Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited 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 make excellent progress. For example, one young person has moved up two grades in a year in mathematics and has improved his grades overall. Another young person has had fewer emotional outbursts, thereby causing less damage to the property. A third young person has successfully completed a road safety awareness course.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All young people continue to have 100% attendance at school; even if they begin the day feeling poorly they choose to go in once they have 'come round'. This reflects their sound commitment to education and enjoyment of being in school.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, the manager has taken further action to ensure young people get the resources and representation to which they are entitled. For example, in one case she has worked in successful partnership with social workers, school and the virtual head teacher. This has led to the assessment of a young person's educational needs brought forward.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Partnership working with parents is proving effective in providing them with the support they need to understand contact arrangements. Staff have also been pro- active in advocating on behalf of a young person for whom contact with family is problematic. Prompt referral to the Children's Rights officer enables young people to benefit from this specialist support.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to benefit from the strong oversight by the manager of the running of the home. Her robust monitoring ensures young people continue to be safe at all times. The manager speaks to young people to reassure herself that they feel safe and whether they have any concerns; this is particularly the case if they have been subject to physical restraint.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are too well-supervised to have the opportunity to go missing from the home, and too involved in what is on offer in terms of activities. There have been no significant incidents since the last inspection and no one is at risk of exploitation. The known and likely behaviours of young people are addressed effectively in their individualised risk assessments.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Good progress has been made to address the recommendation made at the last inspection. The manager's six monthly report now focuses more clearly on how the home is improving the quality of care for young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A number of other improvements have taken place since the last inspection. The manager has successfully completed her Level 5 management award and new staff have completed their period of probation. Staff continue to pursue their individual and team learning through reflection, reading and discussion.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The 'American Diner' theme of the dining room is nearing completion and daily logs are now written personally to the young person. This makes the record appear much more caring and authentic. However, the logs are not always signed and dated by the author. This has no impact on young people but needs completing to remain compliant with the regulations and form part of a coherent audit trail.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately run children's home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation to three 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

12/05/2014 Interim Improved effectiveness

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Case records must be kept up-to-date and signed and dated by the author of each entry (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 62, paragraph 14.3).

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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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