Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Middlesbrough

Unique reference number SC454266 Inspection date 13/01/2014 Inspector Leonard Hird Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 13/12/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

The home is registered with Ofsted to provide care and accommodation for a maximum of four children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is owned and operated by a private limited company.

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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 previous Ofsted inspection the overall effectiveness of the home was judged to be good. One requirement and four recommendations were made. The home has addressed the requirement and the majority of the recommendations made and is making good progress. The requirement made was to establish and maintain a system for monitoring the matters set out in Schedule 6 at appropriate intervals. The home's senior management team have further developed and improved the corporate Regulation 34 monitoring documentation by ensuring that all of the information relating to young people's health, welfare and safety is captured within a new and easily understood document. The use of this documentation will enable the monitoring of accidents and injuries sustained by young people, illnesses of young people, young people's risk assessments and first aid provided to young people to be more effectively monitored by the Registered Manager.

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Progress

Each young person has their own individual care plan which takes account of their risk management. All risk assessments relating to individual young people contain an explanation of how staff are expected to address the risks associated with each identified hazard. Young people are living in an environment where risks to their safety and well-being are minimised.

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Progress

The home's staff team receive regular training in different aspects of care, including safeguarding, physical intervention, recording and the safe handling of medication. All of the staff team are now qualified or are working towards the Level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce Diploma. A recently appointed member of staff, confirmed that they had received induction training and that they were enrolled on the Level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce. Young people are being supported by a qualified and experienced staff team.

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Progress

The parent company has agreed to redevelop the home's physical configuration to ensure that young people have the appropriate number of toilets available for use. In this redevelopment a new staff sleep in room is being created and this will take account of the need for better ventilation as recommended at the last inspection. Young people and staff are living and working in an environment that is homely, warm, clean and welcoming.

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Progress

All of the young people are currently attending school or post 16 college placements. Members of staff fully support them in all aspects of education, including taking part in external activities such as horse riding or athletics. Young people are actively encouraged to take part in young people's meetings to ensure their views are listened to and the home is ensuring that they can have easy access to independent organisations, such as the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS), to enable them to speak to somebody who is independent of the home. One young person had also taken part in a recent survey by Ofsted for Children's Rights. The home are encouraging young people to take a full part in any survey that Ofsted sent out.

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Progress

The group of young people spoken with were extremely positive in their comments about how the staff team supported them. One young person commented, 'whenever we need help they are there to help us' another commented, 'if we need someone to talk with then staff or the manager are available.’ All of the young people spoken with indicated that they felt safe while living at the home. Members of staff were observed to be working in a friendly but professional manner with young people to ensure that day-to-day living outcomes were quickly resolved.

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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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