Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Rochdale

Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 1 SC456850 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is one of a number of privately run children’s homes operated by a private company. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who may need support with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The registered manager also manages another home within the company, and the homes are near each other.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Two young people have moved out of the home since the last inspection and one young person has recently been admitted from another home within the organisation. This was a planned move and the young person has settled well in the short period of time that she has been living in the home. Her staff team moved with her from the previous home she lived in, to ensure consistency in care.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Shortfalls were identified in how plans for transitions were communicated to staff and young people. Furthermore, young people’s records do not demonstrate how staff ensure careful and child-centred transitions into and out of the home. Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 2 Staff ensure that young people have risk assessments in place, which identify young people’s known vulnerabilities and actions that staff are expected to take to ensure that young people are kept safe. The manager, however, needs to ensure that risk assessments are signed and understood by all the staff working with the young person.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been one significant incident since the last inspection. This incident was notified to Ofsted and strategies have been put in place to minimise any further risk of this behaviour.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has not ensured that the requirements and recommendations made at the last inspection are met. She did not submit an action plan detailing how these shortfalls would be addressed. Furthermore, she has not acted to promptly address any recommendations made from independent visits to the home. This does not demonstrate that she uses monitoring and review systems to improve standards of care.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Only three of the staff currently working in the home have the required level 3 qualification. One member of staff has not been able to complete the level 3 diploma within the required timescale. Staff working in team leader roles have not had any supervision training. This does not demonstrate that staff have the qualifications and skills required for their roles.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager does not ensure that there is a clear record of staff rosters. The manager and the full names of staff who are covering shifts are not included on rosters. This does not ensure that there is an accurate record of staff who have worked in the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The organisation has identified some shortfalls in the leadership and management of the home since the last inspection and has put a plan in place to ensure that there are more robust management arrangements in the home going forward.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff communicate well with external agencies such as social workers and the police, to support young people’s progress.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/05/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/12/2017 Full Good 19/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 11/08/2016 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 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.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (2)(a)(i)) 05/03/2019

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that helps children to aspire to their full potential and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff have the experience, qualification and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (2)(c)) 05/03/2019

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that helps children to aspire to their full potential and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (2)(h)) 05/03/2019

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; 05/03/2019 Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 4 are kept up to date; and

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Requirement Due date

are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. (Regulation 37 (2)(a)) In particular, a copy of the staff duty roster of persons working at the home, and a record of the actual rosters worked. 05/03/2019

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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

This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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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’.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 4th Floor, Waterfront, Manbre Wharf, Manbre Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Stacey Brook Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 5 Registered manager: Abbie Marron

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Inspector(s)

Sarah Billett, social care inspector Ceri Evans, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC456850 6 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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