Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Lincolnshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456347 1 SC456347

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Cambian Childcare Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home cares for two children who have challenging behaviours and/or complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

An acting manager is in place. She has applied to Ofsted to be registered.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted placed a restriction notice on the home in May 2019. The restriction notice prevents additional children moving into the home. The notice was imposed due to weaknesses in the home’s leadership and management, and safeguarding shortfalls. The purpose of this monitoring visit was to check progress on meeting shortfalls identified in previous inspections, and to monitor compliance with the restriction notice.

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This monitoring visit

The home has complied fully with the restriction notice. No new children have been admitted. Only two children have lived at the home. In September 2019, Ofsted imposed a condition that reduced the number of children who can live in the home from three to two. This reduces the need for a restriction notice to be in place.

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This monitoring visit

In addition, there have been improvements. The home is more settled, and incidents have reduced. Managers are better able to demonstrate that children are making progress. Further work is needed before the improvements are fully embedded into practice but the restriction notice is no longer required to ensure children’s safety and well-being.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team members are generally growing in competence and confidence. However, some staff members are still not confident to manage situations in which children’s behaviour is heightened. Recently, the police were called to assist staff who were unable to de-escalate children’s behaviours. This could leave children unnecessarily criminalised. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456347 2 There has been an incident where children gained access to their files and were able to read information contained within them. One child was upset about what they read and has received support since. It is not known what the other child read. Work has not taken place to ask her about this or support her.

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This monitoring visit

On one occasion, a very new staff member accompanied a complex child on an activity alone. During this activity, a safeguarding issue arose. The staff member did well, made the right decisions and there was no harm done. However, there could have been better planning in relation to the deployment of staff.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have begun to see where things have gone wrong in the past. With the acting manager’s support, they are starting to develop their practice. They are developing some positive relationships with children, who readily talk to them about their problems and worries.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has improved the way it gathers references for new staff. Children are safer because of this additional scrutiny. They are better protected from adults who may be unsuitable.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments do not adequately cover the risks when children smoke in their bedrooms. Children could be at risk of harm because this risk has not been properly assessed.

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This monitoring visit

The view of oncoming traffic as cars exit the home’s drive is blocked by hedges and trees. Children, staff and visitors could be harmed if this is not put right.

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This monitoring visit

There have been no children admitted to the home because Ofsted has not permitted this. The requirement from previous inspections about the way that children arrive at and leave the home will be carried over. This is because progress cannot be tested.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25/06/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/05/2019 Full Inadequate 28/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/01/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456347 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, 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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)) 30/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)) 30/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(a) applies to the home—

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Requirement Due date

the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home. (Regulation 25(2)(b)).

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Requirement Due date

This is in relation to risks when children smoke in their bedrooms. 30/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the registered person reviews the appropriateness of the suitability and location of the home at least once in every calendar year and taking into account the requirement in regulation 12(2)(c) (the protection of children standard). (Regulation 46(1))

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Requirement Due date

This is in relation to the road at the front of the property which poses a risk to staff, visitors and children. 30/11/2019

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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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456347 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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Children’s home details

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

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Inspector(s)

Caroline Brailsford, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456347 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector(s)

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Inspector(s)

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