Children's Home run by Progress Children’s Services Ltd in Coventry

Unique reference number SC064117 Inspector Julia Wright Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Progress Children's Services Ltd Registered person address Progress House, 127 Millfields Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 6JG Responsible individual Claire Elizabeth Louise Haynes Registered manager David Bower Date of last inspection 12/02/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 09/10/2014

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Previous inspection good progress Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

At their previous interim inspection in February 2014, the home was judged to be making good progress with one requirement and one recommendation being made. At this inspection no requirements or recommendations were made.

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Young people continue to benefit from good quality care and they are progressing with their individual placement goals and plans. Young people are developing confidence and resilience through positive relationships with staff, professionals and their families. This assists young people with their independence planning and maturity. Where young people are leaving the home, they continue to receive support from staff during their transition to a new placement.

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Young people all attend school. Where there is a deficit in educational provision for young people, staff are rigorous in addressing these. As a result, young people have the opportunity to attend school and develop social and learning skills.

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Young people continue to develop skills and abilities appropriate to their needs and abilities. They work with staff to develop independence skills to enable them to learn new skills and maximise their independence. Young people are undertaking work experience locally which has improved self-esteem and confidence. The home could benefit from setting clear targets and goals for young people with their independence planning, and reviewing these regularly.

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Suitable, trained and competent staff provide young people with a clear structure and support throughout their placements. Recent and on-going recruitment further strengthens the staff team. Staff training ensures that staff remain skilled in meeting the needs of the young people. Record keeping overall has improved with management oversight ensuring that records are signed and dated by staff. Consequently, information about the young people is up to date and relevant. 3 of 5 Staff continue to ensure that young people's cultural needs are met and a visiting independent advocate is assisting young people in this respect. As a result, young people's needs are fully understood. Young people say that they are happy living at this home. One young person said, 'I like it here, I like all the staff'. Another said 'I like the activities and my dinners'. Parents say 'Staff are caring and patient. They meet all my child's needs' and 'My child is happy and safe and well cared for. My

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child likes all the people who live there'.

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Young people are safe at the home. Procedures and training continue to ensure that young people are protected and well cared for. Sanctions are fair and proportionate. Where physical intervention is used, this is a last resort. The number of physical interventions have reduced for some young people since the last inspection. There are no reports of young people going missing. The Registered Manager and staff are vigilant about young people's safety in the community and within the home.

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The home has undergone refurbishment and redecoration. The process of improving and maintaining the environment is ongoing and is reflected in the home's development plan. Each young person decorates their room according to personal preference. This ensures that young people know that they are listened to and their wishes acted upon.

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Consultation with young people is part of a process of continuous improvement. Young people's meetings take place weekly. Young people attend and sign the minutes of the meetings and where they have raised issues these are discussed in key worker sessions between young people and staff. This informs young people's understanding that their wishes are taken seriously by staff and acted upon wherever possible. A young people's participation plan is in place and young people were recently involved with staff recruitment for the home.

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The Registered Manager is a positive and stable influence in the home and continues to effectively lead and monitor the practice. Internal and external quality assurance ensures that standards and good care practice are maintained by staff. A development plan provides direction and clarity to staff as to areas to improve and develop. This ensures that a good quality service is provided to young people. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider. It provides care and accommodation for up to seven children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/02/2014 Interim good progress 25/07/2013 Full good 12/12/2012 Interim satisfactory progress 22/08/2012 Full good Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information 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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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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