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

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 1 SC456959 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 privately owned. It provides care for up to two children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

During the full inspection on 14 December 2021, the home was judged inadequate in all areas. There were significant shortfalls in safeguarding practices, care planning and leadership and management. Following the inspection, the registered manager resigned, and a notice restricting accommodation at the home was issued.

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This monitoring visit

A three-month condition was imposed, requiring the provider to inform Ofsted three months before it intends to support a child to move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken by the provider in preparation for the home becoming operational and enabling children to move in.

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This monitoring visit

Since the condition was imposed, the provider has taken steps to recruit a new manager. There are arrangements in place to interview the manager of the home to ascertain they have the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to carry out the role of the registered manager.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has recently reviewed and updated the home’s statement of purpose. She demonstrates an enthuastic approach to providing good-quality childcare that is built on warmth and nurture in line with the aims and objectives of the home. The home has been redecorated throughout.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has been improved with a new kitchen installed and new furniture. The home is warm and welcoming. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 2 The provider has recruited a staff team to safely support and meet children’s needs. Robust checks are carried out in line with safer recruitment practices.

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This monitoring visit

The new manager has carried out a critical overview and detailed action plan to identify the shortfalls highlighted at the last inspection. An independent person regularly visits the home to ensure that it is operating in line with regulations.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have completed a detailed induction and training programme. Further training has been identified by the manager in therapeutic parenting and adverse childhood experiences. This will ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge to support each child’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held on 22 March 2024. It was deemed that sufficient action has been taken to support the three-month condition to be removed.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, one requirement was deemed to be met. This was in relation to Regulation 6. Other requirements were not considered as part of this visit and will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/12/2021 Full Inadequate 31/07/2019 Full Good 03/10/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 25/06/2018 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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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

help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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Requirement Due date

understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child overcome any such barriers;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment;

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promote opportunities for each child to learn informally;

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Requirement Due date

help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(viii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the provider ensuring that children’s educational needs are met. If children do not attend education, staff must provide them with educational experiences. 4 April 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 5 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

help each child understand how to keep safe;

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

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

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

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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(b))

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Requirement Due date

The provider needs to ensure that children have updated risk assessments that include all known risks and strategies to manage risk. Furthermore, the provider needs to ensure that all staff have the skills to take action to protect children. 4 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

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 4 April 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 6 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

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each 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)(f))

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Requirement Due date

The registered manager needs to ensure that he manages the home in line with the statement of purpose. He needs to ensure that he has effective oversight of incidents so he can ensure that staff are meeting children's needs. Furthermore, the manager needs to ensure that he reviews and evaluates children's plans to identify any triggers/patterns to children's behaviour. The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)) 4 April 2024

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The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which—

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include information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 4 April 2024

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Requirement Due date

Schedule 4 sets out the other information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. (Regulation 37 (1)(2)(a)) 4 April 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 7 The provider must demonstrate all hours that all staff have worked on rosters, including the registered manager.

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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: SC456959 8

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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

Judith Birchall, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC456959 9 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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Inspector

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