Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in North Yorkshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 1 SC457435 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned and managed children’s home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural needs. The manager was registered with Ofsted in January 2019. He manages another dual placement home close by.

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Inspection date: 12 March 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 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 home has been closed almost continually since August and reopened at the beginning of February. There was one emergency admission in October. The young person stayed for a week. This was successful and gave the young person’s placing authority time to find a placement much nearer to her home area.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

One child moved into the home in early February after visiting the home and has settled in well. A young person moved in three days before the inspection. The manager planned these moves well and there is little risk from the child and young person sharing the home together.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff are promoting the child and young person’s education. They both moved to the area with a local school placement and attendance at school is very good.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been no significant incidents and just one occasion when a child or young person was late home. Staff took the appropriate action in searching for them and reporting them missing to the police in line with the individual’s safety plan.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff are building positive relationships with the child and young person. The staff take them out on trips and promote their individual interests. These include going to the gym and having relaxing baths with bath bombs. The staff promote family time for the child and young person and advocate for them when their needs are not met. This has helped one of them have a successful weekend trip home and stay overnight at her mum’s house.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has recruited new staff and regularly uses staff from the sister home. There is a mixed-gender staff group, and the staff have the necessary experience, skills and qualifications to care for the child and young person. The staffing levels are providing the child and young person with a good continuity of care. This meets the requirement set at the last inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All the staff have been trained about safeguarding issues relating to exploitation and county lines. There is further training planned about county lines. The staff are able to recognise the signs that a child or young person is suffering any exploitation. This meets the recommendation made at the last inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

On one occasion, a young person from the sister home stayed overnight. Although the manager considered this to be a safe arrangement, there was no written risk assessment to support this view. Neither were the relevant placing authorities Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 3 consulted for their opinions. The manager undertook to do this if a young person from another home needs to stay for a night again. Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

31/07/2019 Full Good 29/01/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 05/02/2018 Full Good 02/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 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.

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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 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) and (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that when a child from another children’s home stays overnight that there is a written risk assessment of the potential risks that the young people represent to each other and how the staff are to limit these risks. Include in the risk assessment the views of the young people’s placing authorities. 30/4/2020

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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: SC457435 6

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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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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Inspector

Simon Morley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC457435 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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