Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 1 SC460063 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

This children’s home is privately owned and run. The home is registered to accommodate five children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home reopened in March 2019 after being closed since February 2018. The manager is not yet registered although her application is being processed.

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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

Date of last inspection: 22 October 2018

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not judged

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

22/10/2018 Interim Not judged 10/01/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 30/10/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 22/05/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff spend a lot of time doing activities with children and young people in and out of the home, which helps them to build trusting relationships. The staff help children and young people to see their families and rebuild relationships with them. The staff supervise children and young people very closely, which means that they are not accessing much free time. This does not support their independence in line with their age and development. Specialist help such as substance misuse is available for children and young people and all the referrals are made promptly. Children that are new to the home get a warm welcome. They get a welcome book, with pictures of staff and the home. They get to individualise their bedrooms to make them homelier. When endings for the children and young people are unplanned, the staff continue to keep in touch with them to follow their progress and give them continuity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children and young people take part in reviewing their plans and benefit from incentives for positive behaviour, such as time on the games console. They have opportunities to ‘earn back’ lost time if they change their negative behaviours. The children and young people access education and are making progress academically and socially. They earn financial rewards when their attendance and engagement are positive. Children and young people can choose the activities that they take part in, such as going on days out and fun things like go-karting. One young person has been able to participate in the Tough Mudder run with his key worker, raising money for a Down’s syndrome charity. The children and young people have been on short-break holidays and visited places like Fantasy Island.

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

The children and young people are safe. The staff follow comprehensive risk assessments and know how to act in response to various behaviours. The staff know what to do if children and young people go missing. They know the signs of child sexual exploitation, county lines and how to keep children and young people safe. The new staff are recruited with careful consideration given to their previous experience of working with children and young people. However, a member of staff has been working on a shadowing shift without a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Although the member of staff was supervised throughout the shift, this could have put the children and young people at risk if the outcome of the check had been negative. Staff have a calm and consistent approach with the children and young people. They have regular key-working sessions, which are done sensitively with regards to children’s

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

Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 4 and young people’s needs. The children and young people listen to staff. When there have been incidents, they have been managed appropriately and lessons are learned from these. This helps the children and young people to make better choices and understand the dangers they may face. The staff have good links with the local authorities, designated officers in the local community and the education professionals. The manager considers the matching well in respect of children already living at the home and those that are moving in. All health and safety checks in the home are up to date. The home is safe and in good repair, which further reduces the risks for the children and young people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is enthusiastic and wants the best for the children and young people. She is approachable and has a good knowledge of the children and young people in the home. The staff take real ownership of the home and they get good support from the manager and each other. The staff are committed and want to provide consistency to the children and as a result, at times work many additional hours. This can lead to overtired workers if they continue working excessive hours. Children’s and young people’s records are up to date and of good quality and staff are well informed of any changes. Notifications of any incidents are sent to the regulator appropriately, apart from on one occasion. The manager is proactive at challenging agencies when the response from them does not meet the needs of the children and young people. The staff are in regular contact with other agencies and families in respect of updates

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

and progress of the children and young people. The feedback from professionals in relation to meeting the needs of the children and young people, communication, the staff, and the management of the home, is very positive. New staff starting at the home receive a comprehensive induction that is relevant to the needs of the children and young people at the home. Team meetings are productive and include discussions about the children and young people. In addition, the staff do team-building and reflective practice exercises such as getting to understand how the young people in care feel. The manager and staff receive regular supervision that focuses on children and young people. It identifies any gaps in training and gives staff an opportunity to reflect on practice and discuss any arising issues. Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 5

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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 must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The fitness of workers for children standard is that the registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (3) requires the registered person to ensure–

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Requirement Due date

that full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32(1), (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

 ensure that all staff members have a valid enhanced DBS certificate when in contact with children and young people even if they are supervised by other members of staff.

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16/10/2019

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if–

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16/10/2019

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Recommendations

 Children should be supported to express themselves as individuals and should be given an appropriate degree of freedom and choice in relation to day to day arrangements for their care, depending on their individual needs and the setting in which they are cared for. This is in relation to both activities and personal items. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 3.21) Specifically, to promote age-appropriate independence by giving the young people some free time.  The registered person is responsible for maintaining good employment practice. They Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 6 must ensure that recruitment, supervision and performance management of staff safeguards children and minimises potential risks to them. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1) Specifically, to ensure that staff are not working excessive hours.

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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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 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 London W6 9RH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Christie-Lauren O’Connor

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Inspectors

Krista Hardy, social care inspector Simon Morley, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC460063 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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