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Sign in or register for an accountAll five of Salford City Council’s children’s homes have been rated as good by Ofsted following significant support and resources being invested into them over several years. And one has been rated as outstanding in leadership and management.
The homes have been rated as good by Ofsted for three years in a row, highlighting the council’s unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality care and support to help Salford children and young people thrive.
All five homes are being refurbished to create modern and comfortable places for the city’s most vulnerable children and young people to live in.
Ofsted has said Salford children’s homes create a family-like environment where children feel safe, secure and valued.
Other comments include: “Children have trusting and secure relationships with staff who know them well and prioritise their wellbeing.”
“Staff place children’s wellbeing at the centre of their practice, fostering trusted and nurturing relationships.”
Young people who live in the homes have also said: “Staff are the best. They are all kind and fun. I love living here - the holidays and activities the best.”
Cllr Jim Cammell, Lead Member for Children’s and Young People’s Services at Salford City Council, said: “We are really pleased that our continued investment, both in our people and the homes themselves, has led to another full house of good ratings across all of our children’s homes from Ofsted for the third consecutive year.
“This has helped us provide care for children who aren’t able to live with their own family, closer to everything familiar to them, their networks, school and friends. We are very lucky to have dedicated and committed staff who are child-focussed and were commended by Ofsted as placing children’s wellbeing at the centre of their practice as they build trusting and nurturing relationships.
“There are good support and wrap around services in Salford and we want our most vulnerable young people to be able to have this support in their local area.
“As a council we will be opening a further two new homes to ensure children and young people can stay within their own city, reducing reliance on out of borough placements and fostering a stronger sense of community and belonging. We are working to increase availability of good quality foster carers in the city, or close to the border of Salford. Our provision for care leavers is strong with good quality commissioned provision in the city.
”Salford will benefit from the development of Greater Manchester Regional Care Co-operative as it works towards addressing placement challenges to improve quality and outcomes for cared for children and care leavers across the region."
The council has prioritised becoming a UNICEF Child Friendly City within its corporate plan. This will build on existing good practice being delivered by the council and partner agencies, including having children’s services that Ofsted rated as good, with outstanding in leadership, and our services for care leavers, an active Youth Parliament, Family Hubs, the National Literacy Hub and Dolly Parton Imagination Library which promotes reading and early at an early age.