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 currently placed in the home has settled well and is starting to make some good progress in most areas. Staff have a very good understanding of his needs and are patiently nurturing him, to enable him to develop positive and trusting relationships.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person has progressed particularly well in respect of education, behaviour and contact. Prior to placement he was not attending education, whereas his current attendance and engagement is now over 40 percent which represents a significant increase. Likewise, his behaviour, which was challenging in his previous placement, has shown a marked improvement with him being mainly calm and having positive interactions with staff. In respect of contact this has moved on from supervised visits in the home to unsupervised weekend and holiday contact in his home area. This goes someway to addressing the issue of him being placed a long distance from his home authority, although staff are acutely aware that this is not his preferred placement and the impact this has on his behaviour, engagement and mood. Staff have recognised a degree of recent withdrawal and have worked with the young person to encourage him to engage in their

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

therapeutic provision which is due to commence imminently.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Additionally, the young person has also made progress in relation to his attendance at health appointments, having participated in a child looked after health assessment and visited the doctors and dentist. The young person is healthy and the only identified issue is a disrupted sleep pattern, which is being addressed through structure and routine.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person is somewhat socially isolated due to being placed out of area and not regularly attending an off-site education provision. Staff have come up with ideas about how this issue may be addressed and have plans in place to provide opportunities for him to meet his peers. His needs, in respect of social anxiety are well understood and planned for.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last full inspection the placement of the previous young person has ended in an unplanned way, with the young person exhibiting some extremely challenging behaviour and showing aggression towards staff. The young person also became criminalised due to his actions at the home and this impacted negatively on his placement experiences and progress.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager is the manager for three homes and divides her time between them. Her monitoring activity is thorough and well developed allowing for any areas to be identified and addressed. There is a structured staff team in place which ensures clear lines of delegation. The staff team are stable and consistent and therefore provide the young person with the opportunity to build positive relationships. The quality of key working relationships is very high.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has developed highly positive partnership working and the feedback from external agencies is good. One social worker spoken to was glowing in her praise and reported ‘the home have been wonderful and I cannot fault them on any level’. Quality assurance is considered important and feedback is regularly sought from agencies involved in the young person’s life.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has addressed both recommendations made at the last full inspection with medical consents available to view on the young person’s file and their local authority holding child looked after reviews as required.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The judgement of sustained effectiveness balances the experiences of the current young person placed which are positive with the previous young person whose experiences and progress were much less so.

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Information about this children's home

 The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties  The home is privately owned and managed

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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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