Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Halton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457175 1 SC457175

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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 one young person who can no longer live at home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in September 2019.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the visit was to explore the action taken by the registered manager following concerns raised in the external monitoring report regarding staffing levels within the home. The monitoring visit involved both on-site and off-site inspection activity due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic restrictions. There is one young person living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The young person is cared for by two members of staff. The young person’s local authority has recently agreed that the young person can go out on an activity with one member of staff. However, there is no information about this in the young person’s care plan or placement plan.

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This monitoring visit

There have been some changes in staffing. Staff have been moved in and out of the home because another children’s home needed experienced staff. This meant that, sometimes, the young person did not know one member of staff. The staff and the young person said that they were not consulted with or given a choice about this. Further to this, the young person’s social worker did not know that the young person had been unhappy with these arrangements. However, the manager has successfully challenged the senior managers and the staff team remains stable.

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This monitoring visit

There have been no safeguarding incidents to report by the home. When concerns do arise, swift action is taken. Staff work closely with all external professionals and good records are maintained. All staff are trained in safeguarding procedures and Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457175 2 they understand their roles and responsibilities if an incident was to occur. The young person said that he was happy, well cared for and safe living at this home.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 10/03/2020 Interim Declined in effectiveness 18/09/2019 Full Good 06/03/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 22/01/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457175 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

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

seek to involve each child’s placing authority effectively in the child’s care, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (a)) 31 March 2021

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Requirement Due date

The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

develop positive relationships with them;

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Requirement Due date

take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 31 March 2021

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Requirement Due date

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 promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(e)) 31 March 2021

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all children’s case records are kept up to date. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457175 4

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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 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: SC457175 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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