Children's Home run by Fairways Care (UK) Limited in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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 . The team works hard to ensure that placing authorities provide full information about a young person’s needs when young people are placed in the home or, if placed in an emergency, as soon as possible afterwards. Leaders and managers conduct full assessments of young people’s needs and risks. Staff use the findings from these assessments to produce a young person’s placement plan. Key workers and staff working in the home demonstrate a good knowledge of young people’s placement plans. Placement plans are clear about the staffing levels and staff skills required to support individual young people. One parent commented, ‘The manager and staff are so well informed about my child’s needs. They take care in placing the other young people at the home to make sure that they will get on well

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

together. He loves it there.’ Young people make excellent progress, both socially and educationally. One independent reviewing officer said, ‘Excellent care is provided by this home. I can’t praise them highly enough. The young person has really improved in behaviour and educational attainment since being there.’ A parent agreed and said, ‘I can’t praise the home enough. My child has really blossomed since being placed there.’ The quality of care is closely monitored by leaders and managers. Monthly visits by independent visitors highlight areas of necessary improvement, and these have been seen to have been implemented. Similarly, six-monthly reviews of the quality of care are conducted by the registered manager in consultation with young people and professional stakeholders. These reviews have led to service improvements being made. One example of this is the introduction of weekly meetings with young

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

people. This gives young people the opportunity to comment on their day-to-day living experiences and to make positive changes to the running of the home. As a result, young people are now involved in the recruitment process for new staff. This was also a recommendation from the previous inspection. Behaviour management systems are in place which are designed to keep young people safe. Staff have also been trained in promoting the safe care of younger children. Incidents of restraint and the use of sanctions are diminishing and this means that behaviour management systems are effective. No young people have gone missing from the home since the time of the previous inspection. Leaders and managers notify the regulatory body about any significant events occurring in the home, as required by regulation. The designated officer of the local authority reports that they have no safeguarding concerns about this home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A recommendation relating to improving the bathing provision at the home was raised at the previous inspection. Since then, the registered manager has obtained quotes to refit the bathroom, but the refurbishment work is yet to start. The recommendation has therefore been repeated.

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is owned by a private company. It is registered for up to two young people. The home provides care for young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

23/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

24/03/2015 Interim Improved effectiveness

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation:

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Recommendations

 For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Children’s homes must comply with relevant health and safety legislation (alarms, food hygiene, etc.); however, in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) In particular, this relates to the lack of a bath in the family bathroom.

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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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