Children's home run by Harmony Children’s Services

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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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

This home was judged good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness .

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

This is a solo placement and the young person continues to make progress through living at the home. This is achieved through the dedication of staff in seeking to fully understand the young person’s needs and adjusting the care given accordingly. The manager and staff use reflective practice in order to fully appreciate the emotional difficulties that the young person experiences. When progress falters, staff respond in a sensitive and timely manner.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

When young people have left the home this has involved the manager sharing all available information regarding the young person with the future placement. In addition, the manager has been active in transporting the young person to their new home.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

The manager is active in seeking to improve the care offered to young people and good progress has been made against the development plan he set out for the home. Improvements have been made with regard to embedding a reflective approach in the responses given to young people, the nature and purpose of boundaries and routines and ensuring that young people are the main focus in the supervision of staff.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Since the last inspection, all requirements and recommendations have been met. This includes the manager acting as an effective advocate for young people, ensuring that they receive identified services when they need them. In addition, authority delegated to the home from the local authority is now clear. Young people now no longer face any frustration in waiting upon decisions from social workers.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Partnership working between staff and other agencies is effective. The manager and staff actively seek advice and consultation from therapeutic services and appropriately involve both health and educational settings to ensure that services to young people are holistic.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Since the last inspection, there has been one complaint that was dealt with appropriately. Staff rarely and appropriately use physical intervention only when other means of de-escalation have not been successful. Any incidents are evaluated and analysed by the manager. This process is used to identify any patterns or areas of learning that can be shared with the staff and used to improve staff responses to young people.

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Information about this children's home

This home is privately owned and run. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 06/09/2016 Full Good 24/08/2015 Full Requires improvement 21/07/2015 Full Inadequate 19/02/2015 Interim Declined in 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 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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