Children's home run by Rosedale Children’s Services Limited in Hertsmere

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 continue to make good progress as result of living at the home. Their relationships with staff continue to strengthen. This enables them to talk about the problems they face and work out ways to overcome these. When young people falter in their progress, staff respond quickly and involve other professionals in addressing any emerging needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Relationships between the manager and other professionals are strong and child- focused. Staff share their knowledge, insight and approaches to caring for young people so that the young people receive consistent, timely care and resources.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people benefit from high levels of supervision. This ensures that their vulnerability does not expose them to safeguarding risks such as sexual exploitation, drug use or missing-from-home incidents. This approach to supervision is effective as, since the last inspection, there have been no notifiable incidents, complaints or allegations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s behaviour is managed well. Physical intervention is rarely used, and has only been necessary on one occasion since the last inspection. The manager reviews these incidents thoroughly, in order to see whether things could have been done better, or differently, to avoid the situation. However, although the young person was spoken with following the incident referred to above, the conversation was not recorded by the manager. This is an administrative oversight and does not affect the welfare of young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has remained stable since the last inspection. There have been no admissions or discharges of young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirement and one of the recommendations made at the last inspection have been met. The manager is working towards meeting the second recommendation, which relates to ensuring that social workers are fully involved in the risk assessments formulated for young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager is extremely knowledgeable about young people’s backgrounds, progress and current needs. Both she and the staff act as strong advocates for young people in order to ensure that they receive services when they need them. One independent reviewing officer commented: ‘The manager has been very proactive in visiting schools and finding the right school for her.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager is making positive inroads into meeting the objectives that have been set for the development of the home. Enhancements include improved evaluation of young people’s progress, through quarterly rather than monthly analysis. This provides a longer timescale for the measurement of young people’s development, and gives a better overview of their progress.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 27/09/2016 Full Outstanding 09/03/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 10/11/2015 Full Outstanding 11/03/2015 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) meet(s) 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that within five days of the use of the measure, the registered person, or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35(3)(c)) 31/03/2017

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendations:  Staff should continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. When there are safeguarding concerns regarding a child, their placement plan, agreed between the home and their placing authority, must include details of the steps the home will take to manage any assessed risks on a day-to-day basis. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)

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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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