Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire

Unique reference number SC401685 Inspection date 05/03/2014 Inspector Maureen Hamer Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Residential special school (>295 days/year)

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Date of last inspection 21/03/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This home is part of a residential special school which is part of a large private care organisation. The service is registered to accommodate 22 children and young people with learning disabilities. The home offers planned long-term placements. The school is registered with the Department for Education.

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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.

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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.

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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 January 2014, the overall quality rating for the service was judged as good. Two requirements were made and have been met. The manager has reviewed and changed how complaints are recorded so that outcomes of complaints are documented. In addition the statement of purpose includes information about the use of mechanical devices that are used for surveillance of young people..

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Progress

Young people report that staff help them and when they are unhappy help them to feel better. The homes capacity to improve continues and good progress has been made.

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Progress

The home keeps young people safe and provides them with good quality care. Young people are relaxed and engaged in conversations and activities in the home. Staff are very supportive, caring and mindful of the young people’s rights for privacy. Staff report that they are pleased with children's progress. Young people are increasing their self-confidence and show improvements in self-management of behaviour and in developing independence skills. For example, during the inspection, young people were helping to prepare the evening meal. In addition they were carrying out other tasks such as filling the dishwasher.

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Progress

Bedrooms are very personalised. The views of parents, young people and placing authorities are gained and utilised to inform the monitoring of quality of care. In addition the manager has developed a new quality assurance questionnaire to be completed by local authorities and parents to inform improvements in the care provided to the young people.

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Progress

The manager continues to drive improvement and is ensuring that there is a good awareness of new regulatory requirements. This supports the provision of good quality care and promotes young people’s well-being.

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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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