Children's Home run by New Start in Liverpool

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was ‘not judged’ .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At this inspection, no children or young people were living at the home. Consequently, it was not possible to evaluate young people’s overall experience, safety and progress during this visit.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been no young people living in the home since 28 February 2017. The young person who recently left the home moved to a rural placement following a multi-agency decision that this would be in his best interests. The young person had a high number of missing-from-home episodes while at the home. Therefore, he could not be safeguarded by the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home does not currently have a registered manager in post, but a suitably qualified and experienced registered manager has been appointed and will take up her post sometime in May 2017.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The provider is currently in the process of actively considering referrals to identify a suitable young person to move into the home. The staff from the home are currently working in other children’s homes within the company, but are available to transfer back to the home should a new placement be identified. The company is also currently recruiting for additional staff, who may work at this home once they take up their posts.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and operated by a private organisation. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who has emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 10/11/2016 Full Good 09/02/2016 Full Requires improvement 12/08/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness 19/03/2015 Full Good

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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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