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

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC457621 1 SC457621

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Cambian Childcare Limited

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home is operated by a large national provider. It is registered to provide care for up to two children with social and emotional needs.

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Information about this children's home

The home was closed in 2021 following a serious and significant safeguarding concern. Ofsted imposed a condition on the home, whereby the provider would have to give Ofsted three months’ notice of their intention to reopen the home.

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Information about this children's home

The registered manager and responsible individual were present throughout this visit.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out following the provider giving Ofsted notice of their intention to reopen the home. The purpose of the visit was to assess whether the home was safe to open and to demonstrate whether arrangements were in place to ensure that children would be provided with safe care.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has recently resigned, and a new manager has been appointed. A new staff team has been recruited, and most of the staff are suitably qualified and experienced. The staff team is currently working in other homes that are owned by the provider. Although staff training records were requested prior to this visit, they were not available. This means that the assessment of staff skills and knowledge relating to the specific needs of children who may come to live at the home could not be undertaken.

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This monitoring visit

Health and safety checks of the home had not been completed, and some essential maintenance has only recently been started. Some necessary health and safety information, such as electrical safety and fire safety, was not readily available. This Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC457621 2 means that the safety of the home environment could not be adequately assessed. Additional information has been requested from the provider.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has not provided sufficient oversight in preparing the home to reopen, and key information previously requested was not available. This does not provide Ofsted with assurance that children would be effectively safeguarded, due to the lack of effective scrutiny and oversight of the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has been asked to provide additional information and some of this has been received.

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This monitoring visit

The requirement from the previous inspection has not been monitored during this visit.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted will continue to monitor the home and its suitability to reopen in July 2024 in line with compliance processes.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 02/07/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/04/2019 Full Inadequate 15/05/2018 Full Outstanding 17/05/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC457621 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, 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— that staff—

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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 to understand how to keep safe;

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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

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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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;

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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)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This is regarding the risk management of young people's online activity. 11 Jul 2024 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC457621 4

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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: SC457621 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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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Dennise Springett

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Inspector

Sarah Orriss, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC457621 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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Inspector

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