Children's Home run by Hull City Council in Kingston upon Hull

Unique reference number SC034313 Inspection date 16/01/2014 Inspector Nicola McEvinney Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 09/07/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This children's home is run by a local authority and registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home also offers an outreach service to young people who have left care and may need additional support.

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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 purpose of this interim inspection was to assess the progress made since the last full inspection conducted in July 2013 when the home was judged to be overall good. There were a number of requirements and recommendations made at that visit. All have been fully met.

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Progress

The regulation 33 visitor regularly consults with young people and their parents as part of their visit. All speak very positively about the care provided. These reports are sent promptly to Ofsted. The Registered Manager as part of his monitoring consults with young people, parents or carers and the placing authority to gain their views on how the home conducts itself.

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Progress

All staff have received first aid training which included the use of an EpiPen. This was delivered by the looked after children nurse. Staff found this very useful as the nurse discussed issues surrounding young people’s allergies and devised a treatment plan for some young people to promote their health. Young people enjoy playing pool on a newly refurbished table, complete with a new set of balls.

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Progress

The home continues to offer stability to young people. All have educational placements and attend well. Staff ensure that they are aware of the attainment level of the young people to enable them to focus their support, resulting in improved attainment levels. There are no incidents of young people going missing, although some older young people may stay with friends and family.

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Progress

Young people benefit from the commitment of the staff team to address the relationships young people have with their parents. This has enabled increased family contact with the aim of young people, wherever possible, to return to live with their family. The staff team offer on-going support to those families where young people have returned home and the incidence of young people returning to the care system is rare.

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Progress

Young people consider that they are well looked after and all feel safe. Their views are taken into account and some young people have been involved in the appointment of the new chief executive. This has had a profound effect on their confidence and self-esteem.

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Progress

There were no requirements or recommendations raised at 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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