Children's Home run by The Partnership of Care Today in Leeds

Unique reference number SC437645 Inspector Jamie Richardson Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Care Today (Children's Services) Ltd Registered person address Lansdowne House 85 Buxton Road STOCKPORT Cheshire SK2 6LR Responsible individual Vivien Anne Snape Registered manager Mark Anthony Barton Date of last inspection 30/09/2014 2 of 6 Inspection date 09/03/2015

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Previous inspection outstanding Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has declined in effectiveness .

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This inspection

Young people in this home are not protected from the risk of fire; some young people smoke in their bedrooms. This has not been identified by internal or external monitoring systems. Some young people’s clothes and bedrooms smell of smoke. Smoking exposes them to health risks now and in the future. Young people lean out of widows to smoke or extinguish cigarettes. This creates an additional risk to young people of falling out. The homes fire risk assessment does not explore the vulnerabilities of new young people in the home. This potentially leaves them in danger.

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This inspection

Some individual risk assessments consider specific risks to young people; for example, climbing out of windows. This covers the issues in young people’s bedrooms but it does not consider the additional windows in the house, such as other bedrooms or the bathroom. This leaves young people potentially at risk from falling.

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This inspection

Areas of this home require maintenance; for example, some kitchen cupboards are peeling due to water seeping into the doors. Individual bedrooms are not supplied with adequate storage; this creates hazards, as large boxes are piled on top of wardrobes, which could potentially fall on young people whilst pulling them down. Some bedrooms have dirty curtains. There are bedroom windowsills with cigarette ash and burns on them, cigarette ends on the widow fixtures and on the outside windowsills. There are no light shades present in some rooms. This gives an uncared for feel in places. It does not promote good living standards for young people now or in the future.

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This inspection

Despite the shortfalls young people are happy in this home. Young people enjoy positive relationships with staff. One young person commented; ’I like them all, my key worker is good, she is funny.’ 3 of 6 Young people continue to enjoy a range of meaningful activities. One young person commented; `I like the gym, I can run with staff now, I have been rock climbing.’ As a result of the focus on healthy eating and life style, some young people are losing weight. This will benefit their health now and in later life. It will equip them with the knowledge to make positive lifestyle choices.

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This inspection

Young people’s behaviour is managed positively and there is an effective reward system in place. As a result there are few physical interventions. The effective analysis of young people’s behaviour has, for some, identified the times of year that they find difficult. Extra support at these times has been provided. Consequently there has been a reduction in physical intervention and the young people are developing more positive coping strategies.

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This inspection

Staff remain dedicated to ensuring that all young people access education. Young people continue to make good progress. Some who have been excluded are transitioning back into full time mainstream education. Staff have created a seamless approach between the home, school and family. Consequently young people have consistent boundaries and are succeeding in accessing learning. This will help to prepare them for employment in later life.

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This inspection

There continues to be no young people going missing from this home. This is a significant achievement from when some young people first arrived and had a high number of missing episodes. As a result, young people are now safe from the risks associated with going missing, such as child sexual exploitation. Some young people have recently gone from being at high risk of being exploited, to no risk. This is a result of positive guidance, boundaries and structure to their lives. 4 of 6

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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

30/09/2014 Full outstanding 10/01/2014 Interim good progress 24/04/2013 Full good 22/01/2013 Interim satisfactory 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) The registered person shall ensure that the children’s home is conducted so as to promote and make proper provision for the safeguarding and welfare of the children accommodated there. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)) Specifically ensure young people’s individual risk are fully evaluated in all areas. 13/03/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that all parts of the children’s home used by children are kept clean and reasonably decorated and maintained inside and outside the home (Regulation 31 (2)) 09/03/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 are complied with in respect of the home (Regulation 32 (1A)(b))This is with particular reference to ensuring that young 09/03/2015 5 of 6 people do not smoke in bedrooms, and that risks relating to fire for individual young people are robustly addressed. Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Reg. Requirement Due date

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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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