Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report children‟s home: 1236773 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited 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 operated by a company. The home provides a solo placement with individualised care. The experienced manager has been registered with Ofsted since May 2019.

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Information about this children’s home

Inspection dates: 17 to 18 September 2019

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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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/05/2018 Full Good 04/12/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 18/04/2017 Full Good Inspection report children‟s home: 1236773 2

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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, the 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 registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every six months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (1)(2)(a)(b)(c)) 03/03/2020

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Recommendations

 Staff need the knowledge and skills to recognise and be alert for any signs that might indicate a child is in any way at risk of harm. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 43, paragraph 9.12) This is in relation to providing training to all staff in respect of e-safety and in relation to all staff developing appropriate skills so that they can identify risks associated with wider contextual safeguarding.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person feels happy and settled. He is making good progress in all areas of his life. The young person trusts the staff. The staff know the young person very well and the young person feels he can talk to the staff about anything. The young person’s views are at the centre of all his care planning and the running of the home. Inspection report children‟s home: 1236773 3 The young person enjoys good physical health. He is preparing for independence and is learning to manage his own health appointments and medication. He enjoys bike riding, which helps him to maintain good physical fitness. The staff help the young person to understand the importance of good health and he has stopped smoking, misusing substances and drinking alcohol.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person’s emotional well-being continues to improve. The young person is well supported by the staff to access specialist therapy services to help him address past trauma.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person is learning the skills he needs to help him gain employment in later life. He has full attendance at college and is making good progress with his studies.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The young person enjoys a range of activities, such as holidays at the caravan, eating out, baking and shopping. The young person is learning a range of skills which are preparing him for independence. He is able to cook for himself, travel independently and manage his own finances.

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

The young person’s behaviour continues to improve. The staff work with the young person to help him understand the impact of negative behaviour and risk, using consistent guidance and boundaries. Physical intervention is not used in this home.

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

The management of risk is good. Risks for the young person are continuing to reduce. For example, the young person no longer goes missing from home. Risk assessments are regularly updated, and these provide staff with clear strategies to manage risks.

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

The procedure for safeguarding the young person is effective. The staff receive training to help them recognise the signs of some risks. The receipt of training is not consistent, and some staff have not had training around other risks the young person may face, such as keeping safe while online, county lines and radicalisation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager is passionate about providing the best quality of care for the young person. She is ambitious for the young person to achieve and leads the staff team by example.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager works closely with other services, such as therapists, health professionals and the social worker. Information is effectively shared with other services to make sure that the young person receives the support he needs. One therapist said: ‘The inter-agency work is very good, and their information sharing is excellent.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff feel well supported by the registered manager. They receive regular supervision, which enables them to reflect on the quality of their care practice. New staff Inspection report children‟s home: 1236773 4 are well supported through their induction and they feel prepared to start their roles.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager has effective systems in place for monitoring the young person’s progress. The registered manager’s six-monthly reports do not fully demonstrate the impact of the good work taking place. The report does not reflect the feedback and opinions of the young person and of others involved in his care.

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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 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: 1236773 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Metropolitan House, 3 Drakes Road, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Inspector

Jamie Richardson: social care inspector Inspection report children‟s home: 1236773 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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