Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Hammersmith and Fulham

Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 1 SC433290 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 independent children’s home provides care and accommodation for up to six young people who may experience emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home’s registered manager was approved in April 2018.

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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. Following a period of disruption in December 2018, the home is now settled. Young people confirm that they have formed strong relationships with staff and that they are supported to reach their individual placement goals. A young person said, ‘The staff are brilliant. I can’t fault them. They have been here for me when things have been tough and have always stood by me.’ Young people engage in regular key-work sessions undertaken by staff and external agencies such as community police, looked after children’s nurse and youth offending services. These sessions help young people to address issues in their lives and take supported steps in making effective changes. Healthcare planning is good. Young people attend routine appointments and are visited by the looked after children’s nurse. Staff support young people to review their own

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 2 health and this has resulted in the reduction of risk-taking behaviours. The registered manager said, ‘The young people are more focused, happy and can see the positives in their lives. They have all made really good progress.’ All young people attend bespoke educational provision. Some young people are preparing to undertake GCSE examinations, while others are reviewing apprentice and work experience options. Where young people have been out of education for a considerable time, one-to-one tuition is provided in the home and this is used as a stepping stone into a suitable educational setting. However, although the registered manager has escalated a concern, there is a delay in the placing authority completing a young person’s education and healthcare plan. As a result, there is a delay for one young person to move from one-to-one tuition to a formal educational setting. A

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

recommendation is made to address this matter. Young people’s safety is suitably managed in the home. The registered manager is effective in the monitoring of all safeguarding concerns and takes responsive action to manage and minimise risk. Consequently, since the last full inspection, there is a significant reduction in young people being reported as absent or missing and there are no incidences where physical intervention has been required. Likewise, the manager’s safeguarding tracker quickly identified where risks have reduced or, indeed, increased. This information is consistently shared within placement partnership meetings to ensure that all concerns are addressed swiftly. Contact with family and friends is prioritised. Young people are supported to maintain contact with important people in their lives. Individual contact plans detail the support and/or supervision necessary to ensure that positive contact is maintained. However,

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

there are occasions where staff are unsure where young people spend their free time or who they are associating with. Although staff take steps to address this issue, it is not always successful and, therefore, the impact of negative friendships cannot be fully assessed or monitored. A recommendation is made to address this matter. Records are consistently maintained in the home. Young people have access to records and record their views and opinions. However, to promote the individual rights of a young person, consideration should be given to how information is recorded. An example of this is the recording of a birth name, when this impacts on the chosen sexuality of a young person who prefers to be known by a different name. A recommendation is made to address this matter. At the last inspection in April 2018, three requirements were made to further improve practice in the home. Good progress is made. All young people now attend education

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consistently and make progress. Where difficulties arise with the placing authority, they are quickly addressed within the monthly regional area meeting. Furthermore, the registered manager can evidence where she has escalated matters in order to secure a swift response and effective action. As a result of enhanced impact assessments for new referrals and a more stable and experienced staff team, there have been no incidents of physical intervention in the home since the last inspection. Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 3 Consequently, the requirements from the last full inspection are met.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/04/2018 Full Good 19/12/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/09/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 31/05/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good

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Recommendations

 The registered person must ensure that care which meets the child’s needs and promotes their welfare, takes into account their sexual identity, specifically, within all records available to the child. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.2)  Promoting the Education of Looked-After Children describes how local authorities are expected to comply with their duties to promote the education of looked after children. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 27, paragraph 5.6) With specific regard to delays in completing the necessary educational plans and assessments.  Staff should be skilled in understanding the range of influences that friendships can have and should encourage those with a positive impact and discourage those with a negative impact. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including

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Recommendations

the quality standards’, page 38, paragraph 8.8) Specifically, staff should ensure that young people’s free time and friendships are known and consistently monitored.

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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 Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 4 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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 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 Childcare Limited, 4th Floor, Waterfront Manbre Wharf, Manbre Road London W6 9RH

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Inspector

Maria McGranaghan, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC433290 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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