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

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This home was judged outstanding at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness .

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The young person who lived in the home at the time of the last inspection has moved on to semi-independent living. Staff ensured that he was well prepared for adulthood, teaching him to prepare a variety of meals, budget his finances and how to keep safe. Staff successfully helped to improve relationships between the young person and his family. This proactive approach has proved highly effective in enabling him to return to his home authority with the ongoing support of his family. A parent said: We are very grateful for all the team has done for [name] because he is a changed man. He is getting along with his siblings and helps me round the home. Staff have changed my teenager into a young man. I owe it all to staff at the home. The home has recently secured an emergency admission. A robust impact assessment identified the young person’s skills and strengths. Managers collated important information from family members, the placing social worker and the

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young person’s previous placement to develop clear and well-considered care plans. Staff support the young person to develop positive relationships, building up trust and self-worth. This approach has enabled the young person to make significant progress in many aspects of her development, such as engaging in education and staying safe. The young person is making good progress from her starting point. Staff are delighted with the achievements she continues to make. The young person has recently attended a care leavers’ event, where she was awarded a personal achievement certificate for the progress she has made since arriving at the home. Staff are supporting her to sit mathematics and English examinations and encouraging her to consider college courses in planning for a future career. The young person does not go missing from home and physical intervention has not been necessary. Staff use positive praise and rewards and support the young

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person to engage in her chosen activities, such as pamper sessions. Staff listen to the young person, understand the triggers to behaviour and identify how individual frustrations and anxieties, such as meeting new people and changes to her daily routine, could affect these. Staff pre-empt situations which could cause a change in behaviour and develop plans with the young person to help manage these more effectively, for example by developing a fortnightly planner that clearly highlights her daily goals, appointments and the staff that are on duty. The young person knows that there will be times when changes will need to be made, because staff have explained this to her. They take a multi-agency approach, working with the placing authority and the organisation’s therapist to provide care and support that is tailored to her specific needs. Staff promote and facilitate contact between the young person and her family

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where appropriate. They understand the importance of contact in relation to her culture and identity. Individual contact plans ensure that communication between the young person and her family is safe, and a positive experience for all involved. This proactive approach affords the young person consistent care.

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The staff team is stable and competent in delivering sound quality care to the young person and her family. Staff have a good relationship with the managers and receive regular supervision and appraisal, which focuses on their professional development and the progress that the young person makes. The manager utilises their strengths, which ensures that young people receive individual care. Compulsory training is up to date, and staff have access to a short online training session in relation to Asperger’s syndrome. Given the highly complex needs of this young person, staff would benefit from further training in this field. This would enhance their understanding of the effects of Asperger’s syndrome and ensure that the young person receives the necessary support she needs to meet her specific needs.

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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 who has behavioural and/or emotional difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 03/05/2016 Full Outstanding 17/02/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness 09/09/2015 Full Good 12/02/2015 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recommendation

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendation:  The registered person should support staff to be ambitious for every child in the home and to gain skills and experience that enable them to actively support each child to achieve their full potential. This is in relation to more in-depth training in Asperger’s syndrome. (the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including 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 that 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 whom 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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