress

Since their previous inspection the service is judged to be making good progress .

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Progress

At the last full inspection the home was judged as good overall. Since the last inspection, the manager and staff team have worked very effectively to further improve the service. The one action set at that visit has been fully implemented. There are no new actions or recommendations resulting from this visit.

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Progress

Overall, young people who live at the home enjoy very positive and constructive relationships with the staff team who work there. For example, the use of restraint and sanctions are very rarely necessary with the young people living at the home. Where events have occurred, the log used to record the description of the event has been improved to ensure that it now includes all of the information required.

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Progress

The manager and staff team use a broad range of group meetings, surveys and individual discussions to consult with young people, their parents, carers and placing social workers. These arrangements work very effectively and ensure that the wishes and feelings of young people and those involved in their care are taken into consideration. The manager maintains detailed records of the views received. They incorporate these where possible into their plans to further improve the service and the day-to-day running of the home.

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About this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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About this inspection

The report details the progress made by the provider since the last full inspection, identifies any further strengths, any areas for improvement and makes judgements as outlined in the Inspection of children’s homes – framework for inspection (March 2011).

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