Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 1 SC457308

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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

A private provider operates and manages this home. It is registered to provide care for up to five children who have behavioural, emotional and/or social difficulties. The appropriately qualified registered manager has been in the role since the home registered in 2012.

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This monitoring visit

The home was last visited in June 2019, when a full inspection was carried out. Due to the restrictions in place relating to COVID-19 (coronavirus), the current visit was carried out off site. The visit was undertaken to investigate potential breaches of regulations in relation to the management of transitions into and out of the home, children and behaviour, and serious incidents. The visit included a review of documents, and discussions with children, staff and relevant professionals.

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The staff support children to settle into the home. They work closely with other professionals to understand and manage behaviours related to fluctuating mental health and associated risks. Staff are available to the children when they want to discuss their feelings or seek advice, help and support.

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Children feel safe, make progress, and want to remain in the home even after they reach adulthood. Staff help children to gain independence skills and become proficient doing everyday tasks and activities, ready for when they move out.

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The children mostly enjoy good relationships with each other, but occasionally argue or fall out. When this happens, the staff support them to spend time apart and understand their feelings. This encourages the children to be tolerant of each other.

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Staff understand the risks to the children and take steps to stop them hurting themselves or misusing substances or alcohol. When children go missing from the home, staff work with police and mental health crisis services to return them home Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 2 safely, as quickly as possible. However, some staff are not fully aware of changes in the police process for finding missing children. Although this does not prevent staff from taking action, it does mean there is a lack of consistency in their understanding of what information to pass to the police and when to do this.

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Managers mitigate risks by following the advice of health specialists and ensuring that staff keep plans and records up to date. Staff get advice from clinicians which helps them to know how to respond to the children to help them manage their feelings. There are frequent incidents of children becoming emotionally distressed. During these times, staff will follow plans and support the children through the period of crisis and beyond.

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On two occasions, the manager has failed to notify Ofsted of serious incidents involving the children. This does not allow Ofsted to have oversight of practice within the home, and therefore does not promote the safety and well-being of the children.

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There were two recommendations made at the previous inspection which have been met. There were also two further recommendations and two requirements from the previous inspection, which were not considered during this monitoring visit and therefore will be carried forward.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 19/06/2019 Full Good 20/11/2018 Full Good 18/07/2017 Full Good 22/12/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 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, the 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 particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (2)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This is with particular reference to all the staff receiving ligature training. 9 August 2019

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For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)) 9 August 2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; 21 March 2021 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 4 there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that all staff consistently follow the home’s policies and procedures for the benefit of the children in the home’s care. Everyone working at the home must understand their roles and responsibilities and what they are authorised to decide on their own initiative. There should be clear lines of accountability. Each home must have clear arrangements in place to maintain effective management when the manager is absent, off duty or on leave (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.20). This is with particular reference to the team leaders not having access to the Annex A when the manager is absent from work.  The home’s records on each child represent a significant contribution to their life history. Children and their parents should be supported to understand the nature of records kept by the home and how to access them. Staff should

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Recommendations

understand their important role in encouraging the child to reflect on and understand their history, according to their age and understanding. Staff should keep and encourage children to keep appropriate memorabilia of the time spent living at the home and help them record significant life events (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.5). This is with particular reference to the staff supporting the children to keep a record of their experiences and progress during their time living at the home.  The registered person must specify the procedures to be followed and the roles and responsibilities of staff when a child is missing from care or away from the home without permission and how staff should support the child on return to the home. The home’s procedures must take into account the views of appropriate local services and have regard to police and local authority

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Recommendations

protocols for responding to missing person’s incidents in the area where the home is located. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.28–9.29) Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 5

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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: Cambian Childcare Limited, 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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Inspector

Rachel Ruth, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC457308 6 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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