Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Cambridgeshire

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Outstanding at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judge that it has Improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has met the recommendation set at the previous inspection. She now routinely gains placing authority consent for the electronic door monitoring system used within the home. This forms part of the introduction to the home for young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff have completed pre-placement risk assessments, which they use to formulate care plans. Staff use these detailed plans to deliver high quality, consistent individual support. As a result, young people settle quickly in the home. A social worker commented: ‘Staff are well informed of their needs; young people seem to have settled very quickly into the routine of the home. Staff were very welcoming on their arrival and helped them to feel less anxious.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people report, during resident’s meetings, that they feel safe in the home. One young person said: ‘I feel safe as there are lots of helpful people to talk to. I get on really well with my key worker. They check out if I am feeling ok and talk to me about my family.’ Detailed one to one work regularly takes place with young people to ensure their care needs are met. They have contact with external advocates, who are available to support them to make representations if needed.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been four notifications to Ofsted since the previous inspection. The manager has followed incidents through to ensure appropriate management of any safeguarding issues. There have been no complaints raised. The manager has liaised with the local authority designated officer with regard to one issue in respect of staff conduct. She followed this with actions to address the identified issues.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff support and maintain young people’s progress in school. Some young people are receiving extra tuition to support their progress. This encouragement from staff helps them to achieve expected academic goals. Some young people are predicted to achieve GCSEs at A-C in a number of subjects.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff have supported young people, who have made the transition home to their families, to return to their local school to complete examinations. Staff spend time working with young people to consider individual aspirations, they use education as the basis to work towards aspirations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff use incentives, such as extra activities, to encourage positive behaviour. Young people can achieve extra time bowling, climbing, or any activity that they choose if they behave well. As a result, young people’s behaviour has improved. There has been one occasion where staff used physical intervention, when de- escalation techniques were not successful. Staff and managers have reflected to see how they could act differently in such a situation. This promotes insight in to behaviour management approaches.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people do not go missing from this home. Staff spend a great deal of time talking to young people about the risks in the community, particularly from exploitation. Some young people, who had been missing from previous placements, have eradicated incidents of missing since living in this home. As a result, they are safer.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager reviews and monitors the care provided to the young people. There is regular effective supervision, which helps the staff to concentrate on consistency and quality of care. The training pathway provides staff with skills to meet young people’s needs. The manager regularly works with the staff and this helps her to observe their practice and support positive improvements in their practice. She is determined to provide the best care for young people. This is most apparent in her engagement with education providers, supporting young people to develop skills and knowledge for adult life.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There are no requirements or recommendations set at this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

This home provides care and accommodation for three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is owned and operated by a private organisation

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

09/02/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

30/01/2014 Interim Satisfactory Progress

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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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