Children's Home run by Enhanced Young Persons Care Limited in Middlesbrough

Unique reference number SC455864 Inspection date 15/01/2014 Inspector Deborah White Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 26/07/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This children home provides care and accommodation for up to eight children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and mental disorders. The home is operated by a private provider.

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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 children's home was judged to be overall adequate at the last full inspection that was undertaken on 26 July 2013. The home has progressed and improved and outcomes for young people at this visit are good. All young people have progressed from their starting point and some young people have surpassed expectations.

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Progress

Young people live in a homely environment that meets their needs. They have personalised their bedrooms, to reflect their individuality, and are involved in planning how rooms will be used and how they will be furnished and decorated. As a result, young people are included and staff value their views and opinions.

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Progress

Young people are generally happy and describe the home as a good place to live. They are consulted and involved in their care-planning, which engages them in important decisions. The home has received positive feedback from parents and placing social workers. This demonstrates young people are appropriately placed and their needs are being met.

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Progress

The home have made good progress by meeting all of the requirements and most of the recommendations from the last inspection. The registered person has made an application to register a school within the home and the registration visit date has been confirmed. The recording of restraints includes all the required information and is written in a format that is appropriate to the age and understanding of the young people and where appropriate their parents. This helps young people and parents understand why a restraint was used and encourages feedback on how restraints affect young people.

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Progress

Staffing levels are improved and meet the home's Statement of Purpose and young people's needs. There has been a wealth of staff training and development that has positively impacted on how the home operates and outcomes for young people. Staff feel much more confident in their role and team morale is good.

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Progress

Some staff have attained a level 3 qualification in children and young people's care since the last inspection and all other staff are registered with a training provider to undertake a relevant award. There is a staff training programme in place and the provider is investing in both statutory and additional training and development. As a result, staff are learning and developing the skills they need to support, guide and enable young people.

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Progress

Monitoring has improved and is starting to fully look at and evaluate how the home is operating and how the home impacts on young people. The registered persons' are including young people in the monitoring with good results. For example, a group of young people have rewritten the children's guide and another young person is learning about data protection and who can and cannot access young people's case files and private records.

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Progress

There are no new requirements or recommendations from this inspection. A recommendation is repeated from the last inspection to ensure staff continue to be supported to complete an appropriate level 3 qualification in caring for children and young people.

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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 existing care staff attain the level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce Diploma (NMS 18.5).

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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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