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12 children's homes help to change the lives of children for the better
02 Mar 2011
Today Ofsted publishes Outstanding children’s homes, a report highlighting 12 homes that have excelled in helping improve the lives of children and young people in their care.
The children’s homes selected represent the broad and diverse types of provision across the country. What makes them exceptional is their consistently outstanding performance. Of the 1,439 homes inspected, only 35 succeeded in being judged outstanding at each inspection for three consecutive years.
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12 children's homes help to change the lives of children for the better
02 Mar 2011
Managers and staff in all the homes visited had high expectations for children in their care and actively saw building young people’s aspirations as an intrinsic part of their role.
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