Children's Home run by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in Bradford

Unique reference number SC033628 Inspection date 11/02/2013 Inspector Paul Scott Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 04/12/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This local authority setting provides four overnight places for short breaks care and also day and tea-time sessions. All the children have learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities and/or complex health needs.

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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. Satisfactory 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. Inadequate 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

This inspection has focused on the progress the home has made since the last full inspection, at which the overall effectiveness was judged to be good. The children's home continues to provide an essential service for young people with disabilities and their families.

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Progress

Good progress has been made in addressing the recommendations from the last inspection. A more rigorous approach is now taken to providing casual staff with regular formal supervision. This ensures they have the opportunity to routinely discuss their individual development needs. The manager has undertaken a full audit of the safeguarding training needs of all staff. This information has been used to identify suitable training opportunities for staff. This ensures all staff have sufficient knowledge to enable them to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns, including those associated with disability. These actions have improved the quality of care and safety of young people.

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Progress

Young people continue to visit a safe, caring and supportive home environment that provides them with excellent individual care. They benefit from the support provided by highly skilled, enthusiastic and capable staff who ensure their day-to-day needs are fully met during their visit to the home. Staff maintain good links with parents and schools to ensure a collaborative approach is taken to meeting young people's specific needs. This ensures a consistent approach is taken to providing young people with the right support and guidance during their visit to the home. As result, young people enjoy their time at the home and feel a sense of security and well- being.

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Progress

Young people only visit the home for short periods of time. Staff make good use of this time to provide them with the chance to learn while having fun. Young people spend their time doing constructive and stimulating activities that are suitably risk assessed. This affords them opportunities to safely develop and test out their skills in a variety of situations, both in the home and the wider community. As a result, young people's self-esteem, confidence and levels of independence increase.

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Progress

Staff know young people well and relationships are strong. A number of non-verbal communication tools are creatively used by staff. This ensures young people have every opportunity to express their views and opinions during their stay. A small number of staff have recently been enrolled on a Makaton trainers course. Staff will cascade their knowledge and learning to the remaining staff to further enhance the skills set of the team.

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Progress

The home is well managed and continues to show capacity for improvement based on its performance since the last inspection. The manager has a clear understanding of the strengths of the home and areas for further improvement and development. For example, there is a clear focus on further utilising the recently extended accommodation and recreational resources to increase and improve the services available to young people and their families. These plans are well thought out and clearly place young people at the forefront of practice.

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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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