Children's Home run by Positive Outcomes Childcare Ltd in Dudley

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are positive about their experiences. In the words of one young person ’staff are great, they help you with everything. I wouldn’t change anything here’. Young people benefit from consistency which gives them a sense of emotional security. This is reflected in the progress observed by other professionals working with the young people. As one educational professional observed ‘staff have worked wonders with him, their persistence and perseverance make the difference’. The impact of new young people arriving and others leaving is carefully considered by staff. This ensures all young people’s emotional needs are met. All young people are engaging with education and work experience provisions. This is a considerable achievement given the starting points for some prior to placement. Staff have persistently advocated on their behalf to identify alternative options to ensure that they are supported to access opportunities to achieve their

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

educational potential. Staff continue to effectively support young people to access a range of specialist services to ensure their physical, psychological and emotional needs are met. Young people are now making positive choices in managing their own health needs and staff have consistently worked alongside health care professionals to support them manage specific conditions such as diabetes. For example, safe needle disposal is now evident in health records and medication records are better managed. This improvements have addressed previously identified shortfalls.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There remains a good balance of experience among staff. Staff have a range of skills and have received relevant training to meet the needs of young people. Young people speak highly of staff describing their positive impact on their lives. The home is led by a committed and determined registered manager. She has now strengthened her monitoring systems and introduced a more formalised approach for obtaining the views of young people, their parents and other professionals, which was a shortfall at the last inspection. The quality of care review fails however to evaluate this information or identify any actions to address shortfalls or develop practice. Young people say they feel safe in the home and they are confident that staff will respond appropriately to concerns they may have. Positive behaviour is consistently promoted. There have been no incidents necessitating physical intervention since the last inspection. The staff team are all

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

committed to this being the last option for managing challenging behaviour and extensive work is undertaken to de-escalate and prevent the need for physical intervention. Sanctions are used appropriately. When they are used the sanction is specific to the incident and the effectiveness of the sanction is reviewed. Since the last inspection there has been only one incident of a young person going missing which is a considerable improvement from their starting points. The registered manager has monitored and analysed this incident and has taken effective action to address it with multi agency planning. Key working sessions are also proactively used to help young people reflect on their risk taking behaviour. This ensures that young people are supported in accessing specialist support and information to help them make the right choices to keep themselves safe. Risk assessments are now completed and regularly updated, which was a shortfall

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

at the last inspection. These detailed assessments identify triggers and review risk management strategies to ensure staff proactively respond to changing circumstances. Partnership working is strong with staff effectively communicating and working collaboratively to ensure young people’s needs are addressed. Professionals from specialist agencies report that staff exceed what they would normally expect to ensure everyone is kept updated. As one youth offending worker commented ‘this is the best home I have worked with for fifteen years, their communication is excellent and they deliver on everything they say’. This partnership working supports young people to overcome difficulties that previously impacted on their development.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately owned home. It is registered for three young people with emotional and /or behavioural difficulties and or mild to moderate learning difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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 (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating, including any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.(Regulation 45(2)(c)) 29/02/2016

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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