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

Unique reference number SC034495 Inspection date 03/03/2014 Inspector Nicola McEvinney Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 03/12/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This local authority home is registered to care for and accommodate up to eight children and young people at any one time, of either gender, with learning disabilities. Some children also have physical disabilities and complex health needs. The vast majority of children and young people have short breaks at the home. Occasionally a child or young person is accommodated on a long-term basis.

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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 December 2013 when the home was judged to be good with outstanding areas in outcomes, quality of care and safeguarding. There was a requirement raised at that inspection which the home has worked extremely hard to address.

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Progress

Each child or young person who lives at the home has a ‘passport’. These give a detailed picture of the child or young person and include their personal details, how they present, their health needs, their mobility, communication and likes and dislikes. These documents are particularly useful when a child or young person is admitted to hospital as they ensure all pertinent information is available to hospital staff. However, when one of these children or young people is admitted to hospital staff from the home will stay with them from 07.00 to 22.00 hours. This ensures that these individuals are with people that are familiar to them. These ‘passports’ are in the process of being produced for all the children or young people that attend the home.

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Progress

Children and young people using the short break service benefit from having all their information on how they are to be cared for on a day-to-day basis detailed on an index card, which is easily accessible to staff. These include their health needs and how they are managed; their self-care, safety, mealtimes and what they like to do for fun, as well as their morning and night-time routines. This ensures that they are cared for consistently.

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Progress

Some children, young people and their families benefit immensely from the effective communication and support given by the home. In particular, when children or young people are hospitalised the staff will give extensive support to parents during this very difficult period. Some families have enjoyed been taken on holiday with their children supervised and supported by staff.

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Progress

The home continues to provide excellent care to children and young people who use this service. This is made possible by the commitment and expertise of the staff team who have good training opportunities and effective supervision.

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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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