Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in Leeds

Unique reference number SC417795 Inspector Pauline Yates Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Pebbles Care Limited Registered person address Rouse House, 2 Wyther Lane Kirkstall Leeds West Yorkshire LS5 3BT Responsible individual Luiz Miguel Guilherme Registered manager POST VACANT / Rachel Webster Date of last inspection 23/07/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 03/02/2015

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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 sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

This home was judged as good overall at the previous inspection in July 2014. As a result of the previous inspection, two recommendations and two requirements were made. The two requirements related to the independent visitor consulting with children, parents and persons working at the home and as a result improving the quality of care. The recommendations related to evaluation of staff training and the independent visitor scrutinising how the home supports young people to enjoy and achieve.

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This inspection

Since the previous inspection, these recommendations and requirements have been addressed A new independent visitor has recently been appointed to the home and there is evidence of appropriate consultation and, their recommendations have resulted in the manager identifying community based activities for the young people. The manager is developing systems to ensure staff training is fully collated and evaluated.

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This inspection

The home is suitably located and overall is well maintained. There is welcoming and relaxed feel to the home and the young people can personalise their rooms. As a result of this inspection, one recommendation is made which relates to the replacement of the downstairs carpet.

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This inspection

The manager is aware of the strengths and areas of development for the home. She is ambitious and has formulated realistic plans to improve the care that is offered and the outcomes for the young people. This is underpinned by a committed staff team who demonstrate good insight into the needs and backgrounds of the young people.

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This inspection

The young people say they feel safe and are listened to and that there is good consultation about their views. They report positive relationships with staff with 3 of 5 whom they can share their concerns. Bullying is not seen to be a feature of the home. Where missing from home incidents have been feature of young people’s former behaviour, these have decreased and, for some, this has been a significant reduction. The staff are active in physically locating young people when they do go missing and make good efforts to keep in contact by phone. Staff also ensure ‘safe and well’ checks are completed for those young people whose whereabouts are known and are considered as unauthorised.

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This inspection

Those young people who are new to the home make positive progress with regards to establishing trusting relationships with staff. One young person commented, ‘People listen to what I say and I can tell them stuff.’ Some young people who had not previously attended educational provisions are now attending on a daily basis. The young people who have left the home into independence have done so at a pace suitable to their individual needs and in collaboration with Local Authority plans for their future provision. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home is owned and managed by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for no more than four young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/07/2014 Full good 12/02/2014 Interim good progress 16/09/2013 Full adequate 16/01/2013 Interim good progress

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 Children live in well designed, safe and pleasant homes with adequate space in a suitable location where there is access to the necessary facilities for a range of activities which will promote their development, with particular reference to renewal of the hallway and living room carpets. Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Recommendations

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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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