Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Halton

Unique reference number SC457175 Inspection date 23/01/2014 Inspector Michelle Bacon Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 23/05/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This home is owned by a national provider. It provides care and accommodation for one young person with emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is also registered as a school.

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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 inspection in May 2013, the overall effectiveness of the home was judged as good with three recommendations made. The home demonstrates a continued improvement in the quality of care and outcomes for young people. A particular strength of the home is the commitment of the staff team, who ensure young people make positive progress in many aspects of their lives.

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Progress

Young people continue to receive well planned care and are thriving as a result. Young people have extremely positive views about their care. One young person commented ‘I love it here… it's going good…I'm in school and I've made lots of friends.′ They say that they have staff they can go to with any concerns and that they feel safe. Young people's needs relating to their personal identity is fully promoted in their day-to-day living. This includes supporting young people, who maybe required to fast as part of their religion and supporting them to attend their place of worship. In addition, there is a therapist who provides support to individual young people to promote their self-identity.

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Progress

Since the last inspection, all staff have received training in supervising and facilitating contact. This means they are able to provide young people with the appropriate support needed to ensure contact is a positive experience whilst young peoples' safety is ensured.

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Progress

At the last inspection, the manager was asked to replace the worn worktops in the kitchen. The manager has approval for the kitchen to be refurbished, however the plans for the new kitchen were not suitable which has delayed this work being completed. The manager is still waiting for confirmation when this work will be done. Therefore this recommendation is repeated.

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Progress

Since the last inspection, young people are now attending mainstream school and working towards their GCSE examinations. They have also developed some positive friendships within the local community which has resulted in young people feeling less isolated and improves their feelings of self-worth.

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Progress

The home demonstrates capacity for continued improvement.

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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 the home provides a comfortable and homely environment that is well maintained and decorated, in particular ensure the kitchen worktops are replaced. (NMS 10.3)

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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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