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Sebastian McCormick

'Forward-thinking' Leeds children's home given outstanding rating

A children's home in Leeds has been given an outstanding rating by Ofsted following their most recent inspection.

Fountain House, based here in Leeds, provides children with specialist education, care and therapy. The home is run by Five Rivers Child Care, who help children recover from "neglect, abuse, trauma or family breakdown".

The home then specialises in helping the children with an individually tailored programme to help prepare them for a "long term ‘forever family’ placement."

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According to the Ofsted report, Fountain House "Is an exceptionally happy family home, with the children's presence felt, seen and heard. Children love living here. They have fun and make phenomenal progress.

"The quality of children's lives significantly improves because of their experience of living in the home."

Ofsted also praised the care staff and said they were "forward-thinking".

Five Rivers Child Care helps to provide "safe, homely environments and specialist trauma-informed care for children with complex needs" and has care staff and psychologists who work one-to-one with the children. This helps them develop good relationships, communication and "healthy" routines.

The manager of Fountain House, Stacey Wagstaffe (Five Rivers Child Care)

They also praised the manager, Stacey Wagstaffe, for her use of "research-informed practice" to help develop the staff's abilities.

Stacey Wagstaffe said: "It shows the dedication and commitment of the team. The children are making great progress and we love our Fountain House Family.

"We are delighted with the inspection and will continue learning and improving."

Fountain House provides care for five children aged 6-12 years-old.

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