Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 1 SC476292 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 home is operated by a private company and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children who have complex needs. The new manager started in September 2019 and has applied to Ofsted to be the home’s next registered manager.

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Inspection date: 21 January 2020

Date of last inspection: 25 September 2019

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Inspection date: 21 January 2020

Judgement at last inspection: not judged

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Inspection date: 21 January 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 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 this interim inspection the home was ‘not judged’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been no children living at the home for over 12 months. The manager has addressed one of the requirements from the last inspection. The manager has now ensured that supervision is in place for new staff. Currently, the house is not ready for new children to move in. There are several outstanding jobs and repairs that need to be carried out. For example, furniture needs to be assembled and avoidable hazards need to be addressed. This includes ensuring that bedroom doors can be safely closed, that bedroom door handles are assessed, and that repairs are carried out to address areas of visible damage. The manager is still finalising staffing arrangements to ensure that there will be sufficient staff to meet the children’s needs. All remaining requirements and recommendations could not be fully assessed during this visit. These will be reconsidered at a future inspection. Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/09/2019 Interim Not judged 08/10/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/06/2018 Full Inadequate 07/02/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 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

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) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma. The relevant date is— in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years 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 care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016. The registered person may defer the relevant date if the individual— does not work, or has not worked, in a care role in a home for a prolonged period; or works, or has worked, in a care role in a home on a part- time basis. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b)(5)(a)(b)(6)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to the low number of staff who have a level 3 diploma in residential childcare. 31/03/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that— within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes— the name of the child; details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure; the date, time and location of the use of the measure; a description of the measure and its duration; 31/03/2020 Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 5 details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure; the name of the person who used the measure ("the user"), and of any other person present when the measure was used; the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure; within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered

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Requirement Due date

person to do so ("the authorised person")— has spoken to the user about the measure; and has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(iv)) The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which— include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; are kept up to date; and are signed and dated by the author of each entry. Case records must be kept— if the child dies before attaining the age of 18, for 15 years from the date of the child’s death; in cases not falling within sub-paragraph (a), for 75 years from the child’s date of birth; securely in the children’s home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated

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Requirement Due date

there; and in a secure place after the child has ceased to be accommodated in the home. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)) 31/03/2020

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— 31/03/2020 Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 6 that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as top protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(d))

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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: SC476292 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: Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Road, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspector

Michelle Moss, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC476292 8 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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