Children's Home run by The Caldecott Foundation Limited in Kent

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 Sustained effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Following the last inspection the Registered Manager has met the one recommendation made regarding reducing lengthy risk assessment paperwork. She undertook a complete review of the risk assessment ethos as well as recording within the home. There is now one document where risks and minimising strategies are recorded. This is easier for young people to keep abreast of and engage meaningfully with. Also, staff can now demonstrate and track how they help young people manage their own risks. Young people feel safe and are safe in the home. Staff respond appropriately to safeguarding incidents and update risk assessments to ensure that responses remain suitable.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

One young person has moved on from this home successfully and in accordance with his plans. The home proactively maintains meaningful links with young people who have left and their families. One child has come into the home and successfully settled. The manager exercises excellent judgement in her assessment of young people’s needs, which leads her to make good admission decisions. This positively impacts on the safety of the home and the ability of young people to remain long term. The young people who have remained in the home, wish to continue living at the home for the foreseeable future. Staff form links with local schools attended by young people to ensure consistent care and support for them. All the children engage fully with school and achieve well. One child stated that they were doing ‘amazing’ at school. The older young people attend college and take up opportunities such as work experience. Older

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

young people are being suitably supported to behave age appropriately and maintain external friendships in line with their peers. This includes driving lessons as well as a trip to a theme park with their partners. Staff have built effective and robust relationships with young people. These are evident from how young people investment in their home and their progress. Young people do not go missing, this includes some young people for whom this behaviour had been prevalent before. Young people know that staff will actively search for them and are aware of the dangers they face if they were to go missing. Fire drills continue to be practiced including at times of poor visibility. The manager monitors the quality of the care along with an external visitor to learn from practice. However, some monitoring of the policies has been quantitative rather than scrutinising the effectiveness of the procedures. The

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

manager ensures that partnership working is effective for young people and is in their best interests. She has an exceptional understanding of the young people’s unique needs and how the home may help and support their development. The young people have progressed from a position where they were not in school and had been placing themselves at risk in the community to one where they are achieving in line or above of educational aims and their negative behaviour has reduced and in most cases ended.

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Information about this children's home

This private children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for nine children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home is run by a charitable organisation.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

10/03/2015 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): Ensure the responsible person actively seeks independent scrutiny of the home. In particular through monitoring of its policies and procedures to ensure they remain robust and effective. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 55, paragraph 10.24)

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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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