Children's Home run by Partners in Care Limited in Lancashire

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 Improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection two young people have left the home and one has moved in. The Registered Manager ensures that young people’s care plans are effectively implemented, and is proactive in engaging placing authorities to ensure young people’s needs remain the focus of planning. The security of group living is at the centre of the Registered Manager’s decision-making. When young people have been admitted to the home who cannot be supported to live safely with their peers, the manager ensures that their placement is reviewed promptly to ensure each young person’s welfare is promoted, and learns from her experiences and develops robust strategies to ensure that all future placements are a positive experience for the whole group.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff prepare young people well to leave the home in a way which is consistent with the placing authority’s plans. Young people develop the emotional resilience, as well as practical skills, to prepare them for adult life. Staff ensure that transitions to semi-independent living are effective and continue to offer support to young people once they have left. This promotes young people’s sense of permanence and security and they seek staff out to share their successes and struggles with them; one young person contacted staff to inform them she had secured a place at university and the team celebrated her success with a meal.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to make good progress from their starting points. Some young people are working towards their public examinations and staff support them with this and the necessary planning for their future education. As a consequence young people have clear identifiable plans to move onto when they leave school. For example, staff support young people to complete voluntary work so that they have the skills to demonstrate the commitment to college courses. Staff work effectively in partnership with school staff to provide consistent care which promotes young people’s welfare. They invite professionals into the home to meet young people when they refuse to see them at school, which promotes young people’s welfare. Staff develop positive relationships with young people. One young person said: ‘I feel safe in this home. I can talk to my key worker about anything, he is fun.’ Young people are able to talk about what is difficult for them and can rely on

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

staff’s support in advocating their views with placing authorities. This results in improved outcomes for young people who engage their identified goals. One young person said: ‘...I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused staff. You mean the world to me.’ Staff are skilled in de-escalation techniques and restraint is used infrequently. When it has been necessary staff provide highly detailed recording which demonstrates reflective practice; all opportunities are used to discuss the incidents with young people and staff. As a result, the use of restraint reduces as staff support young people to develop alternative strategies to manage their behaviour.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people rarely go missing from home now. This represents significant progress for some young people who have had no incidents of missing for six months. Staff know what to do when young people go missing and respond promptly. They look for young people and try to maintain contact with them when they are away from the home. Staff have positive relationships with the police which ensures a well-coordinated response to safeguard young people when they are missing.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The Registered Manager ensures that she regularly monitors and reviews the quality of care to drive forward improvements. This is reflected in the requirement and recommendations raised at the last inspection being met. There is one shortfall which relates to failure to check identification on my arrival at the home. The consistent verification of who is entering the home is an important safeguard to protect young people from harm.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The Registered Manager and staff ensure that the home is a welcoming and friendly environment which has young people’s wishes and needs at its heart. This, alongside the positive relationships young people have with staff, results in significant progress for young people.

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Information about this children's home

The home is registered to provide care for four children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home forms part of a social care company.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

16/01/2015 CH - Interim Improved effectiveness

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

12: The protection of children standard In order to meet the protection of children standard the registered provider must ensure that:- 2(b) the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. 25/04/2016

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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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