Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Worcestershire

Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 1 SC478134 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 provides care for up to four children with social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2021 and holds the appropriate qualification.

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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

Date of last inspection: 7 February 2023

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/02/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/05/2021 Full Good 22/10/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/07/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There were two children living in the home at the time of the inspection. Children have positive relationships with staff. One child took great pride in singing with staff for the inspectors. Both children told the inspectors that they like living in the home and that they feel safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to make progress with their education. Both children are engaged in education full time and participate in activities after school, including additional tuition. Children spoke positively to the inspectors about the progress they are making with their learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children to pursue their interests and enhance their social experiences. Children engage in a range of activities, and recently one child has begun voluntary work at the local horse-riding stables. In addition, children enjoyed participating in a party for the King’s Coronation and celebrating their birthdays.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Both children’s health needs are well met. Children are registered at local services and supported to attend routine medical appointments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The environment is homely, with nice decoration and photos of children having fun. Children’s bedrooms are personalised in line with their wishes and interests. One child is planning on redecorating her room and painting artwork on her wall with the help of staff. Another child loves spending time in the home’s playroom, doing arts and crafts and playing with toys.

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

Children are safe. Staff know how to respond to incidents and any risks to children. However, records are not always clear. Children’s plans do not reflect the current risk management strategies that are used to protect children. For example, one child’s risk assessment does not include the risk of independence time in the community, despite managers and staff having to implement protective factors due to a safeguarding concern. During the inspection, the manager acknowledged this shortfall and made a plan to make the necessary updates.

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

Since the last inspection, there have been no physical interventions. The manager and staff have received retraining in restraint. They have also spent time with the company’s behaviour management lead to identify patterns in incidents and to improve their approach to behaviour management.

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

There has been a reduction in allegations made by children. When these take place, the manager ensures that information is shared swiftly with the appropriate Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 4 professionals. Furthermore, when appropriate, the manager ensures that children are informed of any outcomes. This helps children feel listened to and safe.

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

Staff work hard to build positive relationships with children. Staff use one-to-one sessions with children to explore known and emerging concerns. These sessions are reflective and help children to learn about strategies to keep themselves safe and to understand the measures staff take to keep them safe.

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

Recruitment processes are thorough, and staff who are recruited to work in the home are subject to all necessary checks.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has improved her oversight of the care provided in the home. Following the last inspection, the manager implemented an action plan to address the shortfalls and to help her identify further areas for learning and development. In addition, the manager has sourced additional training to enable her to develop her leadership and management skills.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff say that they enjoy working at the home and feel supported. The manager reflects on practice with staff to support their learning. Staff receive regular supervision, and since the last inspection, they have all received an appraisal.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have access to a wide range of training opportunities. The manager extends learning by using team meetings to discuss learning from training and discuss topics that are relevant to current matters arising in the home. This practice gives staff a greater opportunity to learn from each other and promotes an open culture in the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager and staff work well with professionals and people who are important to children. The manager effectively challenges services to ensure that children are getting the right support at the right time.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Following the last inspection, a new independent person has been completing monthly audits of the home. These reports are more detailed, and the manager finds them useful in helping to maintain oversight of the service. Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 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, The 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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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

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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to managers ensuring that children’s risks and strategies to reduce risk are accurately reflected in their written documentation. 22 June 2023

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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: SC478134 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 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Inspectors

Sophie Hills, Social Care Inspector Nateisha Cardoza-Evans, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: SC478134 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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Inspectors

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