Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Somerset

Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 1 SC457327 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 a maximum of three children. At the time of this inspection, one child was living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

A manager is in post and is yet to submit their application to register with Ofsted.

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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 and young people. 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: SC457327 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/05/2022 Full Inadequate 20/04/2021 Full Good 28/01/2020 Full Outstanding 27/02/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 3

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improvement to be good

Since the monitoring visit on 20 June 2022, one child has moved into the home. The move for this child went well because the manager and staff team ensured that the child was consulted with and supported during their move. The local authority social worker told the inspector that, in the three weeks that the child has lived in the home, they have already made ‘large-scale improvements’.

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improvement to be good

Staff understand the complex needs of the child and they support the child in a warm and sensitive way. As a result, the child is settling and is in the early stages of forming positive relationships with the staff team. Despite the progress the child has made to accept new routines, the staff have not made good enough attempts to address the challenges the child has with food. Records evidence an over reliance on processed and sugary foods.

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improvement to be good

Staff provide the child with a good range of fun activities outside of the home, and there are plans in place for the child to begin school in the new term. In the main, the staff record the child’s day-to-day achievements in a style that makes sense to the child. However, there remains some use of institutionalised language across records.

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improvement to be good

The manager and staff have a good understanding of the needs of the child currently living in the home. They identify potential risks and triggers. Plans for reducing these risks are detailed and effective and aid the staff and the child.

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improvement to be good

All staff have completed a range of training courses that enable them to respond to the needs of the child. Structured and personalised responses by the staff team help support the child when they are upset or worried. Risk assessments and care plans are detailed and robust documents that have the potential to provide staff with clear strategies to respond effectively to the child’s behaviours. As a result, there have been no incidents of behaviour when staff have been challenged.

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improvement to be good

The manager and staff work well with the child’s local authority to keep the child safe. In particular, the staff support well the child in line with a restriction of liberty order. While the social worker and staff report the child to be settled and making progress, further time is required to explore the risks to the child in respect of unsupervised time and use of the internet. Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 4

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good

Since the full inspection in May 2022, a new manager has been appointed. With the support from members of the senior leadership team, a good amount of work has been completed to develop the home. Staff spoke positively about the new manager. They appreciate the support they have received following changes to the internal processes and systems used in the home. One member of staff told the inspector that these changes, and the addition of a deputy manager, have ultimately led to the improved morale of the staff team, and how this has positively impacted on how they support the child.

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good

Staff receive regular supervision, and records capture the efforts of the manager to ensure that staff take time to reflect. They are provided with training that is designed specifically to the needs of the child. For example, a course in gender and diversity was attended by both the staff and the child.

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good

Monitoring of the quality of care in the home is good, and it informs the ongoing development of the home. The manager and the responsible individual both recognise that further time is required to embed the learning that has taken place over the previous three months. The inspector found no shortfalls in respect of the safety of the child. One requirement is made in relation to the improvement of the child’s health outcomes, and one recommendation is made that relates to the terminology used within some records. Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 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 health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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Requirement Due date

children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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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

achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the manager ensuring there is a reduction in the amounts of processed and sugary foods the child consumes. Furthermore, that staff make better attempts to engage the child in eating healthy foods and that foods eaten are monitored and recorded. 2 December 2022

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Recommendations

 Leaders and managers must ensure that the staff record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. In particular, ensure that the terminology used in records is not institutionalised in its style. (‘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, Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 6 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: SC457327 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: Nicola McClements

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Inspector

Linda Bond, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC457327 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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