Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Stockport

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476261 1 SC476261

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Cambian Childcare Limited

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private company and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation currently has a restriction on its registration until 30 May 2018. This means that children cannot be admitted to the home until this date.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has resigned from her post and has submitted an application to Ofsted to cancel her registration. A new manager has been appointed and is currently on her induction.

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This monitoring visit

The home is currently undergoing a refurbishment. This includes new flooring, redecoration and new furniture. There are also plans in place for work to be undertaken on the garden to make it more accessible for children. There is an ambitious plan in place for all improvement work to be completed by the middle of May 2018.

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This monitoring visit

Five staff members have been redeployed to other homes in the organisation. There are vacancies for three senior members of staff, five residential care workers and one deputy manager. An interim manager has a number of interviews arranged in an attempt to recruit to these posts in the coming weeks.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s case files have been improved since the last inspection. In addition, all staff will be receiving mandatory training on record-keeping.

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This monitoring visit

At this inspection, it was not possible to assess the progress made against the Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476261 2 requirement made under the protection of children. This will be looked at during the home’s next full inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 05/03/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 05/12/2017 Full Good 31/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 09/11/2016 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476261 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet 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

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(b)) 30/06/2018

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Cambian Group, 4th Floor Waterfront Building, Chancellors Road, Hammersmith Embankment, London W6 9RU

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Inspectors

Lisa Walsh, social care inspector Michelle Moss, social care inspector manager Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476261 4 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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