“children's homes in Peterborough”

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Bank Chambers, 27a Market Place, Market Deeping, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE6 8EA

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children are making progress because of living in this home. They have been supported to engage with education. One child has been supported, through the use of a pictorial social story, to return to school. This is a significant improvement as they had previously not been able to attend regularly. Some of the older children attend a local sixth form college. This assists the children to make friends in the community outside of the home. It also helps to prepare them for independence and to develop life skills. Staff are developing a pathway plan for the children, which includes cooking and budgeting skills. This will support further preparation for independence.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Bank Chambers, 27a Market Place, Market Deeping, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE6 8EA

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children's home

A private organisation runs this children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people with a learning disability.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private limited company. The home primarily provides care for up to four children who have learning disabilities. The registered manager left the home on 13 October 2019. A new manager is in post, but she is not yet registered with Ofsted.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children's home

A private organisation runs this children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have learning disabilities.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children’s home

A private organisation runs this children’s home, which is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children whose primary need is a learning disability.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children’s home

A private organisation runs this children’s home, which is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children who have learning disabilities.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is owned by a private limited company. The home provides care for up to four children aged between seven and 18 years who have learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorders and are experiencing emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children's home

A private organisation runs this children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who may have a learning disability.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

What the inspection judgements mean

An outstanding children's home provides highly effective services that contribute to significantly improved outcomes for children and young people who need help and protection and care. Their progress exceeds expectations and is sustained over time. A good children's home provides effective services that help, protect and care for children and young people and have their welfare safeguarded and promoted. In a children's home that requires improvement , there are no widespread or serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm. The welfare of children looked after is safeguarded and promoted. Minimum requirements are in place. However, the children's home is not yet delivering good protection, help and care for children and young people. A children's home that is inadequate is providing services where there are widespread or serious failures that create or leave children and young people being

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Information about this children’s home

A private organisation runs this children’s home. It is registered to provide care for up to four children whose primary need is a learning disability. The manager of the home was registered with Ofsted on 24 January 2011.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

This home provides a good standard of care for children whose primary need is a learning disability. Children make good progress because they live in this home.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

The care of children

The home is spacious. The communal areas have been recently decorated, which gives the space a welcoming feel. However, some areas of the home are restricted by keypads or locks. This means that children do not have access to all rooms as they would in a family home. These restrictions have not been risk assessed and it is not clear why they are necessary or if they are proportionate to the risk levels.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff support the children through one-to-one key-work sessions, which help the children to manage their anxiety as they approach the transition to adult services and the planned move away from the home. Inspection report children’s home: SC061770 2 Children have maintained their education placements. There is good communication between the schools, colleges and the staff. The staff proactively support the development of life skills training as part of pathway planning and independence work. Children are learning to budget, cook and manage their laundry in line with their developmental stages. They gain confidence ahead of any planned move into the community.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

as well as how they are feeling about the staff. Young people have said in this consultation that they are happy in this home and feel safe. Young people have access to independent advocacy services who visit them in the home.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

Requires improvement

The children's home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people who live in this home have specific learning difficulties and require a high level of supervision. This supervision prevents them from being vulnerable in the community as staff are with them at all times. This minimises the risk of young people going missing from the home. Each young person has a missing from care plan that staff understand and will put in to place if a young person does go missing. The staff have a good link with the police and other agencies to report to in the event of such an incident. The young people’s participation in residents meetings is good. A weekly discussion with the young people takes place to hear their wishes and views on a number of issues. These include the type of activity that the young person would like to participate in. Young people go swimming, ice skating and for walks in the park because of the consultation. Staff ask young people about their views on the home

Peterborough · PE3 6AR

and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children are making good progress because they live at this home. The manager routinely reviews the carefully prepared child-centred care plans, to ensure that they are current and meet the children’s needs. Some of the children have experienced a significant improvement in their relationships with the staff because the staff use these plans to guide their interactions. Children have been helped to verbalise their wishes and choices about their lives. This has reduced the need for specialist speech and language therapy input, as the staff facilitate and encourage communication skills.