Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has declined in effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, there has been insufficient management of young people’s behaviour and staff have not adequately assessed the risk. A similar requirement made at the last inspection regarding the assessment of risk, remains unmet. Young people’s well-being has declined since the last inspection. Poor supervision and poor risk management by staff have resulted in young people being placed at risk. For example, young people have been involved in significant substance misuse in the home and community. Staff have not taken sufficient action when they have suspected the young people have consumed substances. After incidents, staff do not always complete key working sessions with the young people to enable them to understand the risks and to prevent future incidents. The staff do not follow young people’s risk management plans. This has resulted in young people going missing from care. For example, staff have not ensured that

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

they have made adequate plans with young people prior to them going out. Staff do not place risk management at the forefront of their decision making in the home and community. This means that they do not find out enough information before young people go out on free time. This includes finding out their friends’ names and contact details. However, when young people are missing from care, the staff do search for them and work with the police to find the young person. Detailed return interviews are completed, which provide young people with an opportunity to speak to someone independent of the home. Some young people do not always feel listened to. Poor staff practice has resulted in one young person receiving care that was inappropriate. The manager has not challenged this practice, or reviewed the incident to be able to provide further training for staff. The manager has not considered the incident as a complaint,

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

despite the young person verbally raising it as such. The staff team is committed to the young people in their care and it wants to support them to make good progress. Young people, overall, receive individualised care. For example, one young person is able to have pets in the home, which she enjoys caring for. Since the last inspection, three young people have moved into the home and two young people have moved out. Transitions are good and the manager plays an integral role in the transition arrangements. There has been an improvement in the matching of young people, and the manager has started to review the effectiveness of young people’s placements if they have been unsuccessful. However, there has been a deterioration in the management oversight of significant incidents. The manager does not review significant incidents that have happened, such as when young people have been missing or been involved in

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

substance misuse. She does not analyse the circumstances, which led to the safeguarding incidents. Staff do not learn from safeguarding incidents and so they continue to make poor decisions in risk management. The manager does not challenge poor staff practice. There is no follow-up work with staff when they have failed to keep young people safe. For example, the manager does not complete supervisions with staff after significant incidents when there have been concerns about staff practice. This means that staff do not learn from previous incidents, and the manager is not meeting the aims and objectives of the home’s statement of purpose. The manager is currently going through her registration process with Ofsted. She is a new manager, although has significant experience in residential childcare. The manager does not notify Ofsted when child protection incidents have concluded. She does not review significant incidents during her own supervision

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

with the responsible individual. The manager’s supervisions do not enable her to learn as a manager from safeguarding incidents in the home. This means that there is a lack of direction for the staff team. The home provides care for up to four young people. It is a privately owned provision, which provides a 12-month therapeutic service for young people at risk of, or involved in, child sexual exploitation.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

21/01/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

24/02/2015 Interim Declined in 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

6: The quality and purpose of care standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the quality and purpose of care standard the registered person must ensure that staff

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Requirement Due date

(2) (b)(iii) treat each child with dignity and respect. 14/03/2017

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the protection of children standard the registered person must ensure that staff (2) (a)(i) assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; (v) understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; (vi) take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. 14/03/2017

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Requirement Due date

13: The leadership and management standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the leadership and management standard the registered person must (2) (a) lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes set out in the home’s statement of purpose; (f) understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child, and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; (g) (ii) demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on feedback on the 14/03/2017 experiences of children, including complaints received. The registered person must ensure that all employees receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 14/03/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered person notifies, without delay, HMCI when a child protection enquiry involving a child concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry). (Regulation 40 (d)(ii)) 14/03/2017

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

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