Children's home run by The Little Flower

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

This service continues to offer an excellent level of care to young people with profound disabilities. Young people’s emotional and physical wellbeing continues to remain the priority of the staff team.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s short break plans identify individual needs, and how best to meet them together with relevant personal targets. Goals tend to pertain to the development of skills to enhance their life experiences. For example, one young person is being supported to hold her head upright, together with experiencing the holding of a sensory ball. Because of this, she is more able to observe and be responsive within her immediate surroundings. Staff continue to support and enhance young people’s learning opportunities while they enjoy short breaks. For one young person, staff observed his emotional response to the use of makaton. To further this development, managers have put in place an experienced makaton signer to work with the young person and to train and enhance the skills of the staff team.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Good working relationships with parents and social workers remains a feature of the home. A social worker commented, ‘This is a home who will go beyond, what is their duty, this was evidenced in the action the manager took at a critical time, which prevented a young person coming into care.’ A parent said, ‘The staff understand my son and know what he needs and when he needs it. The social experiences and physical care he receives is beyond anything we could wish or ask for.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are kept safe through tailored individualised behaviour support plans with attention paid to disability and the impact this can have on behaviour. Staff receive appropriate safeguarding training, specifically targeted at working with young people with disabilities. A member of staff commented, ‘we receive excellent training, which enables us to focus on the specifics and the vulnerabilities of our young people.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The leadership and management of the home is strong. The registered manager continues to make improvements to the homes monitoring systems to enhance the quality of care provided. For example, regular file audits are conducted, staff performance is closely monitored and team meetings include a training agenda. Good independent monitoring of the home is consistently undertaken. This provides managers with an overview of the functioning of the home and an insight into any areas that may require improvement. This ensures the home continues to improve and provide a good quality of care and that progress and outcomes for young people remain positive.

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Information about this children's home

This home provides care and accommodation for up to three children or young people who have a physical and/or learning disabilities. It is privately owned and provides a short break service.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

31/03/2015 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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Information about this inspection

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