Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in North Yorkshire

Unique reference number SC457435 Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm 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 Lorna Ann Fearon Registered manager David Nicholas Wollaston Date of last inspection 19/11/2014 2 of 6 Inspection date 17/03/2015

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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

Two requirements and one recommendation were raised at the last inspection. The requirements related to suitable staffing levels in the home and the accuracy of Regulation 33 monitoring reports. These requirements are now suitably met. The home is sufficiently staffed and consists of new recruits and staff who have been transferred from other homes. This has strengthened the stability of the staff team. It also supports the homes capacity to meet the needs of the service. The integrity of the Regulation 33 reports is now protected. This is because the practice of cutting and pasting information into the documents from previous visits has ceased. Subsequent reports now provide an accurate account of the visitor’s findings on the day of the visit. The Registered Manager was not present at the home during the inspection. Therefore confirmation of clear photographs in the personnel files for new staff could not be corroborated. This recommendation is repeated.

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This inspection

Since the last inspection the Registered Manager has confirmed his plans to step down as the manager of the home. A new manager has been appointed and they are due to start imminently. Young people have been informed well in advance of the manager leaving. This respects young people's right to know and gives them sufficient time to say goodbye.

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There has been one unplanned discharge from the home. This has followed a period of increasingly serious incidents with respect to a young person’s risky behaviours, negative attitude towards the staff and property damage. Some of the incidents were very serious and this meant that staff had to contact the police to intervene on occasions. Despite the sustained efforts of the staff team to manage the situation, they were unsuccessful and the placement was no longer considered to be safe. Young people moving into the home are well informed by staff about the home and the expectations. This helps them to feel welcome and settle into their daily 3 of 6 routines. Young people are given good emotional support and they are fully involved in their moving on plans. Staff have effectively facilitated some young people’s moves to planned placements and this has resulted in positive and smooth transitions. The potential for young people to feel rejected is reduced by this good

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practice. Those young people who have recently moved out of the home have expressed their gratitude towards the staff for looking after them.

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Young people who have lived at the home for a period of time are settled. They continue to make good progress. Young people regularly attend their educational placements. They are aspirational about their future career plans and this significantly contributes to improving their future life chances. Young people enjoy their work placements which helps them to build on their practical skills. This enhances young people’s confidence in their abilities. Young people are supported to make and maintain healthy lifestyle choices through their positive engagement in a range of outdoor activities that interest them. This promotes young people’s physical wellbeing, improves their self-esteem and provides respite from their studies. Effective communication between the staff team and psychologists help the staff to continue to meet young people’s emotional and behavioural needs and provide consistent support.

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Young people benefit from the very good relationships with staff. This enables both young people and staff to discuss issues and resolve any difficulties that may arise. Similarly their meaningful relationships allows for playful and friendly exchanges. Young people are regularly consulted about their care and the running of the home. This makes them feel listened to and valued.

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Young people’s safety and welfare is taken seriously. Good risk management practices are effective in reducing presenting risks and this promotes young people’s safety and welfare. The staff teams’ effective and collaborative work practices with other agencies, such as social workers, youth offending teams and the police ensures that young people’s vulnerabilities are protected. The staff team's interventions help young people to learn to behave in socially acceptable ways. This has been a challenge for some young people to achieve; however other young people are learning to take responsibility for their negative behaviours. This demonstrates their increased maturity. There has been one physical intervention since the last inspection that resulted in police intervention. Missing from home events are not a common feature at this home. In the event of a young person going missing, staff follow the missing from care procedures to ensure their safe

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return. No young people are at risk of child sexual exploitation.

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The Registered Manager has effectively led and managed the home during a very challenging and difficult period. He has been well supported by the staff team who have demonstrated good levels of resilience and tenacity. Staff members maintain positive views about the young people they care for and demonstrate unconditional positive regard towards them. This conveys to young people that they are important and it contributes to their sense of security and results in better outcomes for them. 4 of 6 No new requirements or recommendations have been made as a result of this inspection. 5 of 6

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Information about this children’s home

The children's home is run by a private company which is a national provider of residential care and education for children. It is registered to care for up to two children or young people with emotional or behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/11/2014 Full good 05/02/2014 Interim good progress 28/08/2013 Full outstanding

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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 that the registered person can demonstrate, including from written and electronic records, that it consistently follows good recruitment practices. All personnel responsible for recruitment and selection of staff are trained in, understand and operate these good practices (NMS 16.2) 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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