Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Bradford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 1 SC424141 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 private company. It is registered to provide care for up to six children who may experience social and/or emotional difficulties. No children were living at the home at the time of the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager was not working at the home at the time of the visit.

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This monitoring visit

The home’s registration was suspended on 20 February 2024 due to accumulative concerns around the quality of safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home. This visit was to monitor the compliance notices that were issued under Regulations 12 and 13, under Section 22 of the Care Standards Act 2000.

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This monitoring visit

The visit found that some changes have been made to policies, procedures and practice relating to the management of whistle-blowing complaints. The provider has communicated these changes across the company.

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This monitoring visit

Effort has been made to implement a system to seek and capture children’s views. All staff working at the home have been trained in the system so that they can support children to use it. Other systems, such as ‘you said, we did’, have been prepared so that they can be implemented.

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This monitoring visit

Staff from the home have received additional training. Most of this was to refresh their existing knowledge on subjects they have already received training about. Some training has been delivered electronically, some has been face to face and some has been supported by the provider’s clinician. As the home’s registration is currently suspended, staff have been redeployed to other homes owned by the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 2 provider. This has given staff opportunities to put their additional learning into practice. Staff meet weekly at the home to consider their learning and to support them to continue to work together as a team.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual and assistant regional manager have continued to offer specific supervision to staff while they have been working in other homes. This supervision has focused on reflection and learning. Changes have also been made to discussion topics during supervision.

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This monitoring visit

Policies and procedures relating to family members working together in the home have been reviewed. Expectations have been made clear to all staff. A risk assessment has been developed to consider and mitigate risks if family members are working together in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Systems around senior leaders’ oversight have been strengthened. This will support the responsible individual having better oversight of the day-to-day care offered to children.

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This monitoring visit

The location risk assessment has been appropriately updated with relevant information that has been shared by safeguarding partners. This will support staff to understand the risks present in the area when considering children moving into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The steps in the compliance notices relating to Regulations 12 and 13 are met. The other requirements raised at previous inspections were not explored during this visit. Therefore, they have been carried forward to be reviewed at the next inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Despite the steps in the compliance notice being met, concerns remain about senior leaders’ oversight of the home. Given these concerns, a further suspension notice has been served to this home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/04/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/04/2022 Full Good 23/02/2022 Full Inadequate 04/02/2020 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(x)) 24 March 2024

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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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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help each child to 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 24 March 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 5 are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vi)(e))

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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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; and

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

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This specifically relates to ensuring that: the home is well maintained and any repairs are addressed in a timely manner; children’s records are accurate and provide a clear understanding of decision-making; supervision takes place in line with the company policy and is recorded and signed by the supervisee; risk assessments are in place and followed when staff members have a significantly close relationship, such as family members and close friends; staff who have been working at the home for more than two years complete their diploma, as stated in Regulation 32. 24 March 2024

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. 24 March 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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treat each child with dignity and respect;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult;

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice;

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)(ix)(c)(i)(ii))

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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A notification made under this regulation—

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the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter; 6 February 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 7 must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (4)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii))

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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: SC424141 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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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Susan Fitzsimmons

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Inspector

Joanna Beal, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC424141 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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