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

Unique reference number SC032697 Inspection date 12/02/2013 Inspector Stephen Graham Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 17/07/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This children's home is registered to offer care and accommodation for six children who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Brief description of the service

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 effectively to further improve the service. The two recommendations made at that visit have been implemented. There are no new actions or recommendations arising from this visit.

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Progress

Health and safety checks are completed at the home to help minimise any risks to young people. Since the previous inspection visit, the records maintained of these safety checks have been improved and now clearly demonstrate the frequency of the checks completed. This helps to ensure that the home provides a safe and comfortable environment that meets the needs of the young people who live there.

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Progress

To help ensure that children and young people are cared for safely, the records maintained of any absences by them from the home have been further improved since the last inspection and are now completed in full detail. This helps to ensure that the reasons for their absence and the circumstances of their return are fully known and can be effectively monitored by the manager, staff and placing authority. The manager and staff team at the home use a good range of individual discussions, meetings and surveys to consult with young people, their parents, carers, placing social workers as well as a broad range of external professionals linked to the home. These arrangements work effectively and help ensure that the wishes and feelings of young people and those involved in their care are taken into consideration. The manager maintains good records of the views they receive. These records help to demonstrate how these views have been incorporated, where possible, into their

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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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