Children's home run by Rosedale Children’s Services Limited in Hertsmere

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 improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The quality of care that children experience has further improved since the last inspection. As a result, they continue to make very good progress at the home, given their extremely disadvantaged starting points. Children benefit from the ability of staff to differentiate between children's attachment needs and difficulties. They adapt their responses accordingly which means children receive an increasingly bespoke service, tailored to their emotional needs. Good use is made of a range of therapeutic 'tools' to help children build trusting relationships with adults, to help them explore and express their feelings. This work continues to be underpinned by highly effective partnership working with therapists, teaching staff and social workers. Their professional exchange of ideas and challenge where necessary, provides children with very strong support and consistency. Children therefore receive the same message from all the adults caring for them.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This is proving effective in reducing incidents of challenging behaviour; there have been no restraints since the last inspection. The recommendation to improve recording on restraint has therefore yet to be tested in practice, but the provider has taken on board the suggestion to develop practice in this respect. The manager's monitoring drills down to the level of each individual child. She continues to take a 'hands on' approach, ensuring that services fit around the child, rather than the other way round. This means support and interventions are flexible and adapted where necessary to work in the child's best interests. Children who are new to the home have quickly settled in and felt welcomed by staff. They say they feel safe here and explained that they can identify several people they can turn to if they are worried about anything. Children described how they enjoy getting out and about and keeping active; playing football, going to ice

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

skating lessons, roller skating and Brownies. They maintain good school attendance and are making the educational progress expected of them. Children at the home are too young to spend any time unsupervised so the opportunities to go missing from the home are extremely limited. Good staffing ratios, a high level of vigilance and a bar on social media guards against children being exploited. However, staff are extremely alert to how children's unconscious behaviour or the way they dress may invite unwelcome attention. As a result, children are safer and less at risk of potential exploitation. The manager and staff have taken advantage of several training and learning opportunities to help them provide a better service for young people. This has included advanced training on child sexual exploitation, radicalisation and mandatory refresher courses on safeguarding, health and safety and restraint. The independent visitor's report now makes clear whether children are

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

safeguarded and their welfare protected. This was a requirement from the last inspection that has been promptly addressed.

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Information about this children's home

This is a private children's home. It is registered to take two children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

11/03/2015 Interim Sustained 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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