Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Warwickshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC476249 1 SC476249 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

The home provides care and accommodation for up to five young people aged between eight and 18 years, of either gender, who have complex behaviours due to childhood trauma. Staff work therapeutically within a nurturing environment. The home is privately owned. The manager has been registered with Ofsted since December 2017, and she is currently on maternity leave. There is an interim manager in place.

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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 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

The home has accepted one new admission since the last inspection. When young people have moved on, their transition has been well planned and co-ordinated. Staff now have regular supervision. This increase in supervision offers staff more opportunity to reflect on their practice. There is good managerial oversight in place to ensure that staff complete mandatory training within the expected timescales. Young people continue to have positive experiences to help enrich their lives. They are also continuing to make good academic progress through maintaining good school Inspection report children’s home: SC476249 2 attendance. Young people’s safety remains a priority. Staff ensure that they make swift referrals for all safeguarding incidents to the relevant professionals. This allows for collaborative working with other professionals to manage and reduce risks. Some young people have gone missing from the home for short periods. Staff have

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

responded well to these incidents and worked closely with other agencies to protect young people from harm. Key-working sessions have a clear focus on young people’s specific needs, including, when required, covering sensitive topics such as healthy relationships and personal hygiene. Staff support young people to develop social skills and relationships, and to enjoy healthy living. Bedroom door alarms continue to be used to provide additional security to the home. However, current risk assessments surrounding this practice are not actively reviewed to consider young people’s individual needs.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

22/05/2018 Full Good 01/11/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 23/05/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 16/01/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that any limitation placed on a child’s privacy or access to any area of the home’s premises is necessary and proportionate; is kept under review and, if necessary, revised; and allows children as much freedom as is possible when balanced against the need to protect them and keep them safe. (Regulation 21(c)(ii)(iii)(iv)) 27/03/2019 Inspection report children’s home: SC476249 3

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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: Cambian Childcare Limited, 4th Floor, Waterfront Manbre Wharf, Manbre Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RH

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Inspector

Lisa Walsh, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC476249 4 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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