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

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 1 SC457621

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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

The home is owned by a private provider. It is registered to provide care for two young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

Significant shortfalls were identified in relation to the leadership of the home and to young people’s safety at the last inspection. The organisation temporarily closed the home so that it could implement the necessary improvements, restructure the staff team and appoint a new manager.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to assess if the home is ready to accept new admissions.

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This monitoring visit

The majority of staff are new and in their probationary period. Some are not experienced. Very few staff hold the relevant diploma qualification in line with the regulations. However, they are enrolled on the relevant course.

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This monitoring visit

The staff rota makes the best use of more experienced staff. This will help to ensure that there is an appropriate level of competence and experience on each shift. Staff training is well organised.

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This monitoring visit

The home is almost in a position where young people can be admitted. Managers are aware that some areas of the home need to be thoroughly cleaned before children are admitted. They are also aware of several health and safety issues that need to be addressed. These include some fire doors that do not close properly. The organisation is committed to making sure that the above work is completed before young people are admitted. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 2 The staff recruitment process is not yet good enough. When potential concerns arise from references or at interview, the acting manager and/or the responsible individual does not demonstrate the steps they have taken to ensure that staff are suitable.

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This monitoring visit

The two requirements set at the last inspection, in relation to safety and leadership, are both carried over. There has been no opportunity to test them because young people have not been living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been without a registered manager for over a year. An acting manager has been in place since December 2019 and her application to Ofsted was submitted in February 2020. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/07/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/04/2019 Full Inadequate 15/05/2018 Full Outstanding 17/05/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 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

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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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 the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(b)(2)(b)) 30/04/2020

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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— helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose; ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child; ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child; use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b)(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(h)) 30/04/2020

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Recommendations

 Ensure that as set out in regulations 31-33, the registered person is responsible for maintaining good employment practice. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1)  Ensure that the children’s home complies with relevant health and safety legislations (alarms, food hygiene etc.); however in doing so, homes should seek Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 5 as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 6

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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: SC457621 7

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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 Darkes Road, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspector

Caroline Brailsford, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 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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