Children's Home run by Anderida Adolescent Care Ltd in East Sussex

Unique reference number SC028526 Inspector Melissa McMillan Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Anderida Adolescent Care Limited Registered person address Anderida Adolescent Care Neville Mews, 6A Neville Road EASTBOURNE East Sussex BN22 8HR Responsible individual Erica Jane Scott Registered manager Kerry Shoesmith Date of last inspection 03/01/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 25/03/2015

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Previous inspection Outstanding Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

A very high level of care continues to be offered in this home. Young people’s care plans and risk assessments are comprehensive. They are highly individualised and provide detailed guidance to support young people. Staff have a clear understanding of young people’s needs and have insight into the reasons why young people behave a particular way. Staff have undertaken training in the specific needs and risks of the young people they support. This ensures young people receive personalised and effective support to make progress and achieve their potential. Staff provide good practical and emotional support to young people who are moving on from the service.

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This inspection

Staff tailor positive handling plans towards young people’s individual needs. They provide detailed strategies to ensure a consistent approach by staff. Staff use praise, reward and restorative approaches to address negative behaviours. These strategies have had a very positive affect on some young people’s behaviour. As a result, staff do not impose many sanctions and they have not had to use any physical interventions in the past six months.

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This inspection

This home provides young people with opportunities to achieve positive outcomes. Staff provide consistency, structure and routine in a supportive environment. Young people are able to build positive relationships with adults and feel confident about talking about their feelings and past traumas. Young people are supported to widen their social experiences and social circles, enabling them to realise their potential and make positive choices. As a result, young people have been able to make progress in their education, social skills and behaviour. However, despite staff support and guidance some young people have resorted back to previous harmful behaviours. The staff in the home continue to explore how best to address this and meet their needs. 3 of 5 Staff take their responsibility to safeguard young people extremely seriously. They are competent and skilled and use their excellent knowledge of the young person’s

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This inspection

specific vulnerabilities and safeguarding procedures to attempt to disrupt patterns of negative behaviour. Staff have developed strong links with the police, social workers and the local community to inform investigations and have been instrumental in forming a unified response to address harmful behaviours. These interventions have had some success although some young people have still resorted back to risk taking behaviour. The home’s safeguarding records and significant incident recording are detailed and evidence that the home notifies the appropriate authorities of incidents relating to young people’s welfare as required by regulations.

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This inspection

There have been a number of incidents where young people have left the home without permission. Each young person has a protocol in place, which provides specific individualised guidance to staff should a young person leave the home without permission. Staff are responsive and proactive in attempting to find the young people on the occasions they go missing. On returning to the home, young people have opportunities to explore reasons why they left the home without permission. The home’s policy states the actions staff should take in the event that a young person is missing from the home. However, the policy does not include steps on how to dissuade and prevent young people from going missing as required by regulation. This oversight has not impacted on practice, staff being conversant with each young person’s needs. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned setting is registered to accommodate two young people with emotional or behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/01/2015 Full outstanding 03/01/2014 Interim good progress 21/05/2013 Full outstanding 07/02/2013 Interim good progress

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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 Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Recommendations

minimise the risk of children going missing and in particular identify, in the related policy, the steps taken to prevent absence without permission (NMS 5.1) Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Recommendations

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections 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

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The 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 relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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