Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Hammersmith and Fulham

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 who was living at the home at the time of the last inspection moved to another home within the organisation. This was a planned move as it was felt he would benefit from living with other young people of a similar age, rather than being in a solo home. In September 2015, a young person came from another home within the organisation; she stayed for a total of eight days because the staff were not able to reduce her difficult risk taking behaviour. The young person who is currently living at the home, also moved from another home within the group due to a breakdown in his placement. This was an emergency placement, therefore, he didn’t benefit from a planned introduction to the home. That said, he has settled well and built positive relationships with his staff team.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Progress in education is limited for the young person because there are inconsistencies in his attendance and participation. For example, in January 2016 he only attended seven out of a possible 19 days. Staff are proactively working with educational professionals, the young person and his social worker to identify any barriers to his learning and support his full participation in education.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person benefits from being cared for by a stable and experienced staff team. They demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding practice to meet the needs of individual young people, including missing from home. The number of incidents of young people going missing from the home is relatively low, and records show that the home takes appropriate action to suitably manage the risk. The manager and staff work well with other agencies where there are concerns, and they attend strategy meetings to share information. This helps to promote the welfare and safety of young people as far as possible.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

High staffing levels enable the young person to receive the care and support he requires at all times. He participates in planned key work sessions with staff that help him to negotiate his wishes and talk about any concerns in a more constructive way. From his starting point, the young person is making encouraging progress in relation to previous offending behaviour because he is engaging with services designed to help him address this behaviour. When the manager is made aware of an allegation made against staff, this is referred to the appropriate safeguarding agencies. A written record is maintained in the home of any internal investigation carried. This informs relevant personnel of the decision-making process and any measures necessary to protect young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Although the young person declined to talk to the inspector during the inspection; he appeared relaxed and comfortable in the company of staff. Staff provide him with a range of social and recreational opportunities away from the home. This has enabled him to build increased levels of trust with staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The Registered Manager is committed to delivering high quality care and uses internal and external monitoring activity to improve practice within the home. However, the independent visits are undertaken by another manager from within the organisation. This potentially compromises their ability to make a rigorous and impartial assessment of the home’s arrangements to safeguard young people effectively.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has addressed the requirements made at the last inspection; the Statement of Purpose specifies the age range of children and young people for whom it intends to provide accommodation for. There is an up-to-date record of the disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks carried out on the staff working in the home, and the training records have been updated. Since the last inspection, staff have undertaken awareness in radicalisation training. This supports awareness of practice issues that may impact on individual young people.

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Information about this children's home

The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for one child with emotional and or behavioural difficulties. It is operated by a large national private provider.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

17/03/2015 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

The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children's home at least once each month. (Regulation 44 (1)). 01/04/2016

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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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