Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in North Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 1 SC456477 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 four children who may have experienced social, emotional and mental health difficulties. There are currently two children living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in February 2013.

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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: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/03/2022 Full Good 23/09/2019 Full Good 04/12/2018 Full Good 19/07/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy good relationships with staff who understand their vulnerabilities and needs. Staff seek children’s views and welcome their feedback on the running of the home and the quality of care that they receive. This helps children to develop a sense of belonging. Staff encourage the children to express their views through regular consultation sessions, and informal and focused one-to-one sessions. Children spoke positively about the staff and feel confident in speaking to them if they have any worries.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s education is tailored to their individual needs. This support includes working with other professionals to identify and fully assess children’s learning styles and needs. This helps to determine any additional support children may require to help them to reach their full potential.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to be healthy. Staff ensure that children’s health needs are met. They ensure that the children eat nutritious and healthy meals. Staff work with other health professionals to encourage children to access the physical and emotional health services that they need. Staff support the children to attend medical appointments. This ensures that children’s health is maintained.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to take part in a range of activities to help them explore their talents and interests. These include visits to the cinema and theme parks and going on holiday. These opportunities help children to develop their self-esteem and confidence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand the importance of the children spending time with the people who are significant to them. Staff promote family time, transporting the children when needed. This supports the children’s sense of identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is warm, welcoming and generally well decorated. Children’s bedrooms are personalised. However, some areas still need attention. This does not provide a comfortable living environment in all areas of the home.

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

Children’s well-being and safety are promoted and their risk assessments are regularly updated and accurately reflect the children’s current identified risks. Staff have a good understanding of risks to children’s safety and use the individual strategies in place to manage and reduce these risks. This ensures that children are better protected from harm.

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

Children can discuss their emotions with staff during a range of focused work provided for them. Staff evaluate this work in team meetings. These reflective discussions ensure that staff develop relevant skills to keep children safe. The Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 4 discussions with children after an incident help to identify any possible triggers to these incidents. Consequently, children manage their emotions better and incidents of using physical restraint are reducing.

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

Physical restraint is only used when this is necessary to safeguard children from the immediate risk of harm. Following incidents, reflective discussions are held with children in a timely manner. Staff discussions are also conducted swiftly. In addition, the manager has good oversight to ensure that physical restraints are proportionate and appropriate. This practice helps to keep children safe.

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

When allegations of abuse are made against staff, leaders and managers ensure that children’s protection is prioritised. They follow statutory guidance and the investigations are conducted in a timely manner. This good practice promotes the safety and welfare of the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has a good understanding of the children’s needs and progress. She is supported by a consistent and stable staff team that is committed to providing good- quality care to the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff said that they feel supported in their roles. They benefit from regular team meetings. These meetings are used as learning and development opportunities. Staff are able to share ideas on how best to support children to achieve better outcomes. All staff have completed the mandatory training and additional training linked to the specific needs of the children. This means that the staff are supported to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to care for the children effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

In the main, staff receive regular formal supervision sessions; however, this is not consistent for all staff. This shortfall means that not all staff are provided with opportunities for regular reflection. This does not enhance staff’s practice or support them to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager makes good use of monitoring and quality assurance systems, which focus on improved outcomes for children. She responds well to the feedback from the independent visitor. Any recommendations are discussed in team meetings with staff. Plans are put in place to address the recommendations quickly.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

In general, managers provide safeguarding notifications to the regulator within the required timescales. However, on at least one occasion, there has been a significant delay in notifying the regulator. This hinders the regulator’s ability to promptly review whether the actions taken to safeguard children were effective.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home has positive relationships with social workers, teachers and other agencies. This supports partnership working and means that children’s welfare is better protected. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 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 registered person must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)) 28 April 2023

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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

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e)) 28 April 2023

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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 all areas of the home are welcoming. (‘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: SC456477 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: Metropolitan House, 3 Drakes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Inspector

Evelyn Chafota, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC456477 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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