Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Warrington

Unique reference number SC456942 Inspector Michelle Bacon 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 Michael Ore Registered manager Louise Ann Taylor Date of last inspection 25/06/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 05/02/2015

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Previous inspection good Enforcement action since last inspection There has been no enforcement action since the last inspection.

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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 home was last inspected in June 2014, when the overall effectiveness was judged to be good. Four recommendations were identified to improve the quality of care and outcomes for young people. Most of these recommendations have been addressed which demonstrates a capacity for improvement.

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This inspection

Since the last inspection, there has been one discharge and one admission to the home. One young person successfully moved onto independent living. Staff worked effectively with leaving care services to ensure a smooth transition. Young people move into the home in a planned way with detailed information from their placing authority. Furthermore, the mental health needs of each young person are fully assessed upon their arrival to ensure that their emotional and mental health needs can be met. This ensures that all staff have a good understanding of young people’s needs and are able to respond to these appropriately.

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This inspection

Progress for young people is good from their starting point. Young people who have been out of education for some time are benefitting from educational support within the home. One tutor commented ‘she's outstanding, she really engages well.′ This helps to improve young people's self-esteem and attainment. Observations confirm that in a short space of time, young people have developed very positive relationships with the staff.

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This inspection

The manager and staff work effectively with a wide range of professionals so that young people get the support they need to achieve positive outcomes. The staff do encourage young people to try new experiences and engage in activities that will improve their self-esteem and confidence. However, they have not always been successful with this, as some young people prefer to spend time in the home. More recently progress has been made in encouraging young people to access and 3 of 5 participate in community activities with some young people having enjoyed a trip to the zoo, cinema and ice-skating.

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This inspection

The home effectively safeguards young people. Detailed risk assessments ensure that all known risks, such as the potential to become missing from care, are well managed to protect the welfare and safety of all young people. There have been no incidents of young people going missing from the home and no physical interventions. Young people have received more positive consequences than negative which clearly demonstrates they are benefitting from effective behaviour management strategies that focus on positive reinforcement. High staffing levels ensure close supervision; however, this potentially restricts young people's opportunity to make and sustain friendships outside of the home.

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This inspection

The internal and external monitoring of the home monitors young people's progress and quality of care. During the August 2014 regulation 33 visit a parent raised several issues with the visitor about the home. This was addressed as a complaint and investigated by another Registered Manager from within the organisation. However, records of the complaint do not demonstrate that this has been robustly and comprehensively investigated. A further issue was raised and again was looked into by the same manager who had investigated the initial concerns. The practice of peer managers investigating concerns about each other potentially compromises their ability to reach a rigorous and impartial judgement and should be reviewed

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This inspection

A suitable development plan is in place, however it is out of date resulting in this recommendation being repeated. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

The home, run by a private company, provides care and accommodation for one young person with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/06/2014 Full good 08/01/2014 Interim satisfactory progress 29/05/2013 Full adequate

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure a written record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of the investigation. (Regulation 24(5)) 24/03/2015

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 children are encouraged and enabled to make and sustain friendships with children outside of the home, which may involve friends visiting the home and reciprocal arrangements to visit friends' homes (NMS 7.6)  ensure an up-to-date development plan is in place, reviewed annually, for the future of the home. (NMS 15.2) Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Recommendations

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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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