Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Somerset

Inspection report children’s home: 1240802 1 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 can provide care for up to four children and young people who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is part of a large private organisation. The company employs its own clinical team. This resource is shared between this home and two other homes within the organisation. The manager has been registered with Ofsted since November 2018.

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Judgement at last inspection: good

Date of last inspection: 17 October 2018

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Judgement at last inspection: good

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 improved effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders and managers have successfully embedded the improvements made at the previous inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders, managers and staff provide children with a caring and loving home. Families are complimentary about the good-quality care that children receive and the positive impact that it has on their development. Children have positive experiences and make good progress.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff invest their time thoughtfully to develop positive relationships with children. Children benefit from caring and supportive structure, boundaries and routine. For example, bedtimes are positive experiences that include bubble baths and Inspection report children’s home: 1240802 2 aromatherapy, hot drinks, reading stories and being tucked into bed.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The clinical team has become more integrated into the home. Staff effectively use this team’s skills to inform the care that they provide to children. Children become more receptive to therapeutic support as clinicians are now more accessible and create better opportunities to engage with children.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children move into the home in a sensitive and well-planned way. Leaders and managers have a good understanding about the impact that new children may have on children already living in the home. Children move out from the home successfully and in a similarly sensitive manner to when they moved in.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff understand well the individual risks posed to children. Leaders and managers advocate strongly on behalf of children to ensure that risks are managed in the least restrictive way possible. For example, robust safety plans enable children to continue to use their mobile phones and to visit their family home. This proportionate approach enables children to progress.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

When children go missing from home, swift action is taken to safeguard them. Extensive work with safeguarding professionals helps staff to quickly find the children and bring them home. Gradually, children are becoming safer as they go missing less often and stop misusing substances.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders and managers have successfully implemented an ethos where staff have high aspirations for children. The home is led by a strong and highly skilled registered manager. Good management oversight and effective monitoring enable the home to continue to develop. Because of this effective monitoring, the registered manager acted to improve the quality and timeliness of independent return home interviews.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has good relationships with other professionals. She is tenacious and ensures that children are effectively safeguarded, and she appropriately holds other professionals to account. Sharing good practice with other providers is common practice.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

No requirements or recommendations have been raised at this inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/10/2018 Full Good 22/03/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness 28/11/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 24/01/2017 Full Requires improvement Inspection report children’s home: 1240802 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: 4th Floor, Waterfront Manbre Wharf, Manbre Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Victoria Elworthy

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Inspector

Nicola Lownds, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1240802 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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