Children's home run by Pathway Care Solutions Ltd in Nottingham

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 judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff greet new young people moving into this home warmly. Detailed information booklets provide young people with all the information that they need. This reduces new residents’ anxiety and helps them to settle quickly. Staff support young people to move on from this home as safely and as smoothly as possible.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager identifies areas for ongoing development effectively. She is aware that the home requires redecoration, repair and tidying up in some areas, both inside and outside of the property. This is an ongoing project. Sustaining high standards while awaiting redecoration will help to maintain a homely environment for young people. The registered manager’s monitoring reports have improved. She has successfully met a requirement and recommendation set at the last inspection around this.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to enjoy excellent relationships with staff. Their social skills are growing from opportunities to access community groups such as scouts. Some young people remain committed to raising money for charity. This helps them to understand wider issues that others face. It gives them a sense of achievement from their success in helping others.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people respond well to individualised rewards. As a result, the number of times that young people have gone missing from home has reduced. On some occasions when young people have been missing from home, staff have not always followed the missing from home procedure effectively. The registered manager has been quick to address this, and new plans are in place to make sure that staff find young people as quickly as possible. Staff continue to manage incidents of challenging behaviour effectively. Consequently, the use of physical intervention remains low.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff continue to work well with families and professionals, such as social workers, police and education. This ensures that young people continue to receive a comprehensive package of care.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home. It is registered to provide care for up to three children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 24/02/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness 08/09/2015 Full Good 26/02/2015 Interim Improved effectiveness 15/12/2014 Full Good

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation:  For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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Recommendations

This is with particular reference to ensuring that the home and garden are maintained to a good standard and that the home remains clean and homely while awaiting redecoration.

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

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