Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 1 SC065855 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for three young people up to the age of 18, who have social and/or emotional difficulties. The home is privately owned.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has completed the level 5 diploma in leadership and management and has submitted her application for the registered manager’s post.

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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 Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/01/2019 Full Good 08/05/2017 Full Good 02/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 24/08/2016 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 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

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home. Regulation 25 (1)(a) 28/02/2020

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 28/02/2020 Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 4

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people live in a warm and nurturing environment. The home is welcoming and has been furbished and decorated to meet the needs of the young people. One young person who has been living in the home for some time, told the he was ‘happy living there [home]’.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people take pride in and care of their bedrooms. These are personalised and well maintained.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Some young people have made good progress from their starting points. Staff are quick at forming positive relationships with the young people. As a result, young people quickly learn how to make the right choices.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know the young people well and have a good knowledge and understanding of their needs and difficulties. This enables staff to provide specific care to the young people. This gives young people a sense of security and positive self-esteem.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people have good school attendance and have a positive learning experience. Staff encourage young people to succeed in their education and ensure that their achievements, no matter how small, are celebrated. The manager and staff escalate concerns to the relevant professionals when young people are not in school. Staff liaise with teachers, social workers and senior management to ensure that the impact of school absence on young people’s learning and development is minimal. As a result, young people’s educational needs are promoted well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support young people to maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve their well-being. Young people attend all routine and specialist medical health appointments. For example, the manager and staff supported one young person by escalating their concerns in order that a specialist assessment of the young person’s needs was provided .

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Young people are encouraged to participate in a wide range of leisure and recreational activities. For example, when one young person showed a keen interest in boxing, staff purchased a punch bag and gym equipment for him.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support young people to stay in touch with people who are important to them. As a result, young people maintain a sense of identity and belonging with their families.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The registered manager maintains positive working relationships with other professionals. One young person’s children’s guardian told the inspector, that ‘staff provide regular updates about [young person] progress and this has been very helpful’. Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 5

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

Staff ensure that young people have individualised risk assessments that reflect their vulnerabilities. These documents help the staff to identify young people’s individual needs and the measures needed to keep them safe in the home and out in the community.

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

The manager ensures that safeguarding concerns are escalated in accordance with safeguarding policies.

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

When young people go missing from the home, staff are quick to respond and work closely with the police and social workers. Staff are quick to escalate concerns with young people’s placing authorities to ensure that they are offered a return home interview as soon as possible.

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

Staff support young people to have a good understanding of risk. For example, staff carry out bespoke key-work sessions to help young people to understand about the risks that they can be exposed to when going online or when they go missing from care.

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

The manager has not taken adequate steps to address the recommendations raised by the fire safety officer. This omission has the potential to compromise young people’s welfare.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is enthusiastic and passionate about the young people.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager works closely with families and professionals and feedback is positive. This partnership means that young people receive continuity of care and results in young people feeling safe and secure, knowing that everyone is working to their best interests.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive a wide range of training. This has recently included training to improve the staff’s understanding of radicalisation and adverse childhood experiences. This provides staff with additional knowledge and skills on how to keep young people safe.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager maintains oversight of the home, using a range of review and monitoring systems. However, the manager has not always asked additional questions to help her and her staff to better understand the reasons why young people have sometimes needed to move out of the home sooner than anticipated. This represents a missed opportunity to show how learning helps to inform practice. Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 6

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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: SC065855 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

Patrick McIntosh, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC065855 8 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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