Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Warrington

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 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 home is privately owned. It provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties and/or have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the visit, no children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager is in the process of registering with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

During a full inspection at this home on 19 January 2022, poor safeguarding practice and ineffective management oversight were identified. The inadequacies in these areas had a significant and detrimental impact on children’s safety, welfare and progress. Therefore, the home was judged inadequate, and two compliance notices were issued under Regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and Regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard).

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This monitoring visit

At a monitoring visit on 8 March 2022, it was identified that the provider had not taken sufficient action to meet the shortfalls in the compliance notices. The provider decided to close the home. On 13 March 2022, a condition was imposed which required the provider to inform Ofsted three months before it intends to have a child move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

This visit took place to ensure that the provider is now ready for children to move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has now appointed an experienced and qualified manager, who is in the process of registering with Ofsted. The manager is child centred, committed and has high expectations of staff providing good-quality childcare. The manager showed Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 2 a clear understanding of their responsibilities regarding safeguarding and child protection.

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This monitoring visit

There has been significant improvement in the home environment. All outstanding health and safety issues have been addressed. The home has been fully refurbished and redecorated. A new kitchen and bathrooms have been fitted. As a result, the home feels warm and welcoming.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has recruited a sufficient staff team to safely support a child when they move into the home. An experienced deputy manager will support the manager in the day-to-day running of the home. Robust recruitment checks have been carried out in line with safer recruitment.

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This monitoring visit

Staff new to the home receive a comprehensive induction and there is additional ongoing training for the experienced staff. This will ensure that staff have the appropriate knowledge and skills to meet children’s needs when they move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has recently reviewed and updated the home’s statement of purpose. There are robust admission and referral procedures in place, which includes liaising with the company’s therapist before a child moves in. This is to ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge to meet children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has devised new tools to review and evaluate children’s care. She has a clear action plan to address the shortfalls identified at the last inspection. There are systems in place to ensure that children’s risk assessments are clear and kept up to date.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held on 4 June 2024. It was deemed that sufficient action has been taken for children to move into the home.

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This monitoring visit

During the visit, the requirements identified under regulations 12, 13 and 16 were deemed to be met. Other requirements identified at the last monitoring visit were not considered as part of this visit as there were no children living at the home. These will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/01/2022 Full Inadequate 08/05/2019 Full Good 30/05/2018 Full Good 19/04/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s homes 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.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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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 understand and manage the impact of any experience and neglect;

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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. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(v)(vi))

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This specifically relates to ensuring that staff consistently meet children’s needs as identified in their plans.

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This requirement has not been reviewed and is restated. 6 August 2024

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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. 6 August 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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

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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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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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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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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.

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This has requirement has not been reviewed and is restated.

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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))

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This has requirement has not been reviewed and is restated. 6 August 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 6 The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received in the children’s home.

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In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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medicine which is prescribed for the child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and no other child; and

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a record is kept of the administration of medicine to each child. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has not been reviewed and is restated. 6 August 2024

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The registered person must prepare and implement a policy (“the behaviour management policy”) which sets out—

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how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

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the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

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The registered person must keep the behaviour management policy under review and, where appropriate, revise it.

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within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure; 6 August 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 7 the name of the person who used the measure (‘the user’), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (1)(a)(b) (2) (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has not been reviewed and is restated.

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

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or 6 August 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 8 there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has not been reviewed and is restated.

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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: 1225371 9

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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

Simon Jones, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1225371 10 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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