Children's home run by Keswick Care Limited in Wakefield

The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

children and young people since the most recent full inspection. This home was judged outstanding at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was not judged . There are no children or young people living in the home at present. This interim inspection focuses on whether the children's home meets its statutory requirements in order to maintain its registration and is ready to accept placements. Since the last inspection, two young people have successfully moved on, in a planned way, to fostering and semi-independent living. The provider is therefore taking the opportunity to close the home for refurbishment, but intends to accept referrals again within a short period of time. The manager and staff team have continued to deliver exceptional standards of care to young people. Excellent outcomes have been achieved by very thorough care planning, attention to detail and constant review of that process. As a result,

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

young people have enjoyed a bespoke level of support and intervention that is tailored to their individual needs. A requirement to improve the quality and content of notifications has been met. A recommendation to ensure that staffing levels are suitably responsive to meet the needs of young people has also been addressed. This reflects favourably on the capacity of the manager to make improvements quickly and efficiently for the benefit of young people.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately run children’s home. It is registered to care for three young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 15/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 04/08/2015 Full Outstanding 06/01/2015 Interim Improved effectiveness 23/10/2014 Full Good

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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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