Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Barnsley

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC482419 1 SC482419

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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

A private company owns and runs this home. The home provides care for three children or young people whose plan is for them to receive short-, medium- or long-term care. The staff help the children and young people to recover from earlier disruptive life experiences. The staff prepare the children and young people for transition home or to independence.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager is experienced and appropriately qualified. She has been managing the home since September 2014.

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Information about this children’s home

This home was last inspected under the social care common inspection framework in November 2019 and was judged good.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to address specific concerns received by Ofsted in relation to the safeguarding practice of staff, quality of the premises and management oversight of the home.

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This monitoring visit

On this visit the recommendations made at the previous inspection visit have not been checked. These will be reviewed and assessed at the next inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager is present at the home one day a week. An experienced deputy manager is the acting manager for the remaining four days. There is regular contact between both managers. The monitoring visit found that there is suitable leadership and oversight of the home.

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This monitoring visit

The staffing levels in the home are high, with three staff working on each shift to care and support three children and young people. The children and young people are closely supervised, particularly where there are concerns about their safety and well-being. This ensures that children are protected from harm. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC482419 2 There is a full staff team, with the use of a residential bank worker who covers routinely. The staff team are experienced, and the majority have worked at the home for a considerable time. This makes sure that the children and young people receive consistent care from staff that know them well.

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This monitoring visit

The staff build positive relationships with the children and young people. A young person said, ‘The best thing about living here is the staff. They care and talk to me.’ The development of trusting relationships helps the children and young people to feel more secure and settled over time.

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Detailed risk assessments give clear guidance and strategies for staff to follow. This helps them to understand how to support each child or young person.

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This monitoring visit

The staff have received all essential training. This includes safeguarding, behaviour management, first aid and understanding self-harm. This ensures that staff have the necessary skills and knowledge to safely care for the children and young people.

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This monitoring visit

When serious incidents take place, children are safeguarded. All supporting professionals are immediately informed and where required multi-agency or strategy meetings take place. The staff implement any agreed actions to further support, care for and safeguard the children and young people.

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After serious incidents, where required, changes to approaches and practices are made to better support the children and young people. The staff undertake direct work with the children and young people. These discussions cover topics such as managing emotions, inappropriate behaviour, bullying and self-harm. In addition, other professionals, including the children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), work with the children and young people. This assists the children and young people to better understand their feelings and behaviours.

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This monitoring visit

The home is clean, tidy and furnished to a high standard. Most rooms are suitably decorated. The children and young people have bedrooms that are personalised and reflect their interests and choices. However, several rooms have small areas of decoration, plaster and paint work damage. This is evident in the lounge, dining room and two bedrooms. This detracts from the overall positive environment that the children and young people live in.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 26/11/2019 Full Good 25/06/2018 Full Good 25/07/2017 Full Good 06/03/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC482419 3

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meet the needs of the children. They will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Children’s homes must comply with relevant health and safety legislation (alarms, food hygiene etc.); however, in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. In particular, that damaged decoration, plaster and paint work should be repaired to match and reflect the good standard that exists in the rest of the house. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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 Ltd, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Amber Walker-O’Brien

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Inspector

Debbie Foster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC482419 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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