Children's Home run by Pathway Care Solutions Ltd in Nottinghamshire

Unique reference number SC390190 Inspector Philip Cass Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Pathway Care Solutions II Limited Registered person address 14 Regent Street NOTTINGHAM NG1 5BQ

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Responsible individual Ameer Rehman Registered manager Gerald Lloyd Gordon Date of last inspection 08/07/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 13/01/2015

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Previous inspection good 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 improved effectiveness .

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This inspection

Children and young people are safe and well looked after. They grow in self confidence and self-esteem as they learn to form trusting relationships with staff. A young person says that the home is a ‘good’ place to live. It is a calm and nurturing environment. This contributes to the placement stability enjoyed by all children and young people. A Regional Commissioning Officer states that the manager ‘should be proud of what he and his team have achieved’. A social worker states that children and young people ‘could not be better cared for’.

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This inspection

One recommendation was made at the previous inspection. This has been fully addressed. As a result, medication administration systems are improved. Improvement is also driven by the home’s development plan which has supported higher standards of decoration, better recording standards, and improved activity provision. The manager has recruited several experienced members of staff to act as key workers. This has improved the standard of direct work with children and young people. Key worker sessions are now a useful tool in addressing care plan objectives, as well as responding to emerging issues.

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This inspection

Staff are assertive and diligent in protecting children and young people from risks associated with child sexual exploitation. The home imposes boundaries that are age appropriate and reflect known vulnerabilities. Some young people express considerable dissatisfaction with these boundaries. They say that they wish to have considerably greater freedom. However, staff understand their duty to protect even when this is against the stated wishes of a young person. As young people mature into adulthood it is likely that the efforts of staff will be better appreciated. Good and improving relationships with specialist police and safeguarding professionals mean that children and young people are further protected. Managers have improved safeguarding procedures in recent months to reflect professional, legal and practice 3 of 5 developments. This demonstrates the home’s determination to prevent child sexual

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This inspection

The manager has improved partnership working with specialist therapeutic services. This means that staff are better supported to address the changing emotional and developmental needs of children and young people. Therapeutic services provide a valuable resource for staff to evaluate their practice and reflect on care strategies. They are particularly effective in helping staff to support children and young people who have attachment disorders. A consultant psychiatrist has stated that, ‘without the stability of the placement good progress would never have been possible. I appreciate the staff team’s good understanding of the basic principles of how to establish and develop positive attachment relationships within the placement by acquiring a nurturing, warm, empathetic, but also structured, consistent and boundaried approach’.

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This inspection

The home has improved the way that it supports children and young people at school. The home shares information with education providers so that successful behaviour management strategies are consistently applied. This reduces anxieties and re-enforces positive behaviours. Where it has been necessary to exclude young people from education, the home has worked assertively with schools to minimise disruption. This means that suitable education provision is arranged promptly following exclusion. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately operated children's home. The home is registered to accommodate up to three children or young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/07/2014 Full good 26/11/2013 Full adequate 11/09/2013 Full inadequate 24/07/2013 Full inadequate 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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