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

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC423741 1 SC423741

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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 owned by a private company. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children or young people on a short-, medium- or long-term basis. The home provides care and accommodation for children and young people who require high levels of support in a structured environment. The registered manager has been in post since May 2017.

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This monitoring visit

During the full inspection visit to the home on 28 and 29 August 2019, inspectors found that safeguarding practice at this home was not sufficiently robust and the arrangements for safeguarding young people were inadequate. A number of shortfalls were identified and, as a result, four requirements were made, two of which are subject to compliance notices, which were issued on 5 September 2019.

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This monitoring visit

An unannounced monitoring inspection was undertaken on 4 October 2019 to monitor the compliance notice issued under section 22A of the Care Standards Act 2000.

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This monitoring visit

This inspection found that suitable action had been taken, following the full inspection, to ensure that all staff understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to keeping young people safe.

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This monitoring visit

Risk management is much improved since the last inspection, with clear written risk management plans in place. These plans detail individual risk and provide clear guidance for staff on how to manage identified risks, such as self-harm, alcohol use and missing-from-home behaviour.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have improved the quality of direct work they undertake with young people on identified areas of need. This work is thorough and well planned. Young people Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC423741 2 engage positively in these sessions. This helps them to learn new skills, reflect on behaviours and enables them to make more positive choices.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the management team has developed a clear action plan for improvement. This includes a full range of learning and development opportunities for staff. For example, staff have now attended refresher training in safeguarding, autism spectrum disorder awareness, and effective risk management. This helps to ensure that staff have the skills to meet the needs of the young people currently living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff are working together to rectify the shortfalls found at the full inspection. The registered manager is focused on driving improvements. Ofsted is satisfied that steps have been taken to address the poor safeguarding practice found at the last inspection. This means that the home is compliant with regulation 12.

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This monitoring visit

Other requirements made at the last inspection will be monitored during the next full inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 28/08/2019 Full Inadequate 23/04/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 10/05/2017 Full Good 01/03/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC423741 3

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (2)(c)(d)(h)) 15/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand and manage the impact of any experience of abuse or neglect. (Regulation 6 (2)(b)(v)) 15/11/2019

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

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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 ensure—

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Requirement Due date

that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) 15/11/2019 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC423741 4 and (2)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: 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

Ceri Evans: social care compliance inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC423741 5 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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