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

Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 1 SC446325 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Full 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 two young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is privately run and managed.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has management responsibility for two homes and was registered with Ofsted for this home in March 2012.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: improved effectiveness

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/03/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 01/05/2018 Full Good 16/05/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/02/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 3

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Recommendations

 Ensure that children are in full-time education whilst they are of compulsory school age, unless their personal education plan contained within the care plan or other relevant plan states otherwise. The home must aim to support full time attendance at school unless the child’s relevant plan indicates this is not in their best interests. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.14)  Ensure that all relevant plans are in place for young people (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.1). This relates specifically to obtaining a copy of an up-to-date care plan from the young person’s placing authority.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A young person who lived at the home previously was remanded in custody in April 2019. They are currently placed in secure accommodation with a view to returning to the home on their release in September 2019. Currently, there is only one young person living at the home who was admitted in June of this year. This young person has settled in extremely well and has been made to feel very welcome by staff. The young person reported, ‘It’s all right. It’s different. I’m happy living here. It’s chilled out. I have been on loads of activities.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person has quickly developed positive relationships with staff. He benefits from continuity of care and has consistency and stability in his life. The young person’s independent reviewing officer reported, ‘[Young person] is currently in a solo placement, but his individual needs are promoted. This is my first contact with the home. The communication between the home and social worker is excellent.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A diverse staff team is employed to meet the needs of young people. Staff provide the young person with a safe, supportive, caring and nurturing environment. The young person is looked after by experienced and dedicated staff who act as positive role models whom he can look up to and learn from.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There are effective arrangements in place to promote the young person’s good health. He is registered with all primary health services, such as a doctor, dentist and optician, and has access to these services when he needs them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Although the young person is receiving planned care that promotes his specific needs effectively, his current care plan is not reflective of the placement arrangements. The Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 4 home has requested an updated plan from the placing authority.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person is currently without any education provision. The home is working closely with the child’s placing authority to ensure that education is in place for the new school term in September. A social worker reported, ‘Staff are supporting him to do educational activities whilst formal education is being sought.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person enjoys a broad range of positive activities. He has played for a local football team and participated in a bike repairing project, which are both run by the local police. Staff are in the process of planning a summer camping holiday in line with the young person’s requests to go camping. A social worker reported, ‘Staff work with other organisations or resources in the local community and offer a young person a variety of positive activities to develop their social interactions, make good use of leisure time with activities that develop a young person’s independence and capitalise on their strengths and interests.’

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The safety of young people is consistently at the centre of staff’s practice. The young person is kept safe and feels safe living at the home. Staff have a good understanding of his needs and emerging vulnerabilities and take appropriate action to address them. The young person is not currently presenting with any specific risk-taking behaviours. There are no safeguarding concerns evident, and his safety and well-being are promoted effectively by staff.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff are trained in child protection, so they know how to identify suspected abuse and protect young people from other forms of significant harm. Significant incidents are reported to the appropriate authorities to ensure that young people are kept safe and benefit from the best possible help and all-round support. The home maintains highly effective partnerships with the police, social workers and all other safeguarding agencies to promote the safety and well-being of young people.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff consistently promote and encourage the young person’s positive behaviour. The young person has responded positively to the rules and boundaries that staff put in place to keep him safe. The use of individualised behaviour management plans and robust and clear risk assessments enable staff to keep the young person safe from harm. There have been no restraints since the young person’s admission. Restraint, if used at all, is a last resort and is only ever used to protect young people from harm. Sanctions used to address negative behaviour are fair, balanced and proportionate.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The young person has been missing on a small number of occasions. All missing from care episodes are late returns. Staff follow the young person’s specific risk assessment and implement the home’s relevant procedures to report the young person missing and secure his quick and safe return.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Young people benefit from a comfortable and homely living environment. The home is consistently maintained to a high standard for young people. Health and safety matters Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 5 are addressed effectively, which helps to provide a safe environment for visitors, young people and staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has management responsibility for two homes and was registered with Ofsted for this home in March 2012. The manager has high expectations of staff and high aspirations for young people. He ensures that staff are managed effectively and are well supported, professionally supervised and led.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home employs sufficient numbers of well-trained, skilled, appropriately qualified and experienced staff that meet the home’s aims and objectives, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose. Staff deliver a good-quality service for young people and share and implement the home’s ethos, approach and philosophy in caring for young people. Staff maintain highly effective partnerships with all professional agencies to ensure that young people receive the help and support they need, when they need it most.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home makes a positive difference to the lives of young people. It ensures that their needs are prioritised effectively, and everyone involved in the young person’s care works together. This means that all professionals are in constant communication with each other and work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for the young person. The deployment of staff promotes continuity of care, and this enables young people to develop and sustain their positive attachments to staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are effective arrangements in place for the routine monitoring of the performance of the home. An independent person visits the home every month to scrutinise the quality of young people’s care and the arrangements to safeguard them and promote their well-being. The registered manager makes good use of the home’s external and internal monitoring activities to understand the strengths of the home and in tackling any associated weaknesses to secure the home’s continuing improvement.

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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

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 Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 6 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: SC446325 7

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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 W6 9RU

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC446325 8 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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