Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Halton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456964 1 SC456964

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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 owned and managed by a private company. The home provides care and support for up to two young people who can no longer live at home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in February 2018.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken on 8 February 2021. The purpose of the visit was to explore the action taken by the home following several safeguarding incidents. The monitoring visit involved both on-site and off-site inspection activity due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions.

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This monitoring visit

Admissions to the home are well planned, and a high level of consideration is given to ensuring that there is an appropriate mix of young people. Risk assessments and pre-placement meetings show that admission decisions are carefully considered. In addition to this, young people have moved out of the home in a planned manner.

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This monitoring visit

The home has robust safeguarding measures that promote the young people’s safety and well-being. For example, staff stringently follow the clear missing-from-care policy and procedures and work effectively with child sexual exploitation professionals and the police.

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This monitoring visit

Staff complete regular key-work sessions with the young people on subjects such as social media, harmful behaviour and personal safety. Because the young people have learned to trust the staff and have built good relationships with the staff, they have taken on board their advice. Consequently, young people learn how to keep themselves safe and inform staff of any concerns they may have. As a result, the young people are fully engaging in education, in activities in the home and being Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456964 2 involved in daily tasks in the home, such as cooking. Both young people said that they feel like they are a big family.

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This monitoring visit

Staff raise any potential safeguarding concerns with the relevant safeguarding professionals, such as social workers. All significant incidents are clearly recorded and shared with the young person’s social worker, their parent and the designated officer for children looked after. When necessary, the manager has initiated disruption meetings or strategy meetings. Records show that there is a clear account of all the action taken, the outcome and the participation of the young person involved.

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This monitoring visit

Staff demonstrate a good understanding of their role in safeguarding young people, including risk-taking and behaviour management. Young people said that they feel safe living in the home. Young people’s risk assessments are individualised and regularly reviewed and updated by staff. However, there was one occasion when a young person let her a friend into the home without the staff’s knowledge. Risk assessments have been updated, and managers should ensure that staff follow the strategies set out in the assessment to keep young people safe.

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This monitoring visit

There is a stable, committed and enthusiastic staff team in place. They have the relevant skills and experience to meet the complex needs of the young people they care for. Staff receive a variety of training opportunities that support them in their role. As a result, young people greatly benefit from receiving good support from a competent and well-informed team.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25/04/2019 Full Good 06/06/2018 Full Good 18/07/2017 Full Good 01/03/2017 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456964 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to staff being vigilant when the young people’s friends are in the children’s home. 31/03/2021

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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: SC456964 4

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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

Pam Nuckley, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456964 5 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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