Children's Home run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tameside

Unique reference number SC357979 Inspection date 21/03/2014 Inspector Anthony Kyem Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 25/11/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This local authority children's home provides care and accommodation for up to three young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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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 home was judged to provide young people with outstanding quality of care at its previous inspection. There were no requirements or recommendations made at that time. The purpose of this interim inspection was to look what progress the home has made and whether it has maintained the quality of provision.

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Progress

Young people continue to benefit from an outstanding quality of care that meets their needs effectively. The progress young people make and the outcomes they achieve are exceptionally positive. Staff have consistently high expectations of young people and they strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for them. Young people attend school and their education and learning is actively promoted. Young people learn and achieve and make exceptional educational progress as a result.

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Progress

Staff share and implement the home's ethos, approach and philosophy in caring for young people. Staff are effective role models and young people have positive adults they can look up to and learn from. Staff are passionate about their roles and they thoroughly enjoy working with young people.

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Progress

Young people's positive behaviour is promoted. Restraint, if used at all, is only ever used to protect young people from accident or injury. The use of sanctions are kept to an absolute minimum. There have been no restraints for some considerable time. Young people's behaviours are managed safely and they respond positively to the care and high quality support provided to them. Young people make excellent progress across all aspects of their welfare, social, emotional and behavioural development. Young people are protected from abuse and all other forms of significant harm. Young people do not go missing but should they do so there are effective systems in place to promote their safe return.

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Progress

The home provides young people with physically safe, well-planned and high quality living accommodation. The home is furnished and decorated to exceptionally high standards, creating a warm, welcoming, comfortable and homely environment for young people. The kitchen area in particular is the social hub of the home where staff and young people socialise, interact and engage with each other socially. A visiting teacher reports, 'This is a lovely home, it’s absolutely gorgeous'.

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Progress

Staff maintain positive relationships with young people and this includes those who have subsequently moved on and left the home. An ex-resident reports, 'I've learned something new to help me in life from every single one of you…One of the best experiences of my life.'

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Progress

There are no requirements or recommendations made as a result, of this interim inspection. The home has successfully maintained a high quality of provision.

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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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