Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Hammersmith and Fulham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 1 SC457430

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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

The home is owned and operated by a private provider. It provides care and accommodation for up to three children who may have social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2020.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out on site. The visit was undertaken to consider potential regulatory breaches following the sharing of information with Ofsted through safeguarding notifications. In addition, the home has not been visited since 5 June 2019, when Ofsted completed a full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Inspection activities at the monitoring visit included face-to-face discussions with children and telephone discussions with children’s families and professionals. The inspector also interviewed managers and staff and reviewed children’s case file records and documents.

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This monitoring visit

The children have experienced an unsettled period in the home. One child described this period as being ‘stressful’. This has impacted on their behaviour in the home. The manager and staff have worked to address this and are responsive to the needs of children and have listened to their views. This means that children feel listened to. This has resulted in a reduction in incidents of children going missing from home and fewer periods of unacceptable behaviour.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment needs some repairs as a result of damage caused during incidents. These repairs have not been actioned in a timely way. Areas of the home are not routinely cleaned to a good enough standard. This is not creating a high- quality environment or homely atmosphere for the children. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 2 The children’s risk assessments do not provide staff with accurate information about the current risks or the severity of these risks. The documents have not been kept up to date and therefore do not reflect recent events or key risks for children. This means that some staff may not be aware of all risks posed to the children and they may therefore be unable to safeguard them effectively.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received training in relation to issues such as county lines and criminal exploitation. However, they have not recognised the connection between missing episodes and this potential risk. This could leave children at risk of harm.

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This monitoring visit

The children’s files do not always contain the correct information about the child or contact details of professionals involved with the child. There are inconsistencies in the recording of the children’s everyday lives and in the key-work sessions completed with the children. Furthermore, the manager does not always ensure that recordings are signed.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and senior staff do not always notify Ofsted of all significant or serious incidents. This compromises the regulator’s ability to maintain oversight of the home or review the suitability of any actions taken to safeguard the children.

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This monitoring visit

Some staff have not received supervision in line with company policy. This means that they do not have the opportunity to discuss any issues or reflect on practice. This impacts on the manager’s oversight of staff training needs and staff’s ability to carry out their role effectively.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 05/06/2019 Full Good 18/12/2018 Full Good 06/03/2018 Full Outstanding 15/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential,

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

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i)(ii))

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In particular, that the home’s repairs are carried out without delay and that all areas of the home are clean. 30 April 2021

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe; and 30 April 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 4 have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii))

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The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 30 April 2021

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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;

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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)) 30 April 2021

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Recommendations

 The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 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 Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Caretech Estates Ltd, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspector

Deb Duffy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 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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