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

Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 1 SC456474 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 is a privately run children’s home that provides care and accommodation for up to six children who may have complex emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The manager has been in post since October 2019. She has applied to become the registered manager of the home.

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Inspection date: 25 February 2020

Date of last inspection: 11 September 2019

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Inspection date: 25 February 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children continue to make progress. Some of the children are now attending full-time education and one child is planning for their future college placement. When the children have a reduced timetable, the staff create informal learning plans, while continuing to promote the child’s routine in the home. The children have found new hobbies and are enjoying activities. This positive engagement enables the children to build relationships with the staff and form friendships with their peers.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has improved her oversight of the home and provides the staff with the guidance and support to manage the children’s needs effectively and safely. The manager takes the safety of the children seriously and calls upon the support of other professionals when incidents occur within the home. Comprehensive records, including risk assessments, evidence the work that the staff do and the measures implemented to safeguard the children while investigations are completed. However, when historical risks are removed from the children’s risk assessments, there is no audit trail of information to support this decision.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children express their wishes and feelings to different people and professionals. The manager is a good advocate for the children and ensures that the child’s voice is heard and that their questions are answered. This is in addition to the independent advocate visiting the children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager ensures that all decisions made about the children moving into and out of the home are in the children’s best interests. When children move into the home, the risks are identified and mitigated to ensure that there is minimal impact on the other children. Children moving on from the home experience a positive and planned ending, when possible, and the manager appropriately challenges placing authorities if this is contrary to the ethos of the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Good partnership working with families and professionals helps the staff to meet the needs of the children. The staff attend meetings to ensure that there is good multi- agency planning for the children. This enables strategies to be identified and implemented to help maintain the children’s progress and protection. The manager is confident at challenging professional practice if this impacts on the safety and well-being of the children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager demonstrates a clear understanding of the strengths of practice within her staff team. The staff feel supported to improve their practice and this is discussed in the team meetings and supervisions. However, supervision records are not routinely available on staff files. Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 3 Improvements continue to be made to the home’s decoration and furnishing. Home improvements are evident in both the communal areas and in the children’s bedrooms. Some recent behavioural incidents have led to damage to the internal fire doors, and this directly affects their efficiency. There is an action plan to quickly repair these doors.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Not all of the previous actions have been met. Some records were illegible and some of the children’s records contained information that they are not privy to. A requirement relating to allegations against professionals has been carried forward as the provider has been unable to test this out. Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/09/2019 Full Good 15/03/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness 01/05/2018 Full Good 26/06/2017 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 5

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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. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)) In particular, when previous risks are removed from the child’s risk assessment, there needs to be evidence to support this decision. 05/05/2020

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Requirement Due date

The procedure to be followed in the event of an allegation of abuse or neglect must, in particular— provide for records to be kept of an allegation of abuse or neglect, and the action taken in response. (Regulation 34 (2)(d)) 05/05/2020

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Requirement Due date

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must— take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home. (Regulation 25 (1)(a)) In particular, to ensure that all internal fire doors meet fire regulation. 10/03/2020

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Recommendations

 A record of supervision should be kept for staff, including the manager. The record should provide evidence that supervision is being delivered in line with Regulation 33 (4)(b). (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.3)

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Recommendations

 Staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 6 about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Recommendations

In particular, the staff should ensure that all records are legible and that the children’s records do not contain information that they are not privy to.

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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: SC456474 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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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Inspector

Jennifer Fenlon, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC456474 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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