Children's Home run by Cambian Autism Services Limited in Lancashire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2693741 1 Registered provider: Cambian Autism Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private company and provides care for up to three children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in October 2022.

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Information about this children’s home

The company also provides education on site at a registered school. The inspectors only inspected the social care provision at this setting.

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Inspection date: 6 November 2023

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 6 November 2023

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2693741 2

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Outcome from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

There are currently two children living at the home. One child has moved in since the previous inspection. This move was well planned and has been sensitive to the child’s needs. As result, the child had a positive experience of moving into the home. This meets a requirement made at the previous inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

Children are making progress in line with their individual plans and both children attend the on-site school full time. Children also spend time with their families, both in and out of the home. A recent event was a Halloween party hosted at the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Children enjoy a range of activities in the community and the staff now use the local offer to identify different experiences and opportunities for the children.

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Findings from the inspection

There has been a reduction in incidents in the community for one child. This means that their risk of exclusion from activities in the community has reduced. The use of restraint is rare. However, when restraint is used, it is now recorded appropriately.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff have now received appropriate training for the management of allegations and are aware of their roles and responsibilities with regards to this.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has met all the requirements and recommendations from the last inspection. There is a new responsible individual in post who is often present in the home and has been supportive of the manager in driving improvements.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff now receive regular and effective supervisions that encourage them to reflect on their practice and to have open discussions with their supervisors.

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Findings from the inspection

There has been a focus on staff development since the previous inspection. The manager has sourced a lot of training opportunities, including around recording and reporting. Additionally, the manager has introduced seven-minute briefings into the team meetings. The briefings focus on research-based practice that further enhances the staff team’s skills and knowledge.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has robust workforce and development plans in place. These, alongside stronger processes for management oversight, mean that the manager can continually make improvements. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2693741 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/05/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2693741 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Autism Services 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

Kerri Lynch, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2693741 5 regulates and inspects 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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