Children's Home run by Leeds City Council in Leeds

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

Young people continue to build on their excellent progress in relation to their individual milestones. Change and development is often small but nonetheless significant, given the nature of their complex needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

These personal achievements are gained because of the challenge to staff to continually improve and robust scrutiny of the impact of their intervention. As a result, young people continue to experience highly bespoke planning and intervention, enabling them to get the very best out of life. They lead very busy social lives and enjoy the same kind of leisure activities as their peers. Their choices have recently been extended with young people taking up gym classes.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

In the short period, since the last inspection, staff have participated in a number of training and learning events. This has included attachment and loss, advanced safeguarding as it relates to children with disability, restorative practice and equality and diversity. This ensures young people are cared for by staff who keep their knowledge and skills up to date with current practice and research.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s safety and protection continues to be very effectively promoted. Staff carefully assess and balance young people's need for independence with a range of safeguarding considerations. For young people with complex needs, this focuses on helping them to understand, for example, about 'safe touch', supporting them to undertake as much of their personal care as they can, and staff being alert to any unusual changes in young people's behaviour.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

High staffing ratios combined with high levels of supervision means that no young people are at risk of exploitation and they rarely go missing from the home. Protocols for such incidents have improved since the last inspection. These give clearer instructions to staff and young people are therefore further protected. The recommendation made at the last inspection is therefore met.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Strong partnership working continues to ensure young people enjoy consistency in the management of their behaviour and consistency in meeting their needs. This includes parents who are a key component of the 'team around the child' approach. Parents are regularly consulted for their opinions by the independent visitor. This assists the visitor to form an opinion as to whether children are safeguarded and their welfare promoted. This is a requirement from the last inspection that has been met.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Monitoring by the manager continues to be extremely thorough, effective and contributes to improved outcomes for young people. This includes ongoing work on the exterior of the property. This is a recommendation from the last inspection that has been met.

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Information about this children's home

This is a local authority children's homes. It provides care for up to six young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and learning disabilities.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

06/02/2015 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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