Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Birmingham

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Requires Improvement at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has improved effectiveness . The home has improved effectiveness since the last inspection in October 2015. Five requirements were made at the last inspection and these have been met. The home has developed since the last inspection. The manager and staff have worked hard to meet the requirements. They have improved partnership working with agencies to ensure that young people receive the input they needs. Staff continuously review progress and are reflective regarding effective interventions. The home is delivering care in line with its statement of purpose.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people who are new to the home have experienced carefully planned and sensitive admissions. Staff work in partnership with placing authorities and other relevant professionals to plan transitions and admissions.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection one young person has moved into the home. He had a planned admission. He reports feeling settled in the home. One young person has moved out since the last inspection. This transition plan was successfully and resulted in a young person moving to foster care.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home celebrates success in reintegrating the most resistant of young people, back into education. Staff work closely with educational authorities, to find the most suitable educational placement for young people. They are provided with tailored packages of care to support successful transitions. When necessary staff confidentially advocate on behalf of young people. They are passionate about ensuring that the rights of young people are consistently promoted. Young people are safe and learn to become increasingly safe. One young person advised that ‘staff keep him safe’. When there are incidents of aggressive behaviour, these are well managed and staff allow the young person to have time to calm. This is effective. Physical interventions are rare and staff focus on de- escalation. There have been some incidents of self-harm, substance misuse and incidents of young people being missing from care since the last inspection. Such risk taking

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

incidents are well managed. Staff manage incidents robustly. When young people engage in such behaviours, key work is always completed. This process enables young people to see how decision making impacts on their safety and well-being.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Collaborative working is strong. The development of partnership working means that young people receive the input from other professionals that they need. Staff work closely with other services to ensure the emotional, social, educational and health needs of the young people are effectively addressed. This helps young people to overcome difficulties that have previously impacted on their development.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people respond well to boundaries and make progress from their starting points. Staff continue to help young people to learn how to resolve conflict through key work. Young people know and understand the house rules, such as treating each other with respect; and they like their staff team. They live in a safe environment where they feel protected from harm. Young people settle quickly, engage and develop insight into their own behaviours and consequently learn to self-regulate. This process encourages young people to make healthy choices and invest in their own futures. The behaviours of some young people have been challenging. Despite this staff remain committed and try their best to continue to develop positive relationships. Previous residents value the care which they received and positively recognise the difference that this experience has made to their lives. A previous resident sent a thank you card to staff, he said ‘thank you for looking and caring for me over two

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

years through the bad and good times’. The level of individualised care staff provide to young people is good. Staff know the young people and have formed positive relationships with them. They regularly review behaviour management plans and monitor progress. Staff have worked hard to build up trust and consequently have developed positive relationships with young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people benefit from regular one to one work. As a result, they are learning to cope with their emotions and have an understanding of their life histories. Staff work in partnership with a clinical psychologist to ensure that their interventions remain focused to the individual need of young people. Relationships with placing authorities are highly effective, this enables a coordinated approach to care planning. One social worker is highly complementary of the care that young people receive at the home. She states ‘ the hard work staff put into young people is recognised, the home really supports young and strives to make a change in their lives’. There are good communication systems are in place. A social worker commented, ‘The staff have always worked in partnership with me and have kept me up to date on regular basis. We have regular e-mail conversations and I receive weekly updates sometimes daily depending on the

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There is clear management overview and monitoring of the home quality of care and practice of staff, this means that young people continue to make good progress. The manager continues to support staff through informal and formal supervisions. Management oversight is robust and demonstrates capacity to improve by consultation and evaluation of the service. The manager reviews every incident and drives improvement, by using supervision as an opportunity to reflect and develop. Young people continue to benefit from living within a home which is generally well maintained. This is with exception to a bathroom window which is not fit for purpose and potentially dangerous.

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Information about this children's home

The home provides care and accommodation for young people aged between 11-18 years (11-17 upon admission). Young people referred to the home have emotional and behavioural difficulties and complex needs. The home is privately owned.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

12/10/2015 CH - Full Requires improvement

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Recent inspection history

13/02/2015 CH - Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation:  The registered person is to ensure that the children's homes is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Children's homes must comply with the relevant health and safety legislations; however in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather that 'institutional' impression. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, Page 15, Paragraph 3.9)

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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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