Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Somerset

Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a national provider. It provides care for one child. At the time of the inspection, one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered with Ofsted in October 2021.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

26/04/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 3

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improvement to be good

Since the previous inspection in April 2022, the child living in the home has continued to make progress. Attendance at school is regular and as a result she has successfully completed several foundation courses. Staff spoke positively of their plans to engage the child in a college course and/or vocational training. These plans are, however, in their infancy and therefore not measurable.

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improvement to be good

The child benefits from knowing the staff well and being cared for by staff who are committed to improving her outcomes. Although there have been times when staff from another of the provider’s homes have been used to cover for sickness, this has not affected the consistency of care.

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improvement to be good

Staff arrange times for the child to meet with her family and friends, and these visits and occasions have increased. For example, a recent trip to a theme park with a group of friends is noted as a success. The child told the inspector about the fun she had and how she captured it on her phone.

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improvement to be good

The child is supported to attend any necessary health appointments and there are clear and helpful plans to support her to develop independence skills.

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improvement to be good

Staff respond well to the child when she is upset. They have a good understanding of her needs and use well-written and clear risk assessments that support her safety inside and outside the home. While the staff have been quick to respond and share concerns with the child’s social worker about a social media incident, some records fail to wholly capture the discussions the staff have had with the child.

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improvement to be good

The child does not go missing or leave the home without permission, and there have been no incidents when the staff have had to use physical intervention. Staff receive regular training and supervision to ensure they remain up to date with practice and procedure in these areas.

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improvement to be good

Staff respond with clear boundaries about what is safe and they look to understand the reasons why the child is upset. As a result, the staff manage the child’s behaviours well. Positive behaviour is constantly promoted and staff use reflective learning strategies that are specific to the child’s needs.

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good

Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 4 The registered manager has demonstrated the capacity to improve the home since the last inspection. Leaders and the manager have completed regular reviews of practice and procedure and, with the staff team, they have engaged in reflective learning exercises. There is sufficient evidence of progress to meet the requirements made at the previous inspection. As a direct result of the improvements in the leadership and the management of the home, the child living in the home is making progress.

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good

While progress is noted, the manager acknowledges that further time is required to embed the learning that has taken place since the previous inspection.

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good

Some shortfalls were identified during this inspection. These relate to the manager failing to report three notifiable incidents to Ofsted, the child needing greater support to help her to understand how to form healthy relationships, and records needing to better capture the conversations staff have with the child. Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 5

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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 positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop the understanding and skills to recognise or withdraw from a damaging, exploitative or harmful relationship. (Regulation 11 (1)(b) (2)(a)(vii)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to leaders and managers ensuring staff help children to prevent them from engaging in harmful and inappropriate relationships when using social media platforms. 31 August 2022

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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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(e)) 31 August 2022 Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that any information written about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. This relates to the records that capture the conversations that staff have with the children following any incidents of concern. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 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

Linda Bond, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2643362 8 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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