Children's home run by Springfield Road Children’s Homes Ltd in Eastbourne

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved in effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the last inspection of this home in May 2016, two requirements and two recommendations were made. All of these have been addressed.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All devices which young people use to access the internet are checked on a daily basis to ensure that they are keeping themselves safe and are not at risk of exploitation. This addresses one of the requirements made at the last inspection. Key-work sessions are carried out and recorded to discuss the content of their internet histories to ensure that the young people are feeling safe and give them an opportunity to discuss any issues. This practice means that a recommendation relating to the recording of key-work sessions that was made at the last inspection has been met.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s statement of purpose has been updated and includes reference to the measures of surveillance which the home operates. These include the use of door alarms in certain situations, if they are considered necessary to promote young people’s safety. By doing this, the manager has addressed the other requirement made at the last inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A recommendation relating to ensuring that the home’s policy on missing from care has been met. The updated policy now includes the arrangements which are to be made for a young person to meet an independent person after a period of being missing. There is a clear structure and process in place for staff to follow in the event that a young person is missing. Although no young people have been missing since the last inspection, there have been two instances when young people have left the home without permission. On each occasion, they were followed by members of staff and persuaded to return home, safe and sound.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young people living at this home have continued to make great strides in their progress, especially when bearing in mind their starting points. ‘There has been a complete shift in how she thinks. She takes responsibility now,’ is a comment made by a placing social worker. ‘Not involved in any risk-taking behaviours since she came here; a massive change’, is another comment. ‘Everything is going really well. I now go to school; I didn’t go for three years before coming here’, is a comment made by a young person.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Other significant improvements made by the young people include no incidents of being involved in physical restraints, the development of friendships and an ability to socialise with other young people, and an engagement with healthy lifestyles, including healthy eating. These improvements have been underpinned by genuine, caring relationships between the young people and members of staff, which have enabled them to feel safe and to experience stability and consistency.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, the organisation which runs the home has revised the arrangements for supervision of both members of staff and managers. This has improved the regularity of supervision, resulting in an improved process for members of staff to reflect on their practice and for managers to address any performance issues.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

No requirements or recommendations have been made during this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home that is registered to accommodate up to three young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 17/05/2016 Full Good 05/01/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 12/05/2015 Full Good 16/12/2014 Interim Improved effectiveness

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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 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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