Children's Home run by The Partnership of Care Today in Leeds

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The purpose of this inspection was to judge the effectiveness of the home since the full inspection in November 2016 and to review how well young people are safeguarded.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has made good progress in meeting the majority of requirements from the last inspection. One requirement remains in place to be re-assessed at the next inspection. This allows the manager time to complete a review of the quality of care at the required six-monthly interval.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Two young people are settled and continue to make good progress. Staff are helping another young person, who is taking time to settle after she recently moved into the home. Staff are engaging the young person well and building relationships with her family. The manager has arranged for home tuition to start as an interim measure and importantly has also applied for a permanent education placement.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people have excellent relationships with staff. They attend health and fitness classes together and get along really well with one another. Young people spoken to on inspection said that they are happy and have everything they need.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff focus on rewarding young people’s good behaviour and positive achievements. Negative consequences are used sparingly. Staff aim to make living at the home a positive and fun experience that young people will really enjoy and benefit from.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been one restraint and one occasion when a young person has gone missing rom the home since the last inspection. On both occasions staff provided a safe response to the young person and made a clear record of their actions. Young people are involved in follow-up work to help them to understand their emotions and keep themselves safer in the future. Staff learn from each event and it is evident that their strategies are updated to try to minimise possible future occurrences. Staff demonstrate that they respond effectively to significant incidents. They review their practice and seek further training when required. Staff appropriately manage risks for young people in the home. Young people are taught to look after their belongings and to keep their door closed when they are not at home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager reports that there have been no complaints, safeguarding allegations or child protection concerns since the previous inspection. There have been no notifications made to Ofsted. The manager did raise an issue with a placing authority about a breakdown in communication, when he was not told that a social worker would be collecting a young person from school.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

In response to the requirements made at the full inspection, the manager has undergone further online safeguarding training and is booked onto the local authority’s safeguarding training, due to take place in March 2017. At team meetings he has ensured that staff members revisit the whistleblowing procedure, the safe care policy and the complaints procedure. The manager has also conducted a session with the staff team to help staff learn from a previous under- reporting error and to clarify when they should notify significant incidents to Ofsted. The manager ensures that all staff are provided with regular professional supervision to guide them in their role and discuss opportunities for their development.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The independent visitor ensures that they now speak with young people when they visit the home. The manager also regularly gathers the young people’s views during group house meetings and one-to-one conversations. He will include this feedback in the six-monthly quality of care report at the end of March 2017. A social worker said that she is happy with the service provided in the home. She states, ‘The staff are good’ and that their young person, ‘has become much better at regulating his emotions and talking things through.’

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is operated by a private provider and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children or young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 22/11/2016 Full Requires improvement 08/03/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 23/11/2015 Full Outstanding 09/03/2015 Interim Declined in effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

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

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review, the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating: (2)(a) the quality of care provided for children; and (b) the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it. (Regulation 45 (2)(a)(b)) 31/03/2017

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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 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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