Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Plymouth

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person continues to make good progress in this home and is looked after well by an experienced and caring manager and staff group. As the young person moves towards adulthood, the manager has started planning for the young person’s future placement needs with the young person, social worker and other professionals. The young person now attends college and training on a full time basis, studying subjects they are passionate about. The young person is given much opportunity to explore these interests at home and regularly completes work at home for school. Staff have high aspirations for the young person and enjoyed attending a recent parents evening at the school, celebrating the high quality of work the young person is achieving. Options for further studying and training in the next academic year are now being explored. The young person continues to attend youth groups and has taken up a recent

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interest of go-karting. The young person enjoyed a holiday to Butlins and the manager is planning a summer holiday for this year. Staff are keen to encourage the young person to take up activities and meet new people, to widen their friendship circle and improve emotional and physical health. The young person has good relationships with staff in the home. Staff say ‘I really enjoy working with the young person and we have a good relationship.’ One staff member who the young person has a close bond with, is now leaving the home. The manager is arranging for the young person to get to know the new staff member before they start, but the young person was not involved with the recruitment process. The young person attends residents meetings on a regular basis but wants to be part of team meetings so discussions take place with the team altogether. The young person feels safe in the house and has not been restrained by staff. The

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manager and staff encourage the young person to share feelings and views. Discussions occur over a range of topics to help keep the young person safe. These topics include the use of social media and risk taking behaviour. The young person regularly visits family and receives support from them. The manager and family have good communication which supports the young person’s placement. Consequently, due to the support the young person receives from staff at the home and family, and their involvement with other services, the young person enjoys a more settled and safer life. Missing episodes do still occur, but these episodes are reduced in severity, frequency and duration. Staff respond appropriately when the young person does go missing. However, staff do not always follow the missing protocol if they perceive the severity of the situation to be low. Therefore the missing procedures are not being followed properly or are

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not fit for purpose, causing potential confusion and risking the young person not being protected. This was a requirement from the previous inspection which is not met. Other previous requirements which relate to the manager obtaining relevant reports is being resolved, the updating of lone working agreements, the frequency of key working sessions and record keeping has improved. The young person has not read their placement plan and therefore is unaided with written information about aims of the placement and how these are to be achieved. The previous recommendation of a written policy for police involvement being in place, is met. The manager ensures that the home environment, which is warm and welcoming, is regularly maintained and improved.

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Information about this children's home

 This home may only provide accommodation for no more than one child  the home may provide care and accommodation for children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties  the home is operated by a private company

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

29/12/2014 CH - Interim sustained effectiveness

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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 (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

7: The children's views, wishes and feelings standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the children's views, wishes and feelings standard in respect of children's placement plans, the registered person must (b)

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Requirement Due date

(iii) help each child to understand how the child's views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the young people has a child friendly and accessible placement plan that links to the support the young person receives. 04/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

34: Policies for the protection of children

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the missing child policy") setting out the procedures to be followed, and the roles and responsibilities of persons working at the home, in relation to a child who is, or has been, so absent. Before implementing, or making an amendment which the registered person considers to be substantive to the missing child policy, the registered person must consult, and take into account the views of, each relevant person; and have regard to any relevant local authority or police protocols on missing children. In particular, missing procedures must be reviewed and clearly describe actions staff must adhere to in the event of a child going missing and staff must fully understand the action they need to take (Regulation 34 (4) (a-b)(5)(a-b)) 04/03/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Ensure that children are consulted regularly on their views about the home's care, to inform and support continued improvement in the quality of the care provided. In particular, consider involving young people in the recruitment of new staff and invite young people to meetings with the team to enable young people to contribute to the running of the house.

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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