Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 1 SC476292

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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. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five young people who have complex needs. A new manager started in post in June 2018, and she has submitted her application to Ofsted for registration.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was inspected in June 2018 and was judged inadequate after Ofsted raised significant concerns about the safety of young people at the home. This resulted in nine requirements being raised. This monitoring inspection has highlighted that, overall, the manager and staff are making good progress in addressing the nine requirements made at the last inspection. As a result, six of the nine requirements are now met. This has left three requirements still to be met.

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This monitoring visit

A new manager started at the home in June 2018 and has submitted her application for registration to Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

There are two young people living at the home. New staff are being appointed and there are sufficient staff available to provide the young people with consistent care.

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This monitoring visit

The last inspection highlighted significant deficits in the home’s environment, and a lack of managerial monitoring. This monitoring visit found that there are still occasions when managerial monitoring continues to be weak. For example, one young person’s bedroom was found to have a stain on the wall, the young person’s bedding had not been ironed and there was a loose wardrobe handle. Managers had arranged for another bedroom to be redecorated and personalised; however, the carpet was soiled despite the bedroom being deep-cleaned. These areas of the home do not reflect the care and attention that the young people need to help to boost their self-confidence.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have not checked that all information required by Schedule 3 is held on each young person’s file. This was raised as a requirement at the last inspection. For Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 2 example, one young person’s file is still missing their personal education plan, their local authority’s care plan and a copy of their looked after child health assessment.

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This monitoring visit

More positively, managers have now ensured that staff are enrolled on the level 3 diploma in residential childcare. Most staff are now up to date with their training and personal development. Where members of staff did have gaps in their training, these staff have now been booked on the required courses.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, there has been a reduction in the number of physical interventions, and there has only been one incident. The record includes feedback from the young person and staff, and includes the manager’s assessment.

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Young people are now participating in weekly meetings with staff. They discuss a variety of topics, including activities, days out and menus.

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Managers are now ensuring that all staff have regular supervision. This is helping them to reflect on young people’s needs and on their own development. Topics such as safeguarding are discussed in team meetings. This is helping to reinforce the staff’s knowledge about safeguarding young people.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 18/06/2018 Full Inadequate 07/02/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 24/10/2017 Full Good 01/12/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (2)(c)(i)) 14/09/2018

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 14/09/2018

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The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)). 14/09/2018 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 4

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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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 5

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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

Julia Wright, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476292 6 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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