Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Stockport

Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 1 SC359818

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Cambian Childcare Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is part of a large organisation providing care services. The home provides care for up to four young people. It is situated in a busy multicultural and ethnically diverse suburb.

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Information about this children’s home

The statement of purpose indicates that staff provide young people with structure, boundaries, care and support, and that staff help young people to prepare for the next step in their lives, whether it is a return home, a move to another placement or the transition to independence.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has had no registered manager since 10 January 2019. A manager has been appointed who has yet to apply to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

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

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This monitoring visit

On 25 April 2019, Ofsted undertook a monitoring inspection in response to a serious incident that had occurred involving a young person at the home. Inspectors identified serious shortfalls in safeguarding, behaviour management, and monitoring and reviewing the home. Ofsted served a suspension notice and issued a compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring inspection was conducted to assess the progress made by the provider in addressing the previously identified shortfalls.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff have met the compliance notice issued at the last monitoring inspection. Staff have now received training in behaviour management, which will help them to be able to manage young people‟s risk-taking behaviours safely.

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This monitoring visit

However, serious shortfalls remain. The manager and staff have failed to address most of the shortfalls identified at the last interim inspection, despite having Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 2 opportunities to do so when young people lived at the home. For example, when young people went missing from the home, return home interviews were not completed consistently. Staff and the manager have not reflected on this to evidence any learning to improve practice.

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This monitoring visit

Restraint records remain poor and, again, the manager has not reviewed the records to identify shortfalls in staff practice and address these shortfalls with staff to improve their recording in the future. As a result, it is unclear what learning has occurred and whether practice is likely to improve.

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This monitoring visit

The manager could not evidence that young people had been consulted when their care plans were formulated. Furthermore, records of young people‟s meetings do not contain evidence of management oversight to show that the manager and staff act on young people‟s requests. This has not enabled young people to be fully involved in their day-to-day care and running of the home. This has not helped young people to feel valued and respected.

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This monitoring visit

Staff and the manager have failed to educate young people about healthy eating and risks related to smoking and substance misuse. This has not enabled young people to learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

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This monitoring visit

Young people‟s school attendance and engagement remained poor when they lived at the home. Staff did not do any work with young people to understand barriers to education. This has not demonstrated learning from inspection and it has not helped young people to make measurable progress with their learning.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff have not effectively supported young people to gain independence skills, to prepare them for transitions into adult placements. This can make it difficult for young people to settle in their new placements.

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This monitoring visit

The home‟s sanctions book states that there have only been two sanctions given to young people, despite Ofsted notifications showing that there have been more incidents involving challenging behaviour. Staff have not helped young people to learn from incidents that happened and to improve their behaviour.

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This monitoring visit

The manager does not adequately monitor the home‟s effectiveness. In addition, oversight of the manager has been poor. Consequently, the quality of care given to young people is unlikely to improve . The manager failed to implement the action plan she submitted to Ofsted to meet the requirements raised at the interim inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has not submitted a completed application to become the registered manager of the home, despite being in post since January 2019.

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This monitoring visit

The suspension notice remains in place and Ofsted will carry out a further monitoring visit in due course. Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 13/03/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 09/05/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/01/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 07/09/2017 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 4

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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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children‟s home‟s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children‟s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b)(2)(vi)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The children‟s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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develop positive relationships with them;

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take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children‟s care and welfare and their lives. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers. (Regulation 8 (1)(2)(a)(iii)) 28/06/2019

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Requirement Due date

The health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met; 28/06/2019 Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 5 children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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Requirement Due date

children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c)) The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on an understanding about acceptable behaviour.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop socially aware behaviour;

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encourage each child to take responsibility for the child‟s behaviour, in accordance with the child‟s age and understanding;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child‟s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child‟s age and understanding. (Regulation 11 (1)(b)(2)(a)(ii)(iii)(v)) 28/06/2019

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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—

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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 (1)(2)(a)(i)) 28/06/2019

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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—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in 28/06/2019 Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 6 the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(f)(h)) The registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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Requirement Due date

has spoken to the user about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(b)(i)) 28/06/2019

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children‟s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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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 9RU

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Inspector

Rumbi Mangoma, social care inspector Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 7 to 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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Inspector

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