Children's Home run by Moonreach LTD in Kent

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

Leaders and managers have maintained a consistent approach to improving the quality of care for young people since the last inspection. This is particularly reflected in enhanced moving-in procedures, significant improvements in the standard of recording and more effective use of guidance to staff. The needs of young people are clearly understood when they move in, their progress carefully monitored, and records guide staff effectively to support their progress and protect them from harm.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The recommendation made at the last inspection, regarding the need for improvements in the consistency and standard of recording, has been met.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to make progress; one young person is steadily moving towards a planned transition to increased independence. A clear and comprehensive plan for acquiring essential life skills is being followed to achieve this.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Following sustained efforts to offer consistent and safe care, one young person has been moved on from the home since the last inspection. This took place when the home concluded that it could not safely contain his challenging behaviour, and followed close liaison and consultation with the placing authority, mental health services and the police.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A current strength of this home is its emphasis on the statement of purpose as a key frame of reference for guiding staff members’ practice. This focuses their efforts to support young people and improve their standard of care. Young people are benefiting from a staff team whose members are clear and cohesive in their efforts to support young people’s progress and keep them safe.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Procedures for arranging independent return home interviews when a young person goes missing are being followed. These interviews help the young people to reflect on their actions and to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents occurring. The recommendation made in this regard at the last inspection has been met. Leaders and managers display independent thought and innovation and have, for example, separated documentation for recording restraints to ensure the confidentiality of staff reflection and debriefing. They make use of technology to support staff debriefings by external professionals. Individual risk assessments are structured to encourage a positive focus on risk reduction.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders and managers are confident and assertive in their partnership working with external agencies, and are clear about how and when to escalate concerns about poor performance or inaction in an effective way. This enables staff to be strong advocates for young people and uncompromising about them achieving their best possible outcomes.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Effective systems for the ongoing monitoring of the quality of care are in place and are being used. However, the quality of care review process is not being used effectively to analyse relevant data for the purposes of understanding and planning for key areas of improvement, in particular, effectively targeted workforce development.

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for a maximum of two young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The organisation has two other children’s homes.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 16/08/2016 Full Good 16/02/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 16/09/2015 Full Requires improvement 12/02/2015 Full Good

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Recommendations

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

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Recommendations

 When conducting the regulation 45 review, the registered manager must ensure that there is clear analysis of the information considered, that conclusions are drawn from this analysis and that this is used as a tool to plan for continuous improvement in the quality of care during the next review period. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.4)

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Recommendations

 That the registered manager develops a clear workforce plan to monitor and develop staff capacity and competencies, in particular those relating to therapeutic care, to deliver care as set out in the statement of purpose. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.8)

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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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