Children's Home run by Care Today Parallel Parents in Leeds

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

The manager has successfully addressed three of the four recommendations made at the previous inspection. As a result, the ‘Children’s guide’ now contains contact details about young people’s advocacy, young people’s risk assessments have detailed guidance for staff, the home’s photograph has been taken off Google and the manager’s development plan includes staff training.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

One recommendation remains in place, because, despite the manager’s efforts to remedy the issue, two young people do not have up-to-date individualised care plans from their local authority. The manager can evidence that she is in regular contact with the local authority to obtain these important documents and to insist that the young people have a social worker allocated to them.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people spoken to said that they enjoy living at the home and feel safe there. They comment that, ‘Staff are kind and helpful’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager can demonstrate that young people make good progress living at the home. Staff support them with their education, learning independence skills and contact with their family and friends. Staff ensure that young people’s moves into and out of the home are well-organised Young people and their families visit before they move in and those who are moving on are taken to see their new home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff respond appropriately to young people who go missing from their care. They search the local areas, try to contact young people through their mobile phones and social media and also report the event to the necessary people. Young people are engaged in independent return-to-home interviews. Using the information from the interviews, the manager has been able to decrease the frequency of young people going missing. She has listened to their wishes and arranged for them to have unsupervised time in their local area. This has stopped the need for them to run away and they now stay in touch with staff. As a result, young people are learning to be responsible for their own safety, while still being supported by staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been one recorded incident of restraint being used since the previous inspection. Staff responded proportionately and safely to help the young person and keep him safe. Staff complete good follow-up work after incidents involving young people. The emphasis is on helping the young people to learn about the consequences of their actions and their own safety.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff use praise and positive rewards to celebrate young people’s achievements. Staff challenge unacceptable behaviour appropriately without making a big issue out of it. Negative consequences are enforced sparingly. They are recorded clearly and reviewed for their effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff take part in a good variety of training, tailored to the needs of young people. They have completed on-line social care courses in supporting young people who have autism and ADHD, anti-bullying, preventing radicalisation and extremism, using social media and understanding global developmental delay.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager reports that there have been no safeguarding allegations or complaints received since the previous inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A social worker said that her young person is happy living at the home. The young person finds the staff friendly and gets on okay with the other boys. The social worker said that staff are, ‘accommodating of the young person’s needs’ and the manager is ‘approachable and quick at updating me’.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to care for four young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It is owned and managed by a private organisation.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 15/11/2016 Full Outstanding 02/03/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 02/11/2015 Full Requires improvement 24/03/2015 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 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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