Children's Home run by Horizon Care Limited in Staffordshire

Unique reference number SC062406 Inspector Michelle Moss Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Horizon Care Limited Registered person address Venture House, 12 Prospect Business Park Longford Road CANNOCK Staffordshire WS11 0LG Responsible individual Paul Anthony Callander Registered manager Creaton Dalfas Allen Date of last inspection 01/12/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 30/03/2015

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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

Since the last inspection, there have been two changes to the young people living in the home. One young person had a planned moved to a new placement and there has been one new admission.

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This inspection

Young people continue to experience genuine care from a committed, trained, and experienced staff team. Commitment to ongoing staff development has meant staff have received additional training in self-harming and child sexual exploitation in recent months. This has helped staff to be increasingly alert to the risks the young people face in the community from people prepared to exploit their additional vulnerability.

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This inspection

Young people are helped to understand how to keep themselves safe. This includes having access to regular key working sessions, support from the local ‘missing from care’ coordinator and the community police. Collectively, this support helps young people to reflect on their risk taking and learn how to make safer decisions. Where young people still enter into risk-taking behaviour the Registered Manager and staff make the necessary referrals. This includes ensuring there is good communication and information sharing, so that the right decisions can be made in the best interests of young people.

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This inspection

The Registered Manager and staff model professional standards in their work and demonstrate high levels of courtesy and respect towards young people. As a result, they quickly form good relationships with staff and will talk through difficulties because of this trust.

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This inspection

Young people’s attitude to their learning has increased and they take a keen interest in improving their educational attainment. This personal commitment is helping enhance their life chances. 3 of 5 Some improvements to the fabric of the home have taken place since the last inspection, with an upgrade to the bathroom. The alteration has created better bathing facilities for young people. The Registered Manager actively listens and values the ideas made by young people about further developing the home. He implements these ideas so that young people gain increased ownership of their environment.

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This inspection

The Registered Manger has introduced a lone working risk assessment since the last inspection. The staff are aware of this assessment and refer to it to safeguard young people and themselves.

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This inspection

Young people are supported to sustain positive relationships with their families. Tailored support enables the young people to rebuild appropriate relationships with the knowledge that staff are there to help.

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This inspection

The Registered Manager draws on a wide range of advice and evidence to inform his development plan. This includes gathering the views of all partners and stakeholders including those of young people and staff. The focus remains on how the home makes a difference to a young person’s life.

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This inspection

There are no shortfalls emerging from this inspection. The one previous requirement and two recommendations made at the last inspection have all been addressed. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home is operated by a private company. It accommodates up to three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/12/2014 Full good 05/02/2014 Interim good progress 26/09/2013 Full good 04/02/2013 Interim good progress Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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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