Orchard Care North East - Specialist Fostering Agency

Orchard Care prides itself on its high standards and provision of quality care given to the children and young people, carers, staff, local authorities and associates with which we build positive relationships and work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and young people at the centre of everything we do.

Our Statement of Purpose is the document that we give to people to inform them of who we are and what we are aiming to achieve. Please see our Statement of Purpose.

Inspection

Orchard Care was inspected by Ofsted in May 2007 and all areas of our service were accredited the quality rating "good" out of the possible following inspection judgments:

- Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally

high quality

- Good: this aspect of the provision is strong

- Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound

- Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

This means Orchard Care's service provision is strong.

Please see our most recent inspection report.

(May 07 Ofsted report)

Alternatively you can access this information by visiting the Ofsted website at the following address

www.ofsted.gov.uk

Investor In People Award

Orchard Care is proud to maintain its Investor In People (IIP) status since achieving it in July 2006. This award acknowledges that the following standards are being met by our organisation:

§ Effective strategies are developed to improve the performance of the

organisation through its people.

§ Effective action is taken to improve the performance of the

organisation through its people.

§ The impact of its investment in people on the performance of the

organisation can be demonstrated.