Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Leeds

Outstanding

The children's home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good. The actions of the home contribute to significantly improved outcomes for children and young people who need help, protection and care.

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The children's home provision is outstanding

 Children and young people make excellent progress in all aspects of their development. They feel safe and secure here.  The stable and experienced staff team has an in-depth understanding of each individual’s needs. Consequently, children and young people receive individually tailored packages of care. This significantly improves their life experiences and full developmental potential.  Clear boundaries and routine help young people to feel safe and to understand socially acceptable behaviour. This is preparing them well for later life.  The manager’s robust monitoring systems allows her to understand the strengths and areas for development. This helps her to target her improvements and enables her to maintain exceptionally high standards.  Staff receive good-quality training. This ensures that they understand each individual’s needs, and they tailor their care accordingly.  All staff feel well supported by the manager. Consequently, they feel

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The children's home provision is outstanding

motivated and confident to do their jobs.

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendations:

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Recommendations

 Any child who has been restrained should be given the opportunity to express their feelings about their experience of the restraint as soon as is practicable, ideally within 24 hours of the restraint incident, taking the age of the child and the circumstances of the restraint into account. In particular, any other young person who has witnessed or heard the restraint taking place should be given an opportunity to discuss their feelings. This should be recorded by staff. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 50, paragraph 9.60)

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Information about this children's home

This is a private children's home. It is registered to take three children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

12/05/2014 Interim Improved effectiveness

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people living in the home are

Children and young people have excellent relationships with staff. One young person commented: `The staff are all perfect.’ The consistent and experienced staff team ensures that all children and young people receive very individualised care. As a result, young people feel valued and they are progressing well in all areas of their development. One young person commented: `I like this home. I have turned my life around.’ Children’s and young people’s education is highly prioritised. All children and young people have excellent attendance at school. Staff are dedicated to supporting children and young people with their homework. As a result, all children and young people are progressing well with their education. Strong links with schools ensure that there is a consistent approach between home and school, reinforcing boundaries and positive behaviour between both settings. Staff work hard to ensure that children and young people understand the need to

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people living in the home are

be healthy. Children and young people enjoy a range of physical activities, such as walking, mountain climbing, biking, street dance and swimming. Consequently, children’s and young people’s physical health improves and they enjoy celebrating their achievements, such as reaching the top of Mount Snowdon. Staff are highly successful in delivering bespoke education to children and young people about self- care and personal development. As a result, children and young people who found it hard to understand and accept body changes are now coping well with their physical development. Children’s and young people’s life experiences significantly improve as a result of living in this home. Staff are committed to opening up every opportunity for each individual to experience new activities. One professional commented: ‘This young person has developed massively as a whole person from the input given by the staff and the opportunities they have provided.’ For the first time, some children

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people living in the home are

and young people enjoy holidays abroad. One young person commented: `My holiday was brilliant. Meeting the pilot was the best bit.’ Some children and young people progress to managing residential holidays with school independently. Some enjoy camping or hotel breaks at the seaside for the first time. Consequently, young people’s social skills and self-esteem continue to improve. Children and young people are developing a range of skills that will prepare them for independence, for example cooking, budgeting, shopping, trips into the community alone and cleaning their rooms. Staff fully tailor independence tasks to individual needs and abilities. Consequently, children’s and young people’s potential is maximised safely, regardless of their level of functioning, and they continue to make excellent progress.

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people are helped and protected

Consistent routine and structure help to provide children and young people with a sense of security. Predictable responses from staff lessen any anxiety, as children and young people know what is happening next and what behaviour is acceptable. Staff strive to de-escalate any behaviour issues. Physical intervention is a last resort. It is used for the minimum time necessary. Children and young people involved with any physical intervention benefit from reflective debriefs. These provide opportunities for them to express their feelings and help to improve future practice. Others who witness significant incidents are consulted. However, this is not currently evidenced and it does not demonstrate the full extent of support offered to children and young people after witnessing a crisis. Relationships centre on trust and respect. High levels of staffing ensure that supervision of children and young people is constant. As a result, staff are quick to

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people are helped and protected

intervene if any children or young people show inappropriate behaviour towards others, and it does not reach the stage of bullying. Children, young people and staff enjoy excellent, appropriate relationships. Staff know each individual well and fully understand all children’s and young people’s complex needs and risks. Up-to-date detailed risk assessments provide further guidance for staff in times of crisis. No children or young people go missing from this home. Staff show knowledge of missing-from-home procedures. They demonstrate understanding of other potentially related risks, such as child sexual exploitation. Staff are all up to date with safeguarding training and feel confident to report any safeguarding concerns. This contributes to the protection of children and young people. Judgement grade

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leaders and managers

The home is exceptionally well managed. The dedicated manager is suitably qualified and experienced to undertake her role. She has been in post for three years. The manager has excellent knowledge of individuals and their very complex needs. She ensures that children and young people receive bespoke care that maximises their life experiences and their full potential. Effective external monitoring assists the manager to identify the strengths and any areas for development. She is keen to continually improve standards of care for children and young people. Robust management monitoring systems allow data to be analysed to ensure that young people continue to progress in all areas of their development. It allows the manager to identify any issues and address them. Staff feel well supported by the manager. One member of staff commented: ‘She is a great manager. She expects high standards and she always has time for us.’ Staff

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leaders and managers

receive regular supervision. Consequently, they all feel happy at work and confident to do their jobs. The manager reports that she receives excellent support from the responsible individual. With her support, she continues to improve her own development and management experience. Staff receive a high level of quality training. This is specific to meeting children’s and young people’s needs. Consequently, staff are confident to transfer knowledge into practice and provide high standards of specific care. The manager has excellent links with other services, such as schools, youth offending teams and social care. This ensures that any issues are swiftly shared with the relevant professionals and they are quickly resolved. This effective joint working also makes sure that young people receive all the support services that they need.

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What the inspection judgements mean

The experiences and progress of children and young people are at the centre of the inspection. Inspectors will use their professional judgement to determine the weight and significance of their findings in this respect. The judgements included in the report are made against ‘Inspection of children's homes: framework for inspection’.

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What the inspection judgements mean

An outstanding children's home provides highly effective services that contribute to significantly improved outcomes for children and young people who need help and protection and care. Their progress exceeds expectations and is sustained over time. A good children's home provides effective services that help, protect and care for children and young people and have their welfare safeguarded and promoted. In a children's home that requires improvement , there are no widespread or serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm. The welfare of children looked after is safeguarded and promoted. Minimum requirements are in place. However, the children's home is not yet delivering good protection, help and care for children and young people. A children's home that is inadequate is providing services where there are widespread or serious failures that create or leave children and young people being

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What the inspection judgements mean

harmed or at risk of harm or that result in children looked after not having their welfare safeguarded and promoted.

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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 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

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Information about this inspection

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