Children's Home run by Progress Care and Education Limited in Lancashire

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

Young people who live at this home continue to receive a very good standard of care and support. Parents and community professionals give consistently positive feedback about the care that young people receive. One parent said, ‘They are all amazing, they really love the children. They would do anything for them.’ A community professional described the home as ‘absolutely superb’ and said they could not speak highly enough of the registered manager and staff.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Young people are making good progress in a number of areas. One young person has been able to manage anxieties around changing environments on a day-to-day basis, which she previously struggled with. As a result, the young person is now able to take part in a variety of activities outside her home and she attends various youth groups and activities in her community. Opportunities for her to meet new friends and enjoy new activities have enriched her life. Plans are in place for the young person to go on holiday with her parents and some supporting staff. This would not have been possible for the young person previously.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Another young person is ready to move on to adult services. The registered manager is working hard with external professionals to identify a suitable placement. The young person has some very complex needs and as such, there have been some difficulties in finding the right placement for her. The external professional leading this piece of work spoke highly of the registered manager and was extremely complimentary about the care and support provided to the young person at the home. They commented that the registered manager was prepared to go ‘above and beyond’ in supporting staff in a future placement to get to know the young person and understand her needs.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

The registered manager ensures that staff have an in-depth understanding of young people’s needs and how best to support them. There are comprehensive risk assessments and care plans in place for each young person, which provide detailed guidance for staff. The registered manager has recently undertaken a review of these documents and streamlined them to make them more accessible and user- friendly.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Staff support young people in a very positive manner. The young people who live at this home are non-verbal. Staff take time to understand young people’s individual methods of communication and have good knowledge of how each young person might express that they are happy, hungry or upset, for example. Staff demonstrate that they are responsive to young people’s individual needs.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Some young people require very careful support in relation to their behaviours. Their behaviour support plans are comprehensive and provide clear guidance to staff. This enables staff to support young people in a consistent way and manage crisis situations with confidence.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

In line with a recommendation made at the last inspection, the registered manager has developed processes for debriefing staff following a situation where they have been required to intervene physically. Further, additional measures have been taken to ensure that young people’s well-being is carefully monitored following any such incident. This helps to protect young people’s safety and well-being.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

The registered manager continues to lead the home effectively. She reports a good level of support from her senior managers and feels she has benefited from the opportunity to attend regular meetings with other registered managers from the organisation.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

The staff team has remained stable and there has been no use of agency workers since the last inspection of the home. This helps to ensure that young people receive consistent care from people who know them well and have a good understanding of their needs.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

Some areas within the home are in need of updating. The registered manager has secured funding for this work to take place. Plans are being developed to carry out the improvement programme, but these need to be carefully managed to ensure that the disruption to young people is minimised as much as possible.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

The registered manager has agreed that there will be no new admissions to the home until the young person who is due to move to adult services has done so and all the refurbishment work is complete. This is to safeguard young people against the effects of too much disruption and demonstrates that the service is managed in the best interests of young people.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children’s home. It provides care and accommodation for up to four children who have learning disabilities.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 30/11/2016 Full Good 21/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 05/01/2016 Full Good 02/03/2015 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 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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