Children's home run by Keswick Care Limited in Wakefield

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

The home has maintained its outstanding quality of care for young people. They have demonstrated their capacity to improve, in that the requirement and the recommendation raised at the last inspection have both been met. The reviewed and updated statement of purpose provides a comprehensive picture of the care to be provided. It has also been supplied to Ofsted in line with regulation. The experienced and skilled manager attained registered manager status on 22 December 2015. She holds a level 5 management award, and is suitably qualified to fulfil her role. She had previously held the post of deputy manager and her appointment ensured the continuity of care. The young person has fully benefited from receiving this consistent, targeted care, and understands the expectations that the home has of her behaviours. The independent visitor reported that, ‘The manager has coordinated and managed a number of multi-agency meetings and is

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currently supporting (Name) to look at her plans for the future. The way that the manager champions change for (Name) is inspirational.’ There is one requirement raised at this inspection. Although all significant incidents are notified to the regulator in line with legislation, Ofsted has not been kept informed as to the outcomes of these events. This inhibits its opportunity to maintain a strategic overview of the home. There has been one admission to the home since the last inspection. The young person was extremely well prepared for her move. She visited the premises on a number of occasions before moving in. As well as choosing the colours for her room, she was allowed to help decorate it as part of her independence programme. In addition, as she transferred from another home within the company, trusted staff moved with her. As a result, her sense of security and belonging was established from the start. The young person said, ‘I am happy

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

here, and I do like all the staff. ‘ The young person lives in a comfortable, well-furnished home where all repairs and improvements are now completed in a timely manner. This provides her with a homely environment where she feels safe. She receives the motivation and support that she needs, while she matures and prepares for independence and the birth of her child. The young person said, ‘It is the best place for me to be because I have the space to myself and I have all of the staff’s attention.’ The excellent independence plan prepared for this young person incorporates every aspect of her needs. Links have been made with specialist national agencies to provide her with extra support throughout her pregnancy, including an independent advocate. Daily budgeting, housekeeping and self-care tasks are realistic and designed to prepare her for the responsibilities of running her own home. These have included preparing for living in a home without a car or easy

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access to one. A staff member said, ‘She has really settled. We’re trying to get her in to preparing for independence, and she’s really focused on this. She’s the most motivated I’ve known her and I’ve known her for 16 months.’ The young person has responded well to the outstanding care she receives from the enthusiastic and resilient staff team. They are good role models for her, and are aspirational for her to achieve to the best of her ability. They provide her with every opportunity to express her wishes and feelings. She is learning more mature ways of managing her emotions, responding to frustrations and making requests. Consequently, there has not been any need for physical interventions. Shortly after the young person’s admission there was an increase in missing episodes. The home acted promptly to address these, including facilitating strategy meetings and arranging for a child sexual exploitation (CSE) assessment to be

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completed. Excellent partnership working with generic and specialist agencies ensured that the addresses visited by the young person, and the people she was associating with, were known. As a result, the concerns relating to CSE were alleviated, and the young person’s friends are now familiar to staff. These actions led to a significant decrease in the number of missing episodes. Young people are safeguarded by these measures. The young person said, ‘I thought the staff did a really good job of protecting me when I was missing. They always came to find me, and they would come and collect me from wherever.’ As part of her independence programme, staff are working with the young person to use public transport rather than expecting lifts or using taxis. Recent missing episodes were linked with this new strategy. Staff used positive and negative sanctions productively with the young person to empower her to understand the

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need to adhere to budgets and punctuality. She has learnt the consequences of her negative behaviours, and the missing episodes have now ceased. She wrote, after receiving a reward for positive behaviours, ‘Thank you, and I will try and keep up the good work.’

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The young person is enrolled on an appropriate college course where her attendance has improved this year. She is making good strides in completing her course, which will enable her to seek future employment. In addition, the young person’s growth in self-esteem and feelings of self-worth have led to significant improvement in her emotional health and well-being. As a result, she has ceased to self-harm. The independent visitor reported, ‘The support around her is astounding, and the efforts made by the manager and staff in this home are commendable.’

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Information about this children's home

This privately run children’s home provides care and accommodation for one child or young person, or one young person and their child.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

12/03/2015 Interim Improved effectiveness

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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

A notification made under this regulation must include details of any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter (Regulation 40 (5)(a)(iii)). 11/03/2016

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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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