Children's Home run by Lifetime Opportunities Limited in Oldham

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was 'not judged' . The last young person to reside in this home left on 3 August 2015. The registered manager, who is suitably qualified and experienced, continues to manage this and another of the company’s children’s homes. She and the staff continue to work in the other children’s homes owned by the organisation. The manager will resume her management responsibilities for this home once agreement has been secured for a young person to join the home. The manager ensures that the home continues to function and maintains the conditions of its registration, as she visits and checks the home regularly. She ensures that the home remains a safe and hazard-free environment, as she continues to ensure that the electrical, gas and fire equipment are monitored and serviced regularly. The inspector was unable to verify whether suitable action has been taken to

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

address the outstanding requirement with regards to staff supervision, and the one recommendation relating to challenging placing local authorities when shortfalls arise. Therefore, these have been re-issued. The home has been closed for nine months. The registered manager has indicated that the home will be operational by the end of December 2016, by which time the manager has confirmed that she will have a suitable, experienced and qualified staff team in place. The manager is aware that she must provide Ofsted with an up-to-date statement of purpose identifying a suitably qualified and experienced staff team, and with the updated children’s guide, and inform Ofsted prior to accepting any new placements.

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Information about this children's home

 The home is privately operated and registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have a learning disability.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

10/03/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered persons meet 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 persons must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience (Regulation 33 (4)(b)). 31/12/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendations:  The registered person should evidence what they have done to achieve engagement with the child's placing authority, including any actions that they have taken to escalate their concerns. This is with particular reference to ensuring that young people have up-to-date care plans and pathway plans (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 11, paragraph 2.3).

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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 that 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 whom 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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