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

Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 1 SC457430 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

This home is owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for up to three children who may experience social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The home was registered in December 2012. The manager is new in post and registered with Ofsted in November 2022.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: sustained effectiveness

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/03/2022 Interim Sustained effectiveness 14/10/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 05/06/2019 Full Good 18/12/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are settled and have trusting relationships with the staff, who enjoy spending time with them. Children celebrate cultural events and participate in a wide range of activities. These activities include going on holidays with staff, playing football and attending concerts. This helps children to build positive memories of their time living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children provide their views about their home. They attend monthly meetings and have regular sessions with their allocated key workers. The children know how to raise concerns with the manager. When any concerns have been raised, these are responded to in a timely manner. Children learn that their views matter and that they have a right to influence their world.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Education attendance for the children is variable. For those children who experience barriers to attending school, staff work closely with schools to encourage progress with small steps. Good support for children’s education has helped them to make consistent progress. This ensures that children’s educational needs are met.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to maintain healthy lifestyles and enjoy a healthy diet. They are able to participate in cooking and regularly go food shopping with staff. Children receive all the help that they require with their healthcare needs. For example, the staff support them to attend appointments and children can access child and adolescent mental health services if there is an identified need.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children keep in touch with members of their family and friends. For some children, this means staff helping them to reunite with relatives they have not been seeing on a regular basis. This helps promote children’s sense of identity and self-worth. Children and their families value the efforts that staff make to maintain these important relationships.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff prepare individualised risk assessments for children. Staff regularly review and amend these assessments as children’s risks change. These assessments promote a shared understanding of the children’s individual risks and the strategies to reduce them. Individual focused work with children around their vulnerabilities and risks help them to learn self-protection strategies. This is leading to positive change for children from their starting points.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The reduction in missing from care incidents is keeping the children increasingly safe. On the occasions when children have gone missing, the staff have followed the relevant protocol, including going out to search for children to ensure their safe return. Knowing that staff make stringent efforts to find them, tells children how much staff care about their welfare and safety. Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 4 Staff know the children well and support them to learn appropriate ways to manage their emotions. Children benefit from clear boundaries that promote their sense of safety and well-being. As a result, physical restraint is rarely used. There has only been one physical restraint since the last inspection. This was to stop a child hurting themselves or others. The use of this measure of control was appropriate and there is management oversight. This ensures that the measure was necessary and

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The home has a safe system for staff recruitment, which includes taking up references from previous employers and verifying references to ensure that they are genuine. Effective recruitment is supported by good-quality induction. All new staff have completed mandatory training, which includes safeguarding courses. All these measures ensure that children are better protected from harm.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has high aspirations for children and the home. She responded well to the shortfalls identified at the last inspection. The manager understands what works well in the home and where further improvements are needed. She is well supported by a staff team that is committed to making a positive difference in children’s lives.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular supervision of their practice. This has improved under the leadership of the current manager. All staff meet regularly with a senior member of staff to discuss their performance. Supervision explores the progress of children and reflects on how to deliver better care. This helps to improve the day-to-day care that children receive from staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There are good monitoring systems in place to help the manager track the children’s progress. The manager works well with the independent person and ensures that any recommendations are addressed promptly. In addition, the recommendations are used as a learning opportunity with staff during team meetings. This approach helps to improve practice and outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff undertake training and development to improve their knowledge and skills. However, there are gaps in the dissemination of the additional training on mental health to staff. This shortfall does not ensure that all staff benefit from this valuable training. Consequently, not all staff are fully equipped to effectively promote children’s mental health.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers ensure that the presentation of the home is welcoming. Some home improvements have been made, although some areas of the flooring need attention. This does not allow children to live comfortably. Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 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 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 to aspire to their full potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

to ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)) 30 December

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home meets children’s basic day-to- day needs and physical necessities. In particular, ensure that maintenance of the flooring is undertaken in a timely manner. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7)

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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: SC457430 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 5th Floor, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspector

Evelyn Chafota, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC457430 7 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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