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

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 1 SC434806 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a large national provider. It is registered to provide care for up to three children who may have social and emotional needs. There was one child living in this home at the time of the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager is suitably qualified and experienced and was present for this visit. The responsible individual is currently absent from work and the manager is being supported by another member of the senior management team.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to assess the progress in meeting two compliance notices that were set at the previous inspection, under regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard. The home has a restriction notice in place preventing any more children from moving into the home. Sufficient progress has been made to complete the steps in the compliance notices and these are now met. The provider has complied with the restriction notice and no more children have moved in.

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This monitoring visit

One child currently lives in the home. They are settled and are making progress. They have recently started a college course, and this has been positive for them. Online safety work has been carried out with the child to improve their knowledge and understanding of how to stay safe online, however, there is not yet enough collaborative working with the college to support a positive transition for the child. This is because the manager has not identified or assessed any risks for the child in attending college, apart from smoking.

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This monitoring visit

There was a failure by a senior manager to take required actions in response to a serious safeguarding event. This led to a delay in making required referrals to external agencies to try and minimise future and further risks for children. This has Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 2 since been addressed and the actions have been completed. The local authority designated officer (LADO) for safeguarding has made further recommendations around safeguarding policies and procedures. These are currently under review by senior managers.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have started to implement systems designed to improve their oversight and quality assurance of the home. There has been improved senior management support for the home, which has led to more scrutiny and a review of processes to support the home’s development. New systems and processes have yet to be embedded and tested to assess the impact for children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have benefited from additional training and guidance around child exploitation, contextual safeguarding and grooming. Staff say this training has given them more awareness and they are confident to report any concerns they may have to the manager.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have regular supervision. This provides further opportunities to discuss and reflect on care practice. Team meetings provide additional learning and reflection for staff. This has helped to develop better understanding of safeguarding and staff’s responsibilities in identifying and reporting concerns. This helps to keep children safer.

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This monitoring visit

Staffing levels remain low and recruitment is ongoing. Staff lone work with the child, including overnight, and risk assessments are in place to manage this. The child has been consulted and a safety plan put in place to give them support in the event of an emergency or untoward event. The child’s social worker agrees with the plan.

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This monitoring visit

Not all aspects of the requirements were considered during this visit. These have been restated and will be reviewed at the next full inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/08/2023 Full Inadequate 11/05/2022 Full Good 21/09/2021 Full Good 30/07/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 3

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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 with 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

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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Requirement Due date

that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this relates to leaders and managers reviewing the child protection policy in line with recommendations from the LADO. 30 October 2023

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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 aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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Requirement Due date

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each 30 October 2023 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 4 child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(d)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this relates to improving management oversight in all areas of the home but particularly safeguarding and learning from incidents. It also relates to embedding systems and processes to improve and develop care practice.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 5

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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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Inspector

Sarah Orriss, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC434806 6 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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