Children's Home run by BREAK in Norfolk

Unique reference number SC040191 Inspector Deirdra Keating Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Break Registered person address Davison House 1 Montague Road SHERINGHAM Norfolk NR26 8WN Responsible individual Hilary Bridget Richards Registered manager POST VACANT / Mark Richard Allen Date of last inspection 08/05/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 16/02/2015

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Previous inspection adequate Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

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

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This inspection

The full inspection of this home in May 2014 identified two requirements and three recommendations. Since that time, staff and the manager have fully addressed all off the requirements and the recommendations. The staff team are committed to making positive changes and improving the quality of care provided for young people.

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This inspection

Records confirm that fire evacuations take place regularly and staff discuss fire procedures with young people upon admission. The fire evacuations take place at different times of the day and evening. The fire risk assessment is reviewed annually and individual risk assessments indicate potential factors contributing to the risk of fire.

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This inspection

A focussed recruitment drive has provided more staff to support young people and ensure their individual needs are consistently met. A change to the rota has provided three staff every weekend. Additional resources in the home, such as an extra car, increase young people’s access to the community and their contact arrangements. Staff are increasingly able to facilitate young people’s individual choices without limiting opportunities for others. During school holidays young people participate in different activities every day. This provides a structure to the day and gives them quality time with staff.

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This inspection

Managers have made improvements to the shift handover that supports the changing shifts. A detailed handover sheet details deployment of staff and specific tasks that support young people’s care. This ensures that information is shared amongst staff helping to provide consistent care to young people.

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This inspection

The manager has introduced an assessment tool to support the acquisition of independence skills, this is in the early stages and will enable staff to target areas 3 of 5 that young people need extra support with. This helps prepare young people for adulthood.

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This inspection

An external visitor undertakes monthly monitoring of the home. This gives young people an opportunity to share their views. Internal monitoring, analyses data and young people's progress, but does not include consultation with parents and external professionals. This means that feedback from service users is not used to drive improvements.

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This inspection

Young people that leave the home maintain contact with key staff. Some young people visit the home updating staff on their lives and progress. Good contact is supported by the Moving-on Team within the organisation, helping young people through transitional periods.

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This inspection

Young people talk about the home positively and take pride in their school attendance and achievements. They are actively entertained through school holidays and at weekends. Young people make active contributions to the décor of the home. They use their skill and creativity to enhance their rooms and the communal areas resulting in a colourful and homely environment that they take pride in.

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This inspection

The home is increasingly settled. Physical restraint is minimal; there have been no complaints, no incidents of going missing and no incidents where the police have been called to the home for six months. This shows a significant improvement. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home is owned by a registered charity. The home provides long-term accommodation for up to four young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/05/2014 Full adequate 05/03/2014 Interim inadequate progress 15/08/2013 Full adequate 18/02/2013 Interim good progress

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that the system for monitoring the matters set out in Schedule 6 at least once in every 3 months and improving the quality of care provided in the children’s home provides for consultation with children accommodated in the home, their parents and placing authorities. (Regulation 34 (3)) 01/05/2015 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Reg. Requirement Due date

This document may be reproduced in whole or in part for non-commercial educational purposes, provided that the information quoted is reproduced without adaptation and the source and date of publication are stated.

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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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