Children's Home run by Nottinghamshire YMCA in Nottingham

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the 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

Young people living in this home continue to make excellent progress in all areas of their lives. The dedicated staff team fully supports them to have positive experiences and make significant progress. The registered and deputy manager provide excellent management oversight of all aspects of the care and support provided to young people. They demonstrate a commendable knowledge and understanding of the complex needs of those young people living in the home. They offer strong and positive management support to the staff team.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the last full inspection, this home was judged to be outstanding in all areas. No shortfalls were identified as a result of that inspection and no shortfalls have been identified as a result of this inspection. This reflects the stability of care and support being provided to the young people and excellent staff and management arrangements.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All young people living in this home have educational provisions in place and have 100% attendance. Young people clearly place a great value on learning and have aspirations for their futures. Staff fully support them to achieve to the best of their abilities. They advocate positively for the young people, in relation to ensuring that they have suitable educational provisions in place and meet their set targets. All three young people have lived in this home for some considerable time now. This has enabled two of the young people to complete their formal education and move on to further education. They have secured positive examination results and as such, been able to enrol on further education courses of their choosing. Staff also work very closely and proactively with education providers. They chase education providers and placing authorities for any missing information, in order to ensure that such things as pupil premiums are in place and that they are used to support

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been one complaint made by a young person since the last inspection. The registered manager responded to this in a very timely and thorough manner. The young person involved felt listened to and stated their happiness with the outcome. Young people feel able to discuss any issues or concerns they may have with staff and managers. This clearly reduces the need for young people to make formal complaints, as they feel able to express their concerns and are confident in them being resolved to their satisfaction.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been no use of physical restraint in this home for a considerable period of time. This reflects the ability of the staff team in being able to de-escalate any potentially dangerous or risky behaviours of young people. Similarly, the use of sanctions and negative consequences is minimal. Young people learn to manage their own concerning or risky behaviours with staff support, leading to significant improvements in behaviour. When sanctions have been deemed necessary for concerning behaviours, staff consult with young people to agree a suitable sanction or consequence. This reflects the full engagement of young people in all aspects of their care in this home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people learn new skills and have opportunities to take part in fun and stimulating activities in this home. They engage in community-based activities and groups. As a result of this, they have formed friendships and feel well integrated into the community. This has led to increased self-confidence and a sense of belonging for the young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff and managers display a detailed and commendable knowledge of the history of each young person living in this home. They fully support agreed arrangements for young people to see and keep in contact with their family and significant others. They also support young people extremely well in relation to developing their independence skills. Over time, this has enabled some young people to make their own transport arrangements to see family and friends. Young people feel very well supported and learn the skills necessary for a smooth and successful transition to adult life.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Excellent systems enable staff and managers to track and monitor the progress made by each young person. Young people have targets set, relevant to their individual needs. Staff consider these with young people through key work sessions and provide detailed monthly reports to placing authorities. There is clear and positive documented evidence of the progress made by young people in this home. Young people feel actively and fully involved in all aspects of the care and support that they receive from staff.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is operated by a charitable organisation. It provides care and accommodation for up to three young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 07/06/2016 Full Outstanding 06/01/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 10/11/2015 Full Good 24/02/2015 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 whom 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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