Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in County Durham

Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 1 SC059180 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children and/or young people who have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The current manager was registered with Ofsted on 19 January 2017.

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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

Date of last inspection: 12 September 2017

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/09/2017 Full Good 21/12/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness 17/05/2016 Full Good 16/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 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 are enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff— understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (Regulation 12 (2)(a)(v)) In particular, check the identification of any visitor to the home. 17/06/2018

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children‟s safety. For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained— the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or a qualification which the registered person considers to be the equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b)) 17/08/2018

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has been very settled since the previous inspection. No young people have left or arrived during this time. The young people get on well with each other and there are very few difficulties. The home feels calm and relaxed and this undoubtedly benefits everyone.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young people at this home are making good progress, and some of them are making very good progress. The staff have created a homely environment and work hard to address individual needs so that the experience of living in the home is excellent. The young people are helped to understand their disabilities and are encouraged to achieve and fulfil their potential. Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 4 The staff team has been encouraged by the registered manager to be more involved in planning individual work with the young people. There are good routines, boundaries and expectations in place. The young people are supported to make good decisions about diet and exercise and how they spend their time.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young people are all involved in making choices about the day-to-day running of the home. They benefit from a wide range of activities, visits and trips out. They are encouraged to utilise their personal independence skills, and this is preparing them effectively for their adult lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All the young people attend school or college, and most of them have good attendance and are making good progress. Some of them have done particularly well in their education more recently, as they have become more settled both at the home and in their schools.

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

The young people at this home are kept very safe. They all have close supervision from the staff, and any free time or visits to family members are well planned. The home has a system whereby both the front and back doors are locked and can only be opened using an electronic fob, which the staff carry. This is an appropriate safety and security measure, given the young people‟s learning disabilities.

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

The staff make good assessments of risk and put in appropriate controls to manage these risks effectively.

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

Since the last full inspection, only one young person has gone missing on one occasion for a few hours in the afternoon. Staff responded to this promptly and the young person was returned safe and well.

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

The manager has made considerable progress to reduce the number of physical interventions at the home. Staff training has helped to strengthen their behaviour management and de-escalation skills. This is a significant and positive development for the home.

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

The staff do good individual work with the young people around keeping themselves safe. This work addresses all sorts of areas, including the safe use of the internet, relationships and personal space.

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

Staff do not always ask visitors to show proof of their identity. A requirement has been raised.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has made considerable improvements to staff care practices and therefore to the care of the young people. He actively encourages staff to take a greater Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 5 responsibility and/or role in care planning and in developing the service.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is confident and highly experienced. He not only has excellent relationships with all of the young people and the staff but also monitors the home effectively and continues to develop the service well. He is ambitious for the young people and very committed to their well-being.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff were complimentary about the support provided by the registered manager. They feel supported in all aspects of their work and are encouraged to have a greater say in the running of the home. They were also complimentary about the good supervision and training that they receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager and the staff team have developed good working relationships and are now working effectively with external professionals and agencies. They make timely referrals for young people to external services, where appropriate.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Since the previous inspection, there have been two allegations made against staff. Both relate to inappropriate physical interventions with young people. Staff have raised concerns appropriately, leading to the necessary action being taken to keep the young people safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is much improvement since the last inspection, with five members of staff now qualified at the required level. However, a number of staff have still not completed their qualifications within the required timescale. Therefore, a requirement has been made again to address this issue.

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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: SC059180 6

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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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Inspector

Colin Imrie, social care inspector Inspection report children‟s home: SC059180 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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