Children's Home run by Aspireone Care Ltd in Staffordshire

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 improved effectiveness . At the last inspection, Ofsted raised two requirements and two recommendations. The registered manager has taken effective action to address these previous shortfalls. Young people continue to make good progress in all areas of their development. Since the last inspection, the registered manager and senior staff have reviewed and revised the programme of one-to-one sessions that staff complete with young people. These sessions now reflect young people’s individual needs, vulnerabilities and risks. Staff make sure that they record these sessions in detail to show the topics discussed, young people’s wishes and opinions and any further actions. In addition, staff seek young people’s views regarding the quality of care provided by the home. These positive improvements mean that young people benefit from

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

highly personalised and bespoke support. Young people are now fully involved in the review of their internal care plans and risk assessments. Staff use structured one-to-one sessions to encourage young people to read their plans and pass comment on the content, highlighting any aspects that they believe to be unnecessary. This level of engagement means that young people are able to recognise their own progress. Young people are aware of their achievements and staff urge them to celebrate these. This increases their self-esteem and confidence. Staff continue to focus their daily routines around promoting young people’s safety and welfare. Risk assessments and risk management strategies are realistic and effective. This is because staff encourage young people to take responsibility for their own actions and their own safety, but intervene when necessary to protect young people. This approach allows young people to grow and develop in a safe

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

and child-focused environment. One young person has left the home since the last inspection. This was a planned move to a new placement and staff worked in partnership with the placing authority, education services and the young person’s family. Throughout this process, the registered manager and staff made sure that the young person was fully involved in decisions about her future care needs. The young person received bespoke support from staff to enable her to embrace the changes in her life and look forward to her future. The service has admitted a new young person. The registered manager planned this admission well and made sure that she was in receipt of all relevant information and documentation. Consequently, the young person experienced a smooth move into the home. Staff have the necessary skills and experience that they need to support young people. The registered manager makes sure that all staff now receive regular,

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

practice-related and reflective formal supervision. Consequently, staff practice and performance are appropriately monitored, assessed and appraised. This means that young people work with adults who are able to meet their needs and support their development. The registered manager continues to develop the monitoring systems in place to review and evaluate the quality of care delivered by the home. Since the last inspection, she has revised monitoring systems to incorporate young people’s views and opinions and feedback from external professionals and other agencies. These new systems focus on the specific circumstance of the home and enable the registered manager to identify the patterns and trends that highlight both the strengths of the service and any areas for development. This means that the service has the capacity to continually improve and evolve to meet young people’s changing needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to two young people of either gender who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. A private company owns and operates the home.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

02/03/2016 Interim Sustained 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 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 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. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the

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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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