“children's homes in Redbridge”

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Information about this children's home

The home is run and owned by a charitable organisation. It is registered as a short break service for up to four children with learning difficulties and physical disabilities.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Information about this children’s home

This home is operated and owned by a charitable organization (Barnardo’s). It is registered to provide short breaks for up to four young people who have learning difficulties and physical disabilities.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Information about this children’s home

The home is run and owned by a charitable organisation (Dr Barnardo’s). It is registered as a short break service for up to four children and young people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

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

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Information about this children's home

This is a short-break service operated by Barnardo’s children’s charity. It is registered to provide short breaks for up to four children and young people who have physical disabilities, learning difficulties and sensory impairment. Under the terms of their current contract with commissioning authorities, young people have a maximum of 16 overnight stays per year.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

The children’s home provision is good because:

 Young people with complex health needs receive a high level of support from staff who are trained to meet their needs and keep them safe.  The staff manage behaviour well. They have good insight into the underlying issues that may cause young people to become distressed and present challenging behaviour. They intervene sensitively and effectively to de-escalate and calm situations.  The physical environment is clean, homely and well maintained. It is equipped to meet the needs of the young people who use the service. It has a range of resources and equipment to keep them stimulated and entertained, and to help them learn.  The service celebrates diversity and effectively meets a range of cultural needs.  The inspector found no breaches in the children’s home regulations. The service addressed the recommendations set out at the previous inspection and continues to improve.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

No young people were staying in the home at the time of this inspection. The observations in relation to the positive experience of young people are based on feedback from parents and placing social workers. Some direct feedback from young people was available from responses to Ofsted’s point-in-time survey.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Parents are very positive about the care provided for their children. A parent stated; Inspection report children’s home: SC038117 4 ‘They are brilliant with him, he is always laughing and singing when I pick him up.’ She singled out individual staff members for special praise. Parents consistently reported that their children ‘love’ coming for short breaks. They praised the care provided and they all paid compliment to the staff, describing them as friendly and welcoming.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home continues to develop approaches to learning from social pedagogy. Children and young people benefit from having the freedom and space to explore, they get to try new things and learn social skills from the group living experience. Staff are very mindful to get the right balance between close supervision and allowing children and young people to take calculated risks in order to develop a level of autonomy that is consistent with their abilities. This allows them to try new things in a safe and supportive environment.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have clear strategies to help young people overcome barriers to communication. They are attentive to their needs and feelings. They regularly seek the views of young people and consult closely with them in relation to planning short breaks. Inspection report children’s home: SC038117 5

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

The children’s home provision is good because:

 Young people enjoy their short breaks and parents are happy that their children are well cared for and safe.  The service keeps the needs of young people at the heart of everything it does. Interventions are thoughtful, mindful and effective.  Staff are well trained, competent and child focused. They work with compassion and commitment to ensure that young people are safe and enjoy their short breaks.  The senior worker in the home has an excellent oversight of the quality of care. She understands the needs of young people well and provides excellent support for staff. This means that when the registered manager is absent, the quality of care remains high.  The registered manager is very experienced and has excellent administration skills. She monitors the quality of care effectively and provides an excellent role model for the team. This means that staff are led, directed and supported to maintain high standards of care.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people enjoy their short breaks. Parents speak highly of the service and standards of care offered to young people. Three parents described how much their children look forward to coming to stay for a short break. They were happy that the staff provide a range of activities for young people to enjoy, both in the home and in the community. One parent commented that staff help her son to develop independence skills; she notices that when he comes back from short- break services he offers to help with tasks in the home such as clearing dishes, hoovering and making his bed. She felt that staff give young people a chance to learn new skills, but are also mindful to allow young people some downtime to relax. All of the parents who contributed their views described how they trusted staff to keep their children safe, administer medications prescribed and communicate any relevant information or concerns.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Good

Young people take part in a range of activities within the home. They enjoy arts and crafts, music and games. The home has an excellent outdoor play area that enables young people to exercise and have fun. Staff take young people out on trips and activities. They visit the local park and often go further afield for days out. Young people are involved in planning activities and staff support them to do the things that they enjoy.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff team is culturally diverse and the home has an inclusive culture that welcomes all and seeks to promote equality of opportunity. Individual care plans detail the cultural and faith needs of young people and clear plans are in place to ensure that these needs are met.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

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 sustained effectiveness .

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Young people are well behaved, and groups are well thought out to ensure a good mix. Inspection report children’s home: SC038117 6 There have been no concerns in relation to bullying or young people causing harm to each other. Staff have excellent relationships with the young people and know them well. This means that they spot problems and intervene early to prevent situations escalating. There have been no incidents that required physical intervention and no serious behaviour incidents in recent months.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The service continues to deliver high quality care to children and young people. They enjoy coming for short breaks, they have fun, make friends and learn skills that are important for them to enhance their quality of life.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Despite the fact that young people spend a relatively short time using the service, the home has clear goals and plans in place to help them make progress. Staff focus on areas such as self-care, independence skills, improved communication and social development. This means that staff work with a sense of purpose to help young people take small steps and learn important skills to enhance their ability to reach their full potential.

Redbridge · IG6 1QG · Part of Barnardo’s

Recommendations

should support children to navigate these services, advocating on their behalf when necessary and appropriate. In order to meet this quality standard, the home must establish effective partnership with health services to obtain advice and support to ensure complex health interventions are robustly monitored and periodically assessed. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.8)