Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Plymouth

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC471038 1 SC471038

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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

This children’s home is registered for one young person and is operated by a national provider of children’s homes.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager of this home has been in post since 2017.

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This monitoring visit

This home was previously inspected in January 2020, and was judged outstanding. This monitoring visit has taken place due to a concerning notification sent by the home to Ofsted in February of this year.

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This monitoring visit

The visit was carried out remotely. It included video and telephone conversations with the child and staff, and the examination of written evidence.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector’s discussion with the child and written feedback indicated clearly that the child feels happy and settled in this home. The child said, ‘I love being here,’ and talked about her only regret being that she did not come to live in the home earlier. The responses to Ofsted’s recent survey are unanimously positive from the child, her family, staff in the home and external professionals. The child’s social worker said that she has ‘every confidence’ in the manager and has noted that incidents of self- harm have reduced significantly. She described the team as ‘brilliant, empathetic and responsive’.

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This monitoring visit

The safeguarding notification that was received described a series of events that resulted in the child being at risk of harm. Managers did not consider the factors carefully enough when making decisions on specific arrangements about the child’s care. Furthermore, a child protection issue then arose that was not initially recognised as such by the manager or other professionals. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC471038 2 Following these events, the manager acted effectively to keep the child safe and took appropriate action. During the monitoring visit, the manager and responsible individual professionally and transparently acknowledged the lessons to be learned. The manager also immediately started to remedy the child’s safety plan to ensure that staff have thorough written guidance that covers all aspects of safe caring.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s views and feelings and day-to-day records are recorded to a high standard, and include clear reasoning for decision-making and careful reflections. The quality of these records enabled the manager to pinpoint areas for improvement regarding practice, including managing staff performance and the precise logging of child protection issues, and allowed the manager to highlight strengths in the care of the child.

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This monitoring visit

While the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic introduced an added complexity to the safeguarding matter referred to in this report, the manager has acted to keep everyone as safe as possible in line with Public Health England guidance. All necessary procedures have been adhered to when managing isolation requirements. Despite the restrictions, the child has enjoyed a number of different activities with staff, and has achieved GCSE pass grades.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 07/01/2020 Full Outstanding 10/10/2018 Full Outstanding 16/03/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness 17/05/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC471038 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

Regulation 12 requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies; 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 (a)(iii)(vii)(b)) 31 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.

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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: Victoria Elworthy

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Inspector

Sarah Canto, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC471038 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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Inspector

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