Children's Home run by G B A Care Limited in Calderdale

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the last 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

In this home, young people live and grow up in a nurturing environment. Their outcomes continue to improve because staff persevere and continually seek opportunities for them to reach their potential. One young person said: ‘It’s good here.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people feel safe and supported with clear safeguarding strategies that help to protect them and reduce the risk of child sexual exploitation. There is effective work to minimise missing from home incidents; on those occasions when such incidents have increased, concerns have been escalated with the local police and social workers.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Transitions to and from the home are managed well. Young people leave the home in a planned way, with time to make appropriate endings. Young people frequently maintain contact with staff at the home once they have moved on, knowing that these are adults they can go back to for support, to discuss their worries and share their achievements.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Highly effective matching and planning is undertaken to ensure compatibility and to prepare young people to move into the home. This includes careful impact assessments, with the opportunity for young people to visit the home, often with family members, and overnight stays. This ensures that the process goes at the young person’s pace and lays the foundation for successful placements.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people who are new to the home make swift initial progress. This is because staff are adept at quickly establishing effective relationships with them, engendering trust and regard for others. One young person commented, ‘[Staff] treat me with respect.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people respond positively to these overtures, willingly complying with boundaries and expectations of good behaviour. As a result, this is a home in which sanctions are kept to a minimum and physical restraint is rarely required. The last time the home used physical restraint was a year ago. Young people generally engage well in education. When there are dips in attendance, staff are prompt in seeking alternative provisions to ensure that young people’s educational needs are met. Young people also participate in a range of extra-curricular and leisure opportunities, such as horse riding, drama, rugby and football. For some, these are first-time opportunities that they would not otherwise have had the chance to experience.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s physical and emotional health continues to improve during their time at the home. For example, young people are now taking sensible precautions to protect their sexual health and avoid unwanted pregnancies. Other young people are complying with arrangements that reduce their use of illegal substances.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Other notable improvements since the last inspection include amendments to care planning documentation, recording on restraints, ensuring return home interviews are carried out, and improvements to the garden and property.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff are also proactive in broadening their skills and knowledge and keeping their practice contemporary. This includes training on epilepsy, dealing with self-harm through ligature, responding to attempted suicide, and radicalisation.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager continues to exercise highly effective leadership, which results in young people being cared for by a motivated and professional staff team. Arrangements for monitoring service delivery are robust, and this contributes to the high-quality care that young people receive.

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Information about this children's home

This is a private children’s home. It provides care and accommodation 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 14/06/2016 Full Outstanding 02/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 30/06/2015 Full Outstanding 16/02/2015 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 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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