Children's Home run by The Partnership of Care Today in Leeds

Unique reference number SC437645 Inspection date 10/01/2014 Inspector Stella Henderson Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 24/04/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This children's home is owned and managed by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for no more than four young people who have emotional and/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

The home received its last full inspection in April 2013, where the overall effectiveness was judged to be good. No requirements or recommendations were raised at that inspection.

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Progress

The home maintains high standards of care and sustains good outcomes for young people. For example, young people have enjoyed success in their learning and education. Attendance at school has greatly improved for some individuals going from nil to 94% attendance in a three month period. Other young people have achieved qualifications that will equip them for further study or employment.

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Progress

Young people confirm they feel safe. Missing from home incidents have reduced and they choose not to put themselves at risk. Young people have developed their independence skills, accomplishing practical tasks such as cooking for themselves more and engaging in household tasks. Several have made successful transitions to independence.

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Progress

Young people are supported by staff who keep young people's health, welfare and overall development central to their practice. This is achieved by staff keeping their skills, knowledge and competence up to date with relevant training and briefings on changes in practice guidance.

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Progress

Two recommendations are raised to address procedural shortfalls. Notifiable events are rare, but there has been a delay in informing the regulator about a recent incident. There is frequent dialogue between young people and staff, but their views are not fully represented in the manager's review of the quality of care provided by the home. Neither of these shortfalls impact on young people's safety or well- being

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 ensure that children in the home are regularly involved in contributing to monitoring the operation of the home. This is with specific reference to the review of the quality of care (NMS 21.1)  ensure the system to notify within 24 hours the persons and appropriate authorities of the occurrence of significant events in accordance with Regulation 30 is implemented (NMS 24.1)

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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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