Children's Home run by The Partnership of Care Today in Stoke-on-Trent

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness . Since the last inspection, one young person has left the home and moved to semi- independent accommodation. Two young people remain living at the home. Both young people are benefiting from the stability of their placements and thriving as a result. Young people continue to make good progress in their education. They benefit from good attendance and are achieving in line with their age and stage of development. Young people are in good health. They are registered with primary healthcare and specialist services. The arrangements for dealing with medication are safe and ensure that young people receive any prescribed medication that is important to their health. Young people continue to be kept safe. Levels of missing from home are low and since the last inspection and there have been no physical interventions.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff ensure that young people are able to maintain contact with their family and friends. Staff will facilitate contact, regularly providing transport, so that these important connections are maintained. Staff also support young people’s friendships in the local community. Fire safety and health and safety checks are regularly carried out. Records show that young people regularly practise evacuation of the building so they know how to respond in an emergency. The provider follows an effective recruitment and selection process ensuring that staff working with young people are suitable. The home continues to be managed by a suitably qualified manager who has been in post since July 2015. Staff receive appropriate supervision and training to enhance their knowledge base in support of their role. Staff report that they are provided with appropriate development opportunities to further their careers. The manager ensures that there is regular monitoring through regulation 44 visits

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

to the home. The reports arising from these visits are not being sent to HMCI on a regular basis. This is not ensuring that the regulatory body has a good overview of the home. The manager has ensured that the requirements and recommendations from the last inspection have been met. This is evident in the notifications sent to Ofsted. Staff are now receiving more detailed supervision and the children’s guide is more relevant to the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for three young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The service is owned by a private company.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

24/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

27/02/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person(s) 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(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to HMCI. (Regulation 44 (7)(a)) 21/03/2017

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

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