Children's Home run by One To One Crisis Intervention Ltd in Devon

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person continues to live in a safe environment. Staff ensure that boundaries and strategies are consistently implemented. They promote his personal development effectively and manage his behaviour successfully. The young person says that he is happy here and that he gets on well with staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person has excellent attendance at school. Staff at the school have noticed a marked improvement in his behaviour and attainment since he moved into the home. A teacher commented, ‘Having residential staff has been really good for him.’ The teacher also said that his ‘anxieties and worries have reduced’. The young person has identified gardening and small-animal care as a career choice which he is hoping to pursue.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person receives good support from staff regarding his health and has good access to therapies to support his needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person has good support from staff to develop relationships with his family. His mum thinks that he is doing really well and that he gets on well with the staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff promote the young person’s physical, social and emotional development well. He has made friends locally and they frequently visit the home to play together after school. The young person has joined army cadets and also enjoys a trampolining class. He recently enjoyed a short break with staff, during which they saw a pantomime and visited the city. Plans are now being made for a summer holiday abroad.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person has contributed to redesigning the home’s children’s guide and is a member of the company’s youth forum. The young person is also the events organiser for the forum and has helped to organise parties for Halloween and New Year’s Eve.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff engage the young person well in life skills work that is appropriate to his individual needs. The young person helps the staff to cook dinner and makes his own packed lunch. Strong emphasis is placed on developing his awareness of staying safe. Staff are helping the young person to learn about growing up and the physical and emotional changes this includes. They are helping him to develop his social skills and relationships with others.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff have a consistent approach to the management of the young person’s behaviour. They are guided by a detailed behaviour management programme, which clearly specifies the signs that his behaviour is escalating and directs staff on how to respond. The manager uses learning from her monitoring of the young person’s experiences and behaviour to inform care planning. This work has resulted in a reduction of challenging behaviour and an increase in more positive interactions with other young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been two incidents where restraint has been used since the previous inspection. The recordings of these incidents are good; each one supports why the intervention was necessary, and demonstrates that the young person’s welfare was monitored throughout and that he was involved in a discussion afterwards. The manager thoroughly reviews each incident to ensure it was managed effectively.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the previous inspection there have been no recorded occasions of the young person being reported missing from the staff’s care. The manager has not reported any safeguarding allegations or raised any child protection concerns, and there are no recorded complaints.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager ensures that there is regular and effective monitoring of the home. Staff receive frequent supervision and new staff complete a thorough induction into their role. The manager has met the requirement from the previous inspection that all staff who have been employed for longer than two years have a professional residential childcare qualification.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The social worker, school staff and a parent of the young person all report that he seems happy living at the home and that communication from the manager is very good. Links with school staff are maintained well by staff. The pastoral worker at the young person’s school reports that staff are keen to adopt strategies used in school to ensure a consistent approach at home and school. The social worker recognises that the young person has a positive relationship with each staff member.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager monitors and plans the young person’s development through targeted short-, medium- and long-term outcomes. This clearly shows the progress he has been making since living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is run by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for one child or young person who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties or a learning disability.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 08/09/2017 Full Good 22/03/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness 01/10/2015 Full Good 17/02/2015 Interim Not judged

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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 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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