Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Herefordshire

Unique reference number SC457923 Inspector Suzanne Young 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 Jennifer Clare Whyatt Date of last inspection 04/06/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 11/03/2015

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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

At the previous inspection in June 2014, the overall rating of this home was judged as good. There were no shortfalls identified requiring any requirements. Two recommendations were made. These were in respect of risk assessments. Young people's risk assessments are now accurately identifying areas of risk or vulnerability. Although the home’s fire risk assessment has been reviewed it still does not fully reflect current staff sleeping arrangements and the measures to be taken in the event of a fire. As a result, this recommendation has been remade.

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This inspection

The Registered Manager continues to improve and develop the home environment and staff practice. Since the last inspection she has made significant improvements to the interior and exterior parts of the home. For instance, she has introduced a board displaying photographs of staff on duty so young people know who will be working with them at any given time. She has also cleared the garden to create a much brighter environment.

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This inspection

Young people generally have positive experiences as a result of living in the home. They do not engage in risk-taking behaviours, such as, drinking alcohol and the misusing of drugs. Staff provide a good level of care to young people in sometimes very difficult and challenging circumstances. The home accommodates young people who are at high risk of going missing from care. Some young people have continued to run away and put themselves at risk from child sexual exploitation. When this has occurred this has been managed appropriately by the staff and managers of the home. Partnership working is good. The home’s Registered Manager and staff continue to work closely with police, placing authorities and safeguarding teams to try to ensure young people's safety.

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This inspection

Although care planning is tailored to individual needs, young people's behaviour management plans do not clearly set out the specific strategies to reduce incidences 3 of 5 of negative behaviour. As a result, staff are not always fully aware of how to respond to a young person's challenging behaviour in the most effective way.

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This inspection

Some young people make very good progress at the home. They regularly attend school and engage in activities in the local area. Young people's views are mixed about whether they enjoy living at the home. One young person who rated the home 9 out of 10 feels she is listened to and kept safe by staff. Placing social workers, parents and commissioners comment positively about the care and progress of young people.

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This inspection

Effective transition planning enables young people to move to alternative placements in a positive way. Although this has not always been as planned as staff and the Registered Manager would have liked, staff endeavour to make the transition to new placements as smooth and easy as possible for young people. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to accommodate up to four young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The service is owned by a private company.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2014 Full good 11/03/2014 Interim inadequate progress 11/07/2013 Full good

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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

 ensure risk assessments of the whole children's home environment are carried out, to identify any potential sources of harm to the children, are recorded in writing and regularly reviewed. This refers to staff sleeping in and fire safety arrangements (NMS 10.8)  ensure the child's people's placement plans set out any specific strategies that have been agreed to reduce the incidences of any negative behaviour exhibited by the child. (Statutory Guidance 2.88) 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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