Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 1 SC424851 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 and operated by a private company. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six young people. The home provides placements for young people who may have faced adverse childhood experiences, trauma, placement and family breakdown.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager was registered with Ofsted in January 2011. She is appropriately qualified and experienced for the role.

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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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/10/2017 Full Good 09/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 18/10/2016 Full Good 14/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 3

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Recommendations

 When a child returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity for the child to have an independent return home interview. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.3)

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people live in a nurturing and supportive environment that meets their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Educational achievement for young people in relation to their starting points is good. All young people are engaged in appropriate educational activities and are making good progress. Staff have a ‘can do’ attitude, and young people clearly benefit from an enthusiastic staff team.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that young people are enabled to pursue their favourite interests and hobbies. These opportunities help young people to develop their personal and social skills.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Relationships between staff and young people are good. Staff encourage young people to talk about what is causing them to be anxious or upset. This is often done through key-worker sessions and everyday conversations.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people’s health needs are met, and staff ensure that medical consultations take place as and when required. When young people require additional support, this is quickly arranged, and staff ensure that young people attend any appointments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff routinely seek young people’s views or opinions in relation to the content of their care plans or the development of the service. Staff make sure that they inform young people of any changes made to internal care plans. As a result, young people’s wishes and feelings are central to decisions made about their care.

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

Young people are safe and feel safe in the home.

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

On occasions when physical restraint is necessary to prevent serious harm, staff complete a careful debrief and analysis. This ensures that the use of restraint is proportionate, and that staff and young people are given the opportunity to reflect on Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 4 incidents.

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

Staff understand young people’s individual vulnerabilities and behavioural triggers. Staff respond well to safeguarding concerns and take quick action to keep young people safe. For example, staff will seek the support of partner agencies so that safeguarding concerns are thoroughly investigated. However, when young people have gone missing from the home, staff have not chased up delays with the placing authority to ensure that young people are offered a return home interview. This leaves staff with limited insight into understanding better the reasons why a young person has made a decision to put themselves at risk.

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

Risk assessments are continually reviewed. A range of risks, and potential risks, are considered. Staff ensure that emerging risks in the locality, for example county lines, radicalisation and extremism, are considered and reflected in their planning. Staff are appropriately curious about young people’s lives and are alert to potential community issues, for example gang-related language and changes to behaviour. This inquisitive nature shows the young people that staff are both interested and genuinely concerned about their welfare.

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

The home environment is well presented and safely maintained. Staff carry out regular health and safety checks to ensure that the home is safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is committed to improving the service for the young people’s benefit. The recent stability of the team has increased staff morale. The requirements made at the last inspection have been met. Internal monitoring systems have been strengthened by the reintroduction of monthly audits. This analysis is supporting staff in tailoring their care to help to improve the well-being of young people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive good-quality supervision which focuses on the needs of young people. This means that staff can reflect on practice. Staff receive regular training to enable them to meet the young people’s individual day-to-day needs. There is a detailed training plan in place to enhance specialist training for staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff discuss young people’s progress in team meetings and reflect on new strategies to help young people to make further progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager works well with families and professionals. This approach is central to practice in the home and ensures that the service meets the aims and objectives contained in the statement of purpose.

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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 Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 5 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: SC424851 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

Lisa Walsh, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC424851 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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