Children's Home run by N H Care Limited in Birmingham

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Outstanding 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

At the full inspection undertaken in November 2015, Ofsted judged the home to be outstanding. No requirements or recommendations were made at the last inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judged the home to have sustained effectiveness. Young people continue to make excellent progress in all aspects of their development as a result of the care and support of staff at the home. Young people’s safety remains a priority. Since the last inspection, there have been no young people missing from care or having unauthorised absences. Physical intervention incidents are rare, but when they happen are carefully and meticulously recorded, with registered manager oversight and review. This ensures physical interventions are appropriate and proportionate, and reinforces young people’s safety. Young people have additional support following a physical intervention through a one to one session where staff explain why the intervention

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

was necessary. Young people are encouraged to learn from the incident and their views and feelings are sought. Young people continue to make progress at school, and attendance and punctuality remain excellent. Communication between staff and school supports and enhances educational progress and where young people display challenging behaviour at school, staff liaise closely with school staff and identify supportive strategies and incidents decrease. Consequently, young people progress and learn. Staff continue to support young people extremely well with their behaviour. They have very positive relationships with staff, and these underpin effective working. Clear and updated risk assessments and behaviour management plans identify young people’s trigger points. Appropriate rewards and incentives help them maintain positive behaviour and young people choose rewards they would like such as paintballing or watching banger racing, and work hard to achieve their goal.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people learn to self-regulate their behaviour and begin to understand societal expectations of their conduct. A particular focus is on independence work with young people, reflecting their ages and stage of development. Young people enjoy community facilities including parks, football clubs, and a local gym, widening their experiences and opportunities for enjoyment. They use public transport to travel to school or leisure amenities learning valuable skills about travel, and behaviour in public and busy spaces. Young people shop, prepare food and assist with every day chores in the home, developing skills and confidence in these areas. Young people say that they value staff support, one said, ‘I like the staff, they help me a lot’. Consultation with young people continues to be another great strength of the home. For example, staff are working with one young person to develop his room. The young person asked staff to do things slowly, reflecting his complex needs. A

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

weekly timetable is in place outlining each stage of work and visual prompts help him chose colours and soft furnishings. He said,’ I am excited about my room. It is a nice place’. Young people say they are pleased that adults listen to them and value their views. Staff continue to strive to meet young people’s diverse needs. Where they express a wish to attend church for example, staff support young people in attending services, and provide additional support and advice through key work sessions, explaining the outline of the service, making the information accessible to them. Young people continue to live in a homely well-furnished environment. Since the last inspection, various improvements have been made to the home, including new soft furnishings, flooring and blinds, enhancing the environment for the benefit of all young people. The registered manager continues to lead a motivated and very committed staff

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

team. Robust monitoring continues through regular checks of all aspects of the service running. The registered manager has an ambitious and achievable development plan in place. The registered manager is tireless in ensuring that young people have the best service from staff at the home and from other professionals. Any shortfalls in services are promptly and efficiently addressed meaning that young people have all the necessary support they need to meet their diverse needs.

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Information about this children's home

This home is part of a private children’s care organisation. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people with learning and/or physical disabilities.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

11/09/2014 CH - Interim Improved effectiveness

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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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