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 applied 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

On 28 May 2019, Ofsted undertook a further monitoring visit. The inspector found that staff have received training in behaviour management, to enable them to better manage young people’s risk-taking behaviours. Although managers and staff had met the compliance notice, staff and the manager failed to address all the shortfalls identified at the last interim inspection. Consequently, the suspension notice remained in place. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 2 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

Senior managers, the manager and staff have worked hard and have met all the requirements. No new requirements have been raised. As a result, the suspension notice has been lifted.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff have all received relevant training in a range of areas, including pathway planning, understanding young people’s barriers to education, developing positive relationships with young people, the use of appropriate sanctions, safe use of restraint, report writing and recording, missing from care protocols and the purpose of return home interviews. As a result, staff now understand their roles and responsibilities in meeting young people’s needs and keeping them safe.

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This monitoring visit

Staff told the inspector the actions they would take to meet young people’s holistic needs and safeguard them. For example, using education plans, attendance trackers, personal education plans and education health care plans, in liaison with partner agencies, to monitor and review young people’s progress.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have re-evaluated the systems for monitoring and reviewing the service. They have implemented effective tools to oversee the running of the home and ensure that staff provide good-quality care to young people in line with the aims and objectives set out in the home’s statement of purpose.

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This monitoring visit

Improved monitoring means that managers now know the strengths of the service, as well as areas for development. This helps to inform development plans and drive forward improvement.

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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 3

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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, Middlesex W6 9RU

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Inspector

Rumbi Mangoma, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC359818 4 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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Inspector

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