Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Rochdale

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 manager has satisfactorily addressed the shortfall raised at the last inspection. She has ensured that any amendments to the Statement of Purpose are forwarded to HMCI without delay.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person living at the home has remained settled in placement; building good relationships with existing staff and individual staff members who are new to the team. The young person continues to enjoy a number of positive experiences with staff and comments that they feel settled and happy living at the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Behaviour is generally well managed in the home; staff are supported with clear and effective behaviour management plans. Individual plans are continually reviewed by the management team, as a result the staff team have up to date information and are effectively supported to manage known and emerging behaviour, in a consistent and agreed way. The young person has continued to cause significant damage to the environment, staff work quickly to remove any broken pieces of furniture. However there is often a delay in replacing broken items. This has a negative impact on the environment and has prevented the young person from using rooms and in-particular having somewhere to eat their meals.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff team work tirelessly to promote a healthy environment for the young person. Medical appointments are regularly attended and the young person has recently started to engage with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Consequently medication has been able to be prescribed and appropriate therapeutic intervention commenced. As a result of this increased engagement in services threats of self-harm and self-harm episodes have significantly reduced.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Educationally the young person has struggled to maintain any attendance in school, often refusing to attend. Staff members continue to try to engage the young person in education, using incentives and positive praise. The manager has taken appropriate action to share concerns about the young person’s current poor educational outcomes with a number of professionals. This has ensured a multi- agency approach is being pursued to re-engage the young person in education.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There are clear safeguarding policies and procedures for staff to follow in the event of any allegation, suspicion of abuse or unsafe practice. Generally allegations are handled in line with procedure, and support both the young person and the members of staff involved. However, records demonstrate that there has been at least one occasion where an allegation made by the young person was not handled appropriately. This is because the allegation was retracted quickly and the member of staff did not immediately notify the senior member of staff on call. The manager did follow procedure upon being made aware of the allegation and informed the appropriate agencies, but failed to notify HMCI of the allegation in line with regulation.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Individual team members say they feel very well supported by the management team and participate in regular supervision and team meetings. Since the last inspection staff members comment on improvements the manager has implemented, including further training in medication administration. One member of staff commented: ‘our team works well together, I feel supported by the manager and we are doing a good job supporting X.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager continues to motivate the staff team to ensure the young person makes good progress living at the home. Family contact is valued and parents appreciate the support offered by the staff team, they say: ‘the staff are brilliant they always keep me up to date with what’s going on I have got no worries about my son living there.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Shortfalls have been raised as part of this inspection in relation to the allegation procedure and for the manager to ensure damaged furniture is replaced in a timely manner, to provide a homely environment for the young person. During the inspection the manager accepted responsibility for the shortfalls and identified a plan to ensure these are addressed promptly.

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Information about this children's home

This service is a privately run children's home. The home provides care and accommodation for one young person with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. The home is also registered as a school with the Department for Education.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

25/02/2015 CH - Interim improved effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

13/02/2014 CH - Interim Satisfactory Progress

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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

In order to meet the quality and purpose standard the registered person must ensure that:

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Requirement Due date

the premises used for the purposes of the home are furnished to enable each child to participate in daily life of the home, this is specifically in relation to dining room furniture. (Quality standard 6 (c)(ii)) 29/02/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI without delay if there is an allegation of abuse against the person working there. (Regulation 40 (3) (C)) 29/02/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation:  Staff must report any allegation of abuse immediately to a senior manager. (The Guide, page 44, 9.17)

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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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