Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Warrington

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456942 1 SC456942

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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

This privately owned home is registered to provide care for one child with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

Routine inspection activity is currently suspended because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This visit to the home was arranged to ensure that the child is safe. The visit was carried out on site by two inspectors. One child lives at the home and he was spoken to during the visit.

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This monitoring visit

Since the previous assurance visit in October 2020, the child has continued to make progress. The inspectors observed warm relationships between the child and staff members. Observations of the child with staff were positive. He was comfortable with staff and, at the visit, he was happy to go out and play football with a member of staff.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s risk assessment is up to date and includes all known risks. Risks have reduced to low. This means that staff manage risk effectively. Additionally, the staff know the child well. This means that they can identify triggers to the child’s behaviour. Staff provide the child with a consistent approach. This helps the child to feel secure.

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This monitoring visit

There is no registered manager in post. The interim manager manages another home within the organisation. The interim manager has not submitted a full application despite being in post since July 2020. As a result, the regulator has been unable to assess the manager’s fitness for the role. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456942 2 Recording in case records needs to improve to ensure that staff accurately record information. This is specifically in relation to incident reports. This is necessary to ensure that reports in relation to the child provide a full and accurate account of the incident. Not only is this important for the child’s future understanding about his time living at this home, but this is also necessary so that staff can reflect on incidents to improve their practice.

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This monitoring visit

Monitoring and review systems need to be strengthened so that the manager can continue to reflect on practice. For example, the manager needs to ensure that she reviews and evaluates the child’s risk assessments to help staff improve the quality of care that they provide to the child.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 08/05/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/06/2018 Full Good 12/07/2017 Full Good 18/01/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456942 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 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This is particularly in relation to the manager’s oversight and evaluation. The manager needs to ensure that she reviews and evaluates the child’s risk assessments. 31 May 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)) 31 May 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records (‘case records’) for each child which— 31 May 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456942 4 include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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Requirement Due date

are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c))

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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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Inspectors

Catherine Fargin, Social Care Inspector Michael Charnley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456942 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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Inspectors

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