Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Stoke-on-Trent

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599480 1

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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

The home is privately owned and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to two children.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since September 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This is the home’s first visit since registration in September 2020. This was carried out to enable the regulator to obtain an initial assessment of children’s lived experience at the home.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted did not physically visit the home. Instead, the inspector gathered evidence in several different ways, including talking to the manager, the young person’s family and members of staff. The manager also provided electronic documents for the inspector to review.

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This monitoring visit

Since registration, one young person has moved into the home. The young person has settled in quickly and has developed good relationships with the staff.

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This monitoring visit

During the current national lockdown, the young person has been able to have regular telephone and video calls with people who are important to him. As a result, the young person has maintained relationships that are important for his sense of identity.

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Staffing levels are appropriate to meet the young person’s needs. Staff are supported through regular supervision, annual appraisal and training.

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The home’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has been effective. Clear risk management strategies are in place. Appropriate checks are carried out when visitors come to the home and regular reviews are undertaken to meet the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599480 2 current guidance. These measures contribute to ensuring that the young person remains safe and healthy.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are helping the young person to learn how some behaviours and situations may place him at risk of harm. The staff involve the young person in looking at the risks to his safety, and they work together to identify ways to manage and reduce these risks.

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This monitoring visit

Despite the positive work, managers and staff do not always ensure that risk assessments are accurate. For example, the young person was scored as being at high risk of going missing from care. The evidence to support this was an example of when he was last missing from care. However, from discussions with the manager and the young person, it was noted that he had not been missing from the home. This means that staff are referring to risk assessments that are incorrect.

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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 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

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))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to ensuring that managers and staff record accurate information in the young person’s risk assessments. 5 March 2021

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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: 2599480 3

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

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

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Inspector

Dave Carrigan, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599480 4 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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