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

Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 1 SC446325 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home is registered to look after up to two young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been registered since March 2012.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/05/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/02/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 27/09/2016 Full Good 24/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 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 ensure that all employees— receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 30/06/2018

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Recommendations

 Ensure that the home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets the needs of the children and is a homely and domestic environment. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) In particular, the registered provider should consider replacing a damaged bedroom door and decorating the internal and external aspects of the home which are in need of painting.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have a clear understanding of young people’s needs. This enables the staff team to provide young people with personalised care. As a result, young people are showing signs of making progress in respect of their educational and emotional development.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Proactive staff support young people to engage with education. This means that young people make noticeable strides from their starting points. This is an ongoing journey, and staff continue to offer young people daily motivation and encouragement to attend their educational placements.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people are taking increasing responsibility for their own health and welfare. For example, one young person has been supported to achieve a target weight loss through healthy eating and increased physical activity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people said that they like the staff and feel they are able to talk to them. A young person told the inspector, ‘It is a pretty good home really. I get on with all the staff. They are well nice to me. They are caring.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people have lots of opportunities to express their views and wishes. For example, Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 4 key-work sessions and young people’s meetings are supplemented by young people’s access to their own advocates. This means young people’s voices are heard and acted upon.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The large home is a pleasant environment for young people to live in. However, some parts of the home are beginning to look tired. For example, a bedroom door is damaged and paintwork throughout the home is in need of decorating.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Despite the determined efforts of staff, one young person has placed themselves at risk of sexual exploitation. Staff have been decisive in their response, working hand in hand with key stakeholders such as the police and local authority. This ensures that care planning is dynamic, responsive and coordinated.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff work hard to keep young people safe. For example, staff are relentless in providing young people with advice and guidance in order to empower them to make safe choices.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff put in place the necessary strategies to reduce the potential risk to young people. For example, when needed, staff restrict free time and access to electronic devices. Such measures are continually reviewed, with young people given the opportunity to earn these privileges back when it is safe to do so.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff work hard to enhance known protective factors. For example, staff are encouraging contact between one young person and a peer, who is not a resident at the home, as this is identified by staff to be a healthy and positive friendship.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Young people benefit from the consistent rules and boundaries implemented by staff. This means that young people’s behaviour within the home is generally good and physical intervention is rare and very much a last resort.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is an experienced and knowledgeable manager who holds a relevant qualification.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager utilises internal and external monitoring systems to good effect. This means that he has a good understanding of the quality of care provided to young people and how to make improvements.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

In recent months, the registered manager has not benefited from supervision in line with the provider’s supervision policy. At this stage this has had no noticeable impact, however the registered manager is not currently receiving the guidance and support needed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager leads a stable staff team. Staff feel well supported by both the management team and each other. This supports staff’s resilience and commitment to Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 5 the young people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are provided with ample opportunities to undertake training. For example, targeted child sexual exploitation training has been completed in response to one young person’s presenting behaviours. Staff are supported to develop the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of young people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have developed effective and well-established links with a range of partner agencies. This collaborative approach ensures that the needs of young people are met.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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.

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Information about this inspection

Using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’, this inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, 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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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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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Inspector

Paul Robinson, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 7 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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