Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476267 1 SC476267

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Cambian Childcare Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is registered to provide care for up to five children who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is owned by a large social care provider.

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This monitoring visit

At the inspection on 20 and 21 November 2017, the home was judged to be inadequate. As a result, Ofsted suspended the home’s registration from 24 November 2017 to 24 February 2018, and made 12 requirements. All four children who were in placement during the inspection were discharged by 24 November 2017. A monitoring visit took place on 19 January 2018 and a further interim inspection took place on 13 March 2018. The organisation currently has a condition on its registration, which means that it must inform Ofsted of its intention to admit children before a child commences living at the home. The registered manager has worked hard to meet all the requirements made at the interim inspection. Improvements have been made to the recruitment of new staff. For example, the registered manager now completes an evaluation of a person’s suitability before their employment is confirmed. This has created a better threshold so that children

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are safeguarded. The registered manager is working hard to rebuild the staff team. Staff are now being appropriately supervised. The registered manager is also receiving regular supervision from her line manager. Team meetings are now taking place. These meetings are helping to ensure that staff understand the ethos of the home and that the home is ready to take new admissions. A programme of training is scheduled to enable all staff to have a better understanding of sexual harmful behaviour, self-harm and attachment. One staff Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476267 2 member, who has worked in the organisation for over two years, is now making good progress in completing the required level 3 diploma in residential childcare. The home has been redecorated throughout. Each child’s bedroom has been decorated in a neutral colour to allow for personalisation. In preparation for

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admissions, each child’s bedroom has a ‘welcome box’. This box contains copies of the home’s complaints process and a ‘worry bear’ for each child. A letterbox has also been fitted to the wall in the hallway. This enables children to let the manager know about any worries that they might have. The registered manager has reviewed the suitability of the location of the premises. However, the manager has not ensured that this review has included key partners, such as the police. The registered manager is enthusiastic about the future of the home. The registered manager plans to start admitting children on a gradual basis from the beginning of May 2018. This will allow the staff the time to attend core training and to review and update the locality risk assessment. As a result of this inspection, a change to the home’s conditions of registration has been made so that the home can start to re- admit children.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 13/03/2018 Interim Not judged 20/11/2017 Full Inadequate 28/02/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 16/08/2016 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476267 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 registered person must review the appropriateness and suitability of the location of the premises used for the purposes of the children’s home at least once in each calendar year taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard). (Regulation 46(1)) 30/05/2018

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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 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476267 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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Inspectors

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