Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Plymouth

Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited Interim 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 private national company. It is registered to care for one child.

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Inspection date: 18 December 2019

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 18 December 2019

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Several improvements have taken place in this children’s home since its first inspection in July 2019. Following an unsettled start, a new manager was appointed and registered with Ofsted. This has led to improved continuity in the leadership and management of the home. The manager is receiving ongoing support and mentoring from the responsible individual and an experienced registered manager within the company. Together, they regularly complete a quality review to ensure that the home continues to make good progress.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the full inspection, a new child has been admitted to the home. Lessons were learned from previous experiences and a very careful, considered and child-centred approach was taken to assess and admit the child.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff have worked hard to develop an excellent relationship with the child. They are working effectively with the local authority and other professionals to ensure that the child’s diverse and complex needs are fully understood and addressed. Arrangements for the child’s education have not yet been finalised, but this is being pursued by the child’s placing authority and the manager is monitoring progress to ensure that arrangements are finalised as soon as possible.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The physical environment of the home has been improved and feels more comfortable and homelier. Good attention has been given to making plans for Christmas and these have carefully considered the child’s wishes and feelings. The child told the inspector that she thinks the manager and staff are ‘amazing’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirements made at the full inspection have been addressed. Two requirements are made as a result of this inspection. One is in relation to the child’s education and one is in relation to ensuring that staff meet the two-year timescale for achieving a level 3 qualification. Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/07/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 4

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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

8: The education standard The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure that staff help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non- attendance and to return to school as soon as possible.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 8 (1)(2)(a)viii)) 31/01/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety. The registered person mat only employ an individual to work at the children’s home if the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained- The level 3 diploma for residential childcare (England); or a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the level 3 diploma.

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Requirement Due date

The relevant date is- In the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1 April 2014, the date which falls 2 years 31/03/2020 Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 5 after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or In the case of an individual who was working in a cre role in a hole on 1 April 2014, 1 April 2016.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 32 (1)(2)(a)(3)(b)(4)(a)(b)(5)(a)(b))

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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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, 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: 2511289 6

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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 Darkes Road, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Nicola McClements

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Inspector

Norma Welsby, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2511289 7 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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Inspector

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