Children's Home run by Gateshead Council in Gateshead

Unique reference number SC036773 Inspection date 27/11/2012 Inspector Stephen Graham Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 30/07/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This children’s home provides care and accommodation to five young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home is operated 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

The home is currently judged as good. Since the last inspection of the home in July 2012, the manager and staff team have worked very effectively to further improve the service. The one action and the one recommendation made at that visit relating to monitoring and providing young people with photographs of the home have each been implemented in full.

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Progress

The manager has detailed systems in place which they use to monitor the home's records and to create reports regarding the quality of the service being provided to young people. Independent monitoring visits are also completed on behalf of the registered provider. Reports from these visits have been improved to ensure that they now report on all the required matters; for example any complaints received at the home.

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Progress

The home has well-organised admission procedures in place. These are used very effectively by the manager and staff team to ensure that each young person is admitted safely. The written information provided to young people in advance of their arrival has been further improved to include photographs of the building. This helps young people to become more familiar with the home and the service they will receive.

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Progress

The manager and staff team use a range of meetings 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 use these to help demonstrate how these views have been incorporated, 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.

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