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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Stephenson Children's Home
Parent Body	Derbyshire County Council
Also Known As	125C Market Street, Greenacres Observation and Assessment Centre
Place	Clay Cross
Epithet	children's home
Dates	Sep 1977-Sep 2015
History	The original scheme was to build in the grounds of Clay Cross Hall a centre to provide for "more difficult and disturbed boys", partly with the intention of removing the unsatisfactory arrangement whereby the boys were accommodated outside the county. The first admission to the Secure Unit was in September 1977 when the home was called Greenacres, operating as a short-term Observation and Assessment Centre. There was also provision called the Greenacres School on site, active by 1981. In March 1997 Greenacres was re-branded and named 125C Market Street. In 2007 provided accommodation for children needing immediate care due to behavioural difficulties, trouble with police or substance misuse. This building was demolished in 2008 and a new home was built in 2007-2008 on the site of Brunel's car park called Stephenson House, providing 7 short term and emergency beds for children and young people age 11 - 17 years. On 22 September 2015 Cabinet Members approved closure, following an Ofsted inspection of 6 August 2014, compliance notice issued 12 August 2014 and a further inspection on 24 September 2015 with overall inadequate judgement. As at 2016, the home was open for outreach only. Units (as per admission registers from 1992): - Stephenson Unit (within Greenacres): closed 20 January 1997 - 13 May 1997 - Arkwright: unused from 1 May 1998; its use had been scaled down from start of 1997 (appears to have been scaled down from 6 beds), last used at all in Jan 1999 - Brunel Unit (Secure Unit) AKA The Bungalow (with a secure element): (c.8 bed). Damaged due to fire and closed for repair between November 1995 and June 1996. The unit closed in June 2004 (ref: Report of the Director of Social Services 13/12/2005) - Independent Living Flats (x3) In 1986, there were 44 children admitted, in 1988, there were just 28 admissions.
Key Events	Oct 1976 Proposal to establish a new home (choice of name originally Peghoe House) Mar 1977 DHSS approval Jun 1978 Secure Unit subject to modifications, which meant child could not be re-admitted after absonding Oct 1985 Approval for extension of secure unit; 6 Apr 1988 New secure unit opened Mar 1997 Re-named 125C Market Street
Address	125C Market St, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S45 9LX
Authorised Form of Name	Clay Cross; Stephenson Children's Home; Sep 1977-Sep 2015; children's home

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