Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Warrington

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The one requirement made at the last inspection in February 2016 has been met. The organisation has taken steps to employ an independent person to undertake external monitoring of the home. This means that there is impartial assessment of the quality of care and ensures that the welfare of young people is being promoted. The manager has approval for the kitchen to be replaced and is now waiting for this work to commence.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

In response to the second recommendation, staff have completed work with individual young people on how to keep themselves safe when using the internet and social media.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people who come to live at the home often have very high risk-taking behaviours, including going missing and sexual exploitation. Staff work hard to keep young people safe. However, the young person living in the home at the time of the last inspection has since left. Initially, they engaged well with the placement and their risk-taking behaviours reduced. However, from May 2016, an increase in these behaviours meant that the young person was placing herself at significant risk, and so was supported to move to a safer placement. The young person’s family wrote to the staff saying, ‘Many thanks for doing your best to help (name), and thank you for making us so welcome in the home. It made a big difference to us all.’ The placing social worker also wrote, saying, ‘I just wanted to say many thanks for the work that you have done with (name) and accommodating her family. Also for the efforts last week in attempting to keep (name) safe.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff are currently providing care and support to an unaccompanied asylum- seeking young person. He is making good progress in relation to his starting point through the effective support from staff. The manager and staff are strong advocates and ensure that the young person has access to the services that he requires. For example, they have built up a good network of professionals who are helping the young person, including a legal advisor, support group and language tutor. Staff have also translated some documents in order to reduce his anxieties and to help him settle. Furthermore, they have improved communication through the use of an interpreter. This assists the young person to express his wishes and feelings.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff encourage the young person to access a broad range of activities. This extends to him pursuing his personal interests, such as joining the local football team. In addition, he is supported to practise his faith, both at home and through the local community. Although the young person’s internal placement plan identifies how he is supported to practise his faith, it does not identify how the staff are supporting his ethnic and cultural background.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff receive mandatory training in areas such as safeguarding and behaviour management, and more recently they have participated in training to broaden their understanding of risks around radicalisation. The manager has sourced information regarding working with people seeking asylum and refuge via the NHS website and immigration. However, staff have not had any specific training in relation to providing emotional support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The safety of young people is good. There are effective relationships with professionals such as the police and placing social workers. The manager is proactive in escalating any concerns, and safeguarding issues have been managed well. The use of sanctions and physical interventions is rare.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Effective systems are in place for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating the quality of care. The manager consults with young people and stakeholders to help with the development of the home.

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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

29/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

05/02/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

08/01/2014 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 ‘Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Children should be able to maintain and develop their cultural or religious beliefs as far as practicable and where appropriate, through, participation and instruction, and by observing religious requirements including dress and diet. Specifically that a young person's placement plan clearly identifies how their religious, ethnicity, cultural and linguistic needs are supported.(The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 17 paragraph 3.22)  The registered body should support staff to be ambitious for every child in the home and to gain skills and experience that enables them to actively support each child to achieve their potential. To ensure that staff understand and can meet each child's needs, in line with their responsibilities, the registered body themselves will need to have a high

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Recommendations

level of understanding of the needs of children in their care, particularly those that are unaccompanied asylum seekers. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 52 paragraph 10.5)

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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 ‘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 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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