Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 1 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 is a privately operated children’s home offering care for one child. The provider’s statement of purpose describes that care is provided for a child with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager’s post has been vacant since September 2023.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there was one child living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 4 and 5 January 2023.

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This monitoring visit

During the full inspection, inspectors found significant shortfalls in safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home. As a result, two compliance notices were issued under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act 2000. These notices related to regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the acting manager has resigned, and a new manager has been appointed. She is in the process of applying to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

The new manager has implemented more detailed procedures to review all aspects of care. In particular, safeguarding incidents are subject to useful management evaluation and reflection. Better management oversight is improving the quality of care that the child receives.

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This monitoring visit

Senior managers are providing more effective support via additional on-site and external monitoring. Senior managers are spending more time in the home, Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 2 supporting the new manager to make improvements. The manager now also sends a more detailed weekly audit to senior managers, with a focus on safeguarding practice. Leaders and managers have improved processes of oversight and audit.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have updated the child’s written plans and risk assessments. Documents now contain all necessary guidance. However, risk assessments continue to be lengthy and repetitive. Staff have the information they need to keep the child safe.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have completed a range of refresher training. Training has initially been focused on improving staff skills in relation to safeguarding, managing missing-from-home incidents and child sexual exploitation. Team meetings have been used to review the child’s plans and risk assessments and discuss best practice. The provider’s clinical support team has also been delivering weekly trauma-related training. Staff are being provided with the skills and knowledge to safeguard the child.

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This monitoring visit

Staff know what to do when the child tries to leave the home without permission. There have been two occasions when the child has tried to go out in the late evening. Staff have followed their safety plans and the child was not out of sight for any period. Staff brought the child home safely after a short time. The child is becoming safer because of an improved response to risk.

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This monitoring visit

The decision from the case review was that the provider has demonstrated sufficient improvement to meet the steps of the compliance notices. Continued progress will be monitored at the next inspection via a review of the requirements. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/01/2024 Full Inadequate 21/03/2023 Full Outstanding 26/10/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 4

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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;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff have the skills to take action and implement the steps within the child’s risk-management plans. 25 April 2024

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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 25 April 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 5 promotes their welfare.

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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

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)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that there is sufficient monitoring of incidents and management oversight.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, ensure that staff have the skills, knowledge and support to meet the needs of the child living in the home, and that there are enough staff on duty to meet the needs of the child.

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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: 2623004 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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Inspector

Nicola Shaw, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2623004 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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