Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 1 SC483856 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 for up to five children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is operated by a private company.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has a manager who was registered on 20 March 2018.

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: N/A

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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

Since the manager was registered in March 2018, she has worked hard to increase the stability of placements for the children, which she has achieved. The admission procedures have improved, with detailed consideration now being given to new referrals. The manager communicates well with the local authorities in relation to information- gathering regarding young people who may move to live in the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Despite an active recruitment programme, the home‟s staff team still has vacancies. The use of staff from the neighbouring children‟s home, and from other children‟s homes within the company, does occur. However, in the main, they are regular staff known to the children and the young people. The manager and the senior leaders are actively addressing the shortfall in staff. The use of staff from other services does not provide stability or consistency for the children. Recently, two staff members who had been Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 2 brought in from other homes left the home when their shifts ended, despite the home being unsettled. Another staff member was asked to drive to Coventry with a child who he had only met moments before, in order to supervise home contact. This is not effective teamwork and could place the children and staff at risk.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The established members of the staff team are working more collaboratively and morale is good. The staff have formed trusting relationships with the children, who talk openly to them about their feelings and risky behaviours.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Even though the children exhibit risk-taking behaviours at times, they have made some progress in addressing feelings and emotions that have a direct impact on their reactions to certain life events and their relationships with family members. The staff team is fully informed of those relationships which are positive and those which are negative. The staff work closely with the local authority and the police to ensure that there is a consistent response to any risky events that occur. In particular, working in a collaborative way with external agencies and very good communication with the missing persons police team have resulted in the return of a vulnerable young person from a high-risk situation.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff work closely with a range of external professionals to ensure that the children make progress in respect of their education. This has proved to be challenging for the staff at times, due to the reluctance of some young people to fully engage in education. The staff do not give up on the young people. They continue to promote education positively. However, there is no written plan of structured activities for children to undertake while their education placements are being formalised. This leaves children bored, and results in negative behaviours being exhibited. The manager does challenge authorities, when necessary, to ensure that suitable education establishments are sought.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Safeguarding matters are well managed and appropriate referrals are made to the external safeguarding agencies when necessary. The training that staff receive covers topics such as sexual exploitation, drug misuse, radicalisation and risks associated with going missing. This training helps the staff to better understand risk and how to manage it.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager is committed to ensuring that the children and the young people have a good experience at the home, and that they make good progress. She provides good support for the staff team and knows the children, the young people and her staff team well. Senior leaders and managers offer support to the manager on a regular basis. Three staff who have been working at the home for more than two years have still to complete their level 3 diploma in caring for children and young people. A requirement is ongoing to address this.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager monitors and records staff practice. External monitoring is very good, and produces detailed reports and recommendations made. She actively responds to all recommendations that are made, to improve experiences and outcomes for the children and the young people. Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

26/06/2018 Full Good 13/07/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 12/08/2016 Full Good

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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

13: The leadership and management standard

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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 staff work as a team where appropriate; ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child; ensure that the home‟s workforce provides continuity of care to each child. (Regulation 13(2)(b)(d)(e)) 31/05/2019

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), ensure that an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

The relevant date is— 31/05/2019 Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 4 in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32(4)(a)(b)(5)(a))

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Recommendations

 Where children placed in a home are not participating in education because they have been excluded or are not on a school roll for some other reason, the registered person and staff must work closely with the placing authority so that the child is supported and enabled to resume full-time education as soon as possible. In the interim, the child should be supported to sustain or regain their confidence in education and be engaged in suitable structured activities. If no education place is identified by the placing authority, the registered person must challenge them to meet the child‟s needs under regulation 5 (engaging with the wider system to ensure children‟s needs are met). („Guide to the children‟s homes regulations including the quality standards‟, page 28, paragraph 5.15)

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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

Provision sub-type: Children‟s home Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 5 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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Inspector

Elaine Clare, social care inspector Inspection report children‟s home: SC483856 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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Inspector

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