Children's home run by Keir Lock Children’s Homes Ltd in Wakefield

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to make progress through the care they receive at the home. When progress falters, staff work extremely hard to keep young people engaged and ensure that any obstacles to their progress is overcome.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people new to the home immediately feel cared about and understood. Staff offer them sustained warmth and fully understand their needs. One young person commented: ‘It’s been absolutely brilliant. I absolutely love it. The manager and all the staff go out of their way to do things. They ask me how I’m feeling. They don’t pressure me into talking, but if I want to talk I can talk to anyone here. When I get worried they all support me, and when I kick off and act like a baby they support me.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Planning for young people joining the home is good. Consultation takes place with young people already resident and they are given the opportunity to express any concerns they may have.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people feel safe living at the home. When ‘missing from home’ incidents occur, staff are active in keeping in contact with young people, visiting known addresses and liaising with other professionals. Documents relating to such incidents are spread over a number of files and would benefit from a more centralised system. This would help with the monitoring of such events.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff occasionally use physical intervention to manage young people’s behaviour. It is not clear from the records whether the manager speaks to young people after such incidents within the required timeframe. This is an administrative issue and does not impact upon the welfare of young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The management team has good oversight of the needs of the young people and act as effective advocates for them. Partnership working with other agencies is good. However it is not always effective enough to secure the services that young people need, such as an increase in teaching hours. In such cases, concerns have not been escalated to those with sufficient authority to bring about the change. This may create a delay in young people getting the services they need. Professionals consider that communication from the home is timely and focused. A youth offending officer said: ‘Staff are absolutely superb, very professional. I have nothing but praise for the way they deal with issues. Communication is excellent.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirements and recommendations made at the previous inspection have been met. In addition, the whole of the property has been redecorated, with the help of the young people. Improvements have also been made to the home’s care planning documents. These are more focussed on the objectives and progress that young people make.

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Information about this children's home

This is privately run and owned children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have emotional and/or behavioural problems.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25/04/2016 Full Good

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person meets 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 person must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure (Regulation 35 (3)(c). 31/01/2017

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Requirement Due date

5. In order to meet the engaging with the wider system standard, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff- (c) challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child's needs are met in accordance with the child's relevant plans. 31/01/2017

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Staff should be familiar with the home's policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording (Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards, page 62, paragraph 14.4). With particular reference to documents associated with missing from home risks and protocols being located in one easily identifiable place.

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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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