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 requires improvement at the 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

Since the last inspection the registered manager, deputy manager and the staff team have worked hard to meet the previous requirements. There has been an improvement in the management monitoring and oversight in the home. The registered manager has good knowledge of the strengths and areas of development within the home. He has been rigorous in supporting staff to develop their skills and improve the quality of care provided to the young people. For example, he has introduced fortnightly team meetings, one of which focuses on training in areas such as young people’s mental health, therapeutic parenting and medication. He has encouraged staff to learn more and be much more involved in trying to understand young people’s behaviours. For example, staff have been encouraged to understand young people’s histories and experiences in order to understand young people’s behaviours. The home now benefits from a clinical

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

psychologist who is based at the home, and who offers regular guidance and consultation to the staff team, as well as direct therapeutic work with young people. The care provided to young people is improved and is much more child focused. Young people are making much more progress across all areas of their development. Since the last inspection, there has been a much clearer focus on providing individualised care to young people. Young people’s behaviour management plans and risk management plans are well informed and focus on the specific needs of the young person. The young people currently living in the home are making good progress educationally. They are well supported by an educational support worker, who has successfully supported them to return back to school. Staff encourage young people to attend clubs such as gymnastics and cheer leading. Young people enjoy going out on activities. A staff member said: ‘The

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

registered manager and deputy manager work well together and put plans together, and have helped us with consistency. It is the small things like consistency in behaviour management and encouraging activities with the young people.’ Since the last inspection, there have been five young people arrive at the home and five young people leave the home. Admissions have sometimes been at significantly short notice and have been very short placements. On one occasion, staff did not have the skills or expertise needed to be able to meet the young person’s needs; however, the registered manager took effective and quick action to manage the situation. This has the potential to impact on the progress and experiences of other young people in the home. On occasion, it is not clear whether young people are well matched to one another. However, the registered manager does everything possible to secure necessary resources to support the

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

placements. On the whole, placements have been stable and well maintained. The registered manager has tried to ensure that young people’s transitions are planned. A social worker said: ‘The staff here have been involved in planning my young person’s move from the home. The new placement visited here and staff participated in supporting him with that. Staff took him to a visit there, too.’ Young people become increasingly safe in their placements. Staff’s skills in safeguarding have much improved and they understand the actions they need to take to keep young people safe. For example, when young people go missing, staff complete thorough searches, day or night. The registered manager appropriately escalates any concerns regarding young people’s behaviours and reviews young people’s risk-taking behaviours with the placing authority and any other relevant professionals. After significant incidents, staff spend time with young people,

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

reflecting on the incident and young people’s behaviours, and helping young people to find alternative ways of managing their emotions. However, on occasion, after a young person has made an allegation, staff have not made a referral to the Designated Officer in a timely manner and in accordance with their safeguarding policy, although staff did inform the young people’s social workers. Improved partnership working means that young people have access to resources from the start of their placements. The registered manager meets with the placing authority prior to planned admissions to write up a comprehensive risk assessment, including resources needed to support young people. For example, young people have accessed substance misuse support, youth offending and independent placement support and advocacy. This has resulted in coordinated responses to young people’s risk-taking behaviours and fewer incidents in the home.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately owned children’s home registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

03/03/2016 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

12: The protection of children standard In order to meet the protection of children standard the registered person must ensure that (2) (a) (vii) staff are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies. 17/03/2017

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Requirement Due date

14: The care planning standard In order to meet the care planning standard the registered person must ensure that (1) (a) children receive effectively planned care in or through the children's home. 17/03/2017

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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 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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