Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 1 SC476292

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Cambian Childcare Limited

Monitoring visit 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 with complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in September 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This home was last inspected in January 2020. At the time there were no children living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The first new child moved into the home in April 2020. The second child moved into the home in July 2020. When the second child’s move into the home was being considered, careful consideration was given to the matching of both children.

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This monitoring visit

As children have moved in, they have helped to choose colours and furnishings for their bedrooms and have been consulted on making improvements around the home. As a result, the home is homely, personalised and fit for purpose.

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Despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, children have been supported to participate in a variety of activities. These opportunities have helped the children to develop their independence skills.

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This monitoring visit

Despite the strengths in the quality of care, there are a number of shortfalls in practice. The manager’s monitoring systems are not well established. This compromises her ability to identify emerging risks that can have an impact on children’s safety. This lack of oversight has resulted in a missed opportunity to provide children with early help. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 2 The manager has not regularly reviewed children’s behaviour management plans and risk assessments. As a result, information is out of date and compromises the staff’s abilities to fully understand children’s vulnerabilities. For example, staff have not been informed about a change in a child’s use of a mobile phone.

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On one occasion, staff failed to follow the home’s policy on the safe administration of medicines. This error resulted in a child being placed at risk.

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This monitoring visit

Managers failed on one occasion to notify Ofsted of a significant incident. Consequently, this has compromised Ofsted’s ability to fully monitor the service.

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This monitoring visit

Two previous requirements were not followed up at this inspection, relating to children’s records and details of staff qualifications. These will be reviewed at a future inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 21/01/2020 Interim Not judged 25/09/2019 Interim Not judged 08/10/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/06/2018 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 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

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

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

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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.

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With specific reference to the manager ensuring that all potential risks are recorded in the children’s plans and regularly reviewed. 07/01/2021

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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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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home.

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(f)) 07/01/2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 4 The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home. In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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medicines kept in the home are stored in a secure place so as to prevent any child from having unsupervised access to them;

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medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child.

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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—

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the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) ("the Level 3 Diploma"); or

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a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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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

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in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016.

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The registered person may defer the relevant date if the individual—

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does not work, or has not worked, in a care role in a home for a prolonged period; or

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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)) This relates to the low number of staff who have a Level 3 diploma in residential childcare. 07/01/2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 5 The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry.

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if the child dies before attaining the age of 18, for 15 years from the date of the child’s death;

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in cases not falling within sub-paragraph (a), for 75 years from the child’s date of birth;

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securely in the children’s home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated there; and

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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)) 07/01/2021

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child— is instigated; or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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(Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e)) 07/01/2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 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.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Caretech Childcare Ltd, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspector

Debbie Bond, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC476292 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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