Children's Home run by Doncaster Children‟s Services Trust Limited in Doncaster

Unique reference number SC481439 Inspector Stella Henderson Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Doncaster Children's Trust Limited Registered person address The Blue Building 38-40 High Street DONCASTER South Yorkshire DN1 1DE Responsible individual Paul Moffat Registered manager Catherine Richardson Date of last inspection N/A 2 of 4 Inspection date 29/01/2015

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Previous inspection N/A Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This is the first inspection following registration. At this interim inspection the home was ‘not judged’ .

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This inspection

The home has recently been registered as part of Doncaster Children's Trust.

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This inspection

It has not provided accommodation to children and young people since registration on 1 October 2014.

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This inspection

This inspection focuses on whether this children's home meets its statutory requirements in order to maintain its registration and is ready to accept placements.

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This inspection

The home continues to fine-tune its provision prior to taking placements. This is to ensure that the needs of children and young people will be met on admission. That they will receive the best possible care and that effective and efficient practice is in place.

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This inspection

As such the home continues to meet its statutory requirements for registration and is ready to admit children and young people. 3 of 4

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home, run by an independent Trust, provides up to six short-term placements for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The general purpose of the setting is to prevent long-term care, by offering a flexible and responsive service at times of crisis. Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Information about this children’s home

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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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