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

Monitoring visit 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 social and emotional difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

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

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This monitoring visit

There is now a new manager, who has a strong commitment to improving the service. Considerable work has been undertaken in the past two months to explore ways to help drive up the capacity to improve the provision of care for children through using self-evaluation, improving communication and increasing accountability. This has resulted in new senior manager posts being created, which will offer the new manager additional support and will be a critical friend to the home. In addition, the manager will get support through attending a weekly regional managers’ meeting.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been refurbished, including new flooring, redecoration throughout the house and new furniture. Work has begun on the garden and is expected to be completed by 30 May 2018. Children’s bedrooms are personalised and include a welcome booklet and their own worry teddy. All bedrooms have been furnished to a high standard and are ready for children’s arrivals.

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This monitoring visit

There has been an increased focus on ensuring that staff receive support, supervision and training. This is helping to strengthen practice so that staff are increasingly skilled.

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This monitoring visit

At the start of June 2018, the home will have 70% of the required staffing in post in readiness to accept new referrals. Recruitment for the additional staff is still ongoing. The manager is clear that in the initial period of the home re-opening, Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC476261 2 careful consideration will be given to the admission of children in line with the staffing levels.

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This monitoring visit

At this inspection, it has not been possible to assess the progress made against the requirement made under the protection of children. This will be looked at during the home’s next full inspection.

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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, Waterfront, Hammersmith Embankment, Chancellors Road, London, Middlesex W6 9RU

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Inspector

Michelle Moss, social care inspector 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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Inspector

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