Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Torbay

Unique reference number SC456863 Inspector Michelle Oxley Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Cambian Childcare Limited Registered person address Pinnacle House 2 Oakwood Square, Cheadle Royal Business Park CHEADLE Cheshire SK8 3SB Responsible individual Sharon Michelle Edney Registered manager Beverley Lorraine Goode Date of last inspection 17/06/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 15/01/2015

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Previous inspection good Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

The Registered Manager ensures that care is taken when considering admitting young people to the home. The most recent young person moved in following careful assessment and planning. This included visits to the home and meeting the team, this helped the young person to feel more at ease on arrival.

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This inspection

Good attention is paid to health and wellbeing. The team ensure that they work proactively with other agencies in order to support young people’s psychological and physical wellbeing. They are vigilant in their approach to monitoring health needs ensuring that good health is well supported.

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This inspection

The team are a stable well knit group who work effectively together. They understand the importance of creating a stable environment and an approach that is nurturing and consistent. This translates positively for young people who express satisfaction with the care received; stating that the ‘home feels well organised’ and that staff are easy to get along with.

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This inspection

The team adopts a consistent approach to behaviour management based around building positive relationships and creating an open dialogue. Boundaries are maintained effectively and the young people feel that these are fair. The result is that there is good evidence of improvements in young people’s presenting behaviours and emotional wellbeing within the home environment. This positive impact has not yet extended to outside of the home, where more progress is needed, as the behaviour of young people can sometimes be anti-social and risky.

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This inspection

The team have developed sound relations with families and work closely with them to promote good care and protection. Families appreciate the open lines of communication and feel involved in the care of their child. The home is described as ‘a good caring place’ by a parent. 3 of 5 Educational attendance and attainment is well supported and young people are engaging in school placements. There is identifiable improvement in relation to previous non-attendance. One young person has recently completed a 12 week functional skills course and has applied for a further education placement, demonstrating the positive impact of good staff support.

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This inspection

There was one statutory requirement set following the last inspection. This concerned ensuring that the homes monitoring processes include seeking the views of young people and others concerned with the care of young people. This is now in place. One good practice recommendation was set following the last inspection, this is now met. This recommended that young people’s views should be sought as part of the staff appraisal process. There are no requirements or recommendations following this inspection. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a national provider of children's services. The home looks after young people who may display complex emotional and behavioural needs. The service has good internal and external links to specialist services to work with young people with those complex needs.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/06/2014 Full good 27/02/2014 Interim good progress 15/10/2013 Full good Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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