Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Worcestershire

Inspection report children’s home: SC478134 1 SC478134 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

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children who have been subjected to early life trauma, causing them to have social and emotional difficulties. The current manager is qualified to level 5 in leadership and management, and was registered with Ofsted in 2015.

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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 outstanding

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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: 18 December 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: SC478134 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/12/2017 Full Good 15/03/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness 01/11/2016 Full Good 01/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC478134 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are well cared for by staff who are nurturing. They enjoy stable and trusting relationships with staff who know them well. As a result, children are making good and at times excellent progress. One child’s independent reviewing officer commented, ‘What a journey she has made.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making significant progress in their education. Children who historically have struggled in school are attending well and succeeding in their educational targets.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff do their best to ensure that children experience a relaxed family atmosphere. Children are encouraged to make friends in the local community, to go to their friends’ houses for sleepovers and to have them back for tea at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a good range of day-to-day activities, including horse riding and drama. They enjoy camping trips with staff and holidays abroad with school. Consequently, children are increasing in confidence and self-esteem. Recently, the manager has purchased a large swimming pool for the garden. This has been enjoyed by the children on an almost daily basis.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children to become involved in the local community and attend local events and festivals. One child regularly volunteers in a home for elderly people as part of her Duke of Edinburgh’s award.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff work well with to promote positive contact between children and their families. They advocate strongly on the children’s behalf. As a result, children are increasingly able to enjoy the time they spend with family and friends.

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

The staff are clear and consistent about boundaries. They recognise and celebrate children’s positive behaviour.

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

Over recent months there has been an increase in children’s challenging behaviour that has led to the need for staff to hold and restrain children more often. As a result of this, the manager has taken decisive action to support some children to move to new homes. This action has only been taken when it was deemed to be in the best interest of the child. The manager has provided staff to support children in moving to their new homes. This gives children continuity and reassurance during their moves.

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

Staff understand the risks to children. They regularly meet to discuss and reflect on their practice. This helps the staff to make ongoing improvements in the quality of their care. Inspection report children’s home: SC478134 4 Children are safe in the home and do not go missing from the home. This is significant progress from when they first arrived at the home.

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

Safe recruitment practice ensures that anyone employed in the home is safe to work with children .

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

An enthusiastic and motivated manager leads this home. She is exceptionally child focused and advocates strongly on behalf of the children in her care. She is tenacious when challenging others if their responses are not seen to be in the best interests of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager and staff team have high expectations for children and for what they can achieve. They have a clear understanding of the progress children have made, and work successfully with parents and professionals to promote positive outcomes for the children in the home. One parent commented, ‘Sharon is a fantastic leader... she provides clear and consistent guidance and support… we have seen a marked improvement in [child]’s behaviour... Sharon is truly one in a million.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager has clear oversight of the running of the home through strong monitoring practices. Consequently, the manager knows and understands the home’s strengths and weaknesses well, identifying weaknesses and taking decisive action when needed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager is continually looking to develop the staff’s skills and experience. She ensures that the level of training for staff is tailored to the specific needs of the children they care for. For example, she has enlisted the support and help of a mental health practitioner, who regularly visit the home to support staff and develop their awareness of issues such as sexually harmful behaviours.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff are motivated and feel well supported by the manager. Supervisions and team meetings promote theory-based practice, as well as offering critical analysis following incidents. As a result, care practice is constantly improving.

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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. Inspection report children’s home: SC478134 5 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

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Information about this inspection

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: SC478134 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, Waterfront, Hammersmith Embankment, Chancellors Road, London, Middlesex W6 9RU

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Inspector

Sue Young: social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC478134 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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