Children's Home run by London Borough of Hillingdon in Hillingdon

Unique reference number SC032502 Inspector Juanita Mayers Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person The London Borough of Hillingdon Registered person address Childcare and Early Years Service 4E/02 Civic Centre, High Street Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 1UW Responsible individual Tony Zaman Registered manager Marjorie Lois Reid Date of last inspection 11/12/2014 2 of 6 Inspection date 05/03/2015

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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

At the last full inspection of this service in December 2014, the home was judged good. Three recommendations for improvement were made. One of these has been met and two are reinstated from this inspection; as a result sustained effectiveness is made.

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This inspection

The home’s manager and staff continue to provide consistent care and support to mainly unaccompanied asylum seeking young people. A small number of young people from the local area are accommodated up to their first social services looked after review meeting.

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This inspection

Young people benefit from having an experienced, culturally diverse staff team who meet their many different needs. Young people speak well of the staff team and are highly complementary, ‘the staff are nice to me’, ‘my link worker helps me with everything, and she understands me’.

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This inspection

Young people continue to make good progress in their overall development. Education opportunities for young people to meet their individual level of need are facilitated inside and outside of the home, exceptional good attendance at these provisions are maintained. Staff have high expectations for all young people and support them in developing positive self-esteem and emotional resilience, this leads to young people having a positive self-view. Young people have a commitment to achieving well in education. They are nurtured and supported in this and the staff team have a good understanding of any barriers to learning and this underpins the support and planning for young people.

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This inspection

Young people are supported and encouraged, when possible to take part in community activities outside of the home, individually or as a group. They take part in football and church groups among others. Staff provide a range of in house 3 of 6 activities to stimulate and interest young people

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This inspection

Young people benefit from the home’s ability to successfully prepare them for adult and independent life, whether this is a group home or independent accommodation. Some young people have moved onto independent living, with initial support from the staff group. An example of this is a young woman with disability who successfully transferred to independent living with the support of the staff team working closing with other professional colleagues.

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This inspection

Management are adept at recognising their limitations and will request that young people are moved on to a more appropriate setting if they are unable to meet their health needs or keep them safe.

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This inspection

Safeguarding is a high priority within the home, staff are trained in child protection, and are clear about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding. They maintain a high level of monitoring and this helps to keep young people safe from abuse, trafficking and child sexual exploitation.

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This inspection

Young people benefit from well-planned individualised care plans that promote their needs effectively.

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This inspection

One of the strengths of the service is the high level of consultation with young people; their views are central to all aspects of the service and how it operates. Regular weekly residents meetings provide a space for young people to voice concerns and raise issues that are significant. Staff often uses this platform to discuss diversity and difference and how this impacts on others; this allows for a better understanding and acceptance of others and enables young people to form more positive relationships with each other.

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This inspection

A highly qualified, experienced and effective staff team, who form positive and supporting relationships with young people, is central to the progress that young people make. Staff form effective relationships with external agencies to ensure that young people are supported in receiving and have access to all support and services they need.

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This inspection

Leaders and managers are experienced and highly qualified. They are continually striving to look at new ways to improve the service and sustained its overall effectiveness. Staff comments that the management team are always there for them and understand the stress they can be under working with the often complex needs of the young people. 4 of 6

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Information about this children’s home

This is a children's home which is run by a local authority. It provides care for up to 13 children who may have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/12/2014 Full good 26/03/2014 Interim good progress 24/04/2013 Full good 02/01/2013 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 premises used for the purpose of a children's home are appropriately and suitably located , so that children cared for by the children's home are effectively safeguarded and are able to access services to meet needs identified in their care plans or placement plans (Regulation 31(1A)(a)(b)) 30/03/2015

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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

 ensure young people's safety and welfares is promoted in the home. This relates to domestic staff being trained in child protection and whistle 5 of 6 blowing procedures (NMS 4.1)  ensure the home's location and design promotes young people's health, safety and wellbeing, this relates specifically to making the weathered trampoline safe and fit for purpose or removing it (NMS 10.2) 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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