Children's Home run by Time-Out Children’s Homes Limited in Calderdale

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people experience high standards of care from the staff team. Their individual needs are recognised and are met. This helps the young people develop trusting relationships, and supports them to regulate and control their behaviours.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are very active and involved in the day-to-day running of the home. They enjoy many trips out and numerous activities such as going to the gym, knitting and playing cards. They are also involved in many after-school activities. Young people eat a balanced diet and their dietary requests are adhered to. Their wider health needs, such as dentist appointments and optician’s checks, are all up to date. This ensures that their physical and mental health needs are addressed. Where appropriate, young people engage in therapy, which supports their emotional well-being.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people benefit from excellent school attendance. Staff transport young people to and from school. This has enabled continuity for the young people, and it also gives time for young people to talk about their day. Communication with school settings occurs daily, and is very effective. Young people are supported to achieve in school. Staff support educational attainment with homework activities. The manager challenges the school effectively to ensure that the young people are fully supported to ensure that they achieve the best they can in that setting.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Currently there are no concerns that young people are at risk of child sexual exploitation. Staff have received training and are alert to the risks. There has been no physical restraint since the last inspection, and there have been no complaints. The young people have become increasingly settled, and their behaviour is calmer. Any conflict is discussed and de-escalated before further intervention is needed. This is enabling the young people to learn life skills and regulate their emotions.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Risk assessments have been updated regularly, and have involved the young people, social worker and families. This has enabled young people to have more freedom, yet in a planned and safe way. Young people are now taking steps towards independence. Staff ensure that this is done in a sensitive way so that young people still feel settled and safe. Access to a telephone remains risk assessed, and interim steps have been put in place until the house phone is accessible to the young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has benefited from recent improvements in the décor. This work remains ongoing and further improvements are needed to ensure that a good standard is maintained. Young people have access to the internet through different media. These have safety restrictions to ensure that young people remain safe while keeping in touch with friends and family.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager provides supervision and strong leadership to the staff, which is effective in ensuring that the young people are receiving the care that they need. The independent visitor continues to challenge the home and is thorough in the oversight of care in this home. While the registered manager does not always agree fully with the issues raised, this creates healthy professional challenge and debate.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Newly recruited staff members have been thoroughly checked and inducted. Changes have recently been made to the recruitment process, to ensure that the right people are recruited to support the young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s administration systems are currently being changed so that prompts to the manager will be created when any incident occurs that needs management sign-off. This will ensure that management oversight is timely and increasingly effective in supporting the staff and the young people when any incident has occurred.

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Information about this children's home

This is a private children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 18/10/2016 Full Good 04/01/2016 Full Good 26/08/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness 10/02/2015 Full Good

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (5), the registered person must ensure that children are provided, at all reasonable times, with access to the following facilities which they may use without reference to persons working in the home:

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Requirement Due date

a telephone on which to make and receive telephone calls in private. (Regulation 22(3)(a)) 13/02/2017

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation:  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. (‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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Recommendations

With particular reference to repair and redecoration of young people's bedrooms, repair or renewal of bedroom furniture, repair or renewal of damaged doors and completion of decoration already commenced.

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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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