Children's Home run by Keys Group Progressive Care & Education Limited in Hampshire

Unique reference number SC412476 Inspection date 23/01/2013 Inspector Brian Mcquoid 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

The home offers small group living to four young people with learning disabilities. It is privately owned.

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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 service was last inspected in July 2012 when it was judged to be good in all areas with one recommendation arising from the inspection. The recommendation related to the need to ensure reports of statutory reviews were placed on young people's files and this has been satisfactorily acted upon. The home continues to operate very smoothly and effectively on a day-to-day basis and is being extremely well managed. Regulation 33 reports are being forwarded to Ofsted as required and reflect positively on how the home is operating. Young people are clearly happy living at the home and are achieving positive outcomes in areas of their lives. A parent visiting at the time of the inspection described the home as 'like one big happy family' and said that her son was making 'real progress'. One young person’s social worker also commented very positively about the home saying that the young person was very happy living there and that his independent living skills had

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Progress

The manager of the home displays a clear commitment to the continuing development of the service for the benefit of young people and is actively initiating improvements. There is a comprehensive development plan which is subject to regular review and there have been a number of improvements since the previous inspection. These include: additional training for staff which has enhanced their ability to communicate with young people and to better understand disabilities associated with autism; a new quiet room becoming fully functional; a second vehicle being obtained and new fencing being installed. In addition there has been research into e-learning opportunities for staff, new feedback forms for parents and placing authorities have been devised and put into use, and peer observations are being used positively to provide feedback for individual staff. The home is judged to have made good progress since the previous inspection and there are no statutory

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Progress

requirements or recommendations arising from this inspection.

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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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