Children's Home run by Kirklees Council in Kirklees

Unique reference number SC033367 Inspection date 21/08/2013 Inspector Stella Henderson Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 15/05/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

The children's home is provided by a local authority and cares for up to six young people with emotional or behavioural difficulties.

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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

At the last full inspection in May 2013 the home was found to be good overall. One requirement was made with regard to the appointment of a manager. This has been met and her application for registration is in progress.

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Progress

Young people continue to make good progress in their individual endeavours. Some have successfully completed their secondary education and want to attend higher and further education courses. Others have secured places on apprenticeship courses. Several young people are attending 'employability' courses during their summer holidays. This shows motivation and a desire to improve their future prospects.

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Progress

Young people's views continue to have a real influence in the home and their individual lives. As a result they have had an influence on the décor of the home and their contact arrangements and plans for independence.

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Progress

Improvements are evident in young people's emotional health and resilience. This impacts positively on their learning and behaviour. As a result episodes of anti-social and offending behaviour are reducing. Such incidents are promptly and directly addressed with young people in key working sessions. This enables young people to understand the impact of their behaviour on others.

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Progress

The management team continues to exercise effective oversight of the home. They work closely and effectively with social workers, police and other agencies in order to achieve this. Safeguarding measures are particularly strengthened through effective interagency work. Consequently young people's exposure to risk is reduced and missing from home incidents and unauthorised absences have reduced.

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Progress

Improvements to recording systems are beginning to embed in practice, giving better consistency and detail to documents. However there is inconsistency in reporting notifiable incidents to Ofsted in a timely manner. Such incidents are infrequent and have no impact on young people, but a requirement is raised to improve practice in this area.

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that if any of the events in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 takes place, the registered person shall without delay notify the persons indicated in the respect of the event in column 2 of the table. (Regulation 30)(1) 20/09/2013

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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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