Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Rochdale

Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 1 SC456542 Registered provider: 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 provides care for one child with social and emotional difficulties that result in complex needs. One child was living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in March 2024.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: 27 September 2023

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/09/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 27/09/2022 Full Good 20/04/2021 Full Good 24/04/2019 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

One child has moved back to live with their family since the last inspection. The manager advocated well for the child and supported this move. The move was well planned and the child was very happy that this was made possible. Another child has now moved into the home. The manager worked well with other professionals to ensure that she could meet the child’s needs. As a result of this careful planning, the child’s move has been successful, and they have settled into the home well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to have time with family members and friends who are important to them, with the staff regularly driving the child, despite long distances. The staff also work hard to form relationships with family members.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys living at the home and spending time with the staff. They have recently been given a pet which they take great care of and enjoy looking after. The child enjoys various activities, including trips to a safari park, meals out, going to trampoline parks and mini golf. They also recently took part in a community engagement activity where they baked a cake for an elderly neighbour.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is not currently attending school. The manager has worked closely with the virtual school and the local authority to address this and there are plans in place so the child receives an education. Additionally, the staff have supported the child’s education by incorporating learning opportunities into the child’s day. However, this has been inconsistent and lacked structure. This does not support the child to be prepared for a return to school.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home has recently had a new bathroom and kitchen fitted. The home is nicely decorated and the child’s artwork is displayed. The child has made some changes to their bedroom, so it is more personalised, and the staff support them to keep it clean. Additional maintenance work has been completed which gives the home has a more homely feel. There are some outstanding maintenance issues. However, work has been requested.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child finds attending routine health appointments difficult. However, the staff continue to encourage the child to feel more comfortable. This has included arranging for health professionals to come to the home and having regular conversations about the importance of keeping themselves healthy. Despite the child’s struggles, the staff have been able to encourage them to attend appointments regarding their mental health and following a hospital admission.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

There has been a significant reduction in the child’s risks since they came to live at the home, due to the positive impact that the care provided by staff is having on the child. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 4 Incidents involving the child are rare. The staff understand the child’s needs well and are knowledgeable regarding the safeguarding processes that they should follow if the need arises.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

When incidents involving the child do occur, they are appropriately managed by the staff. Good multi-agency working ensures that all involved professionals are made aware. The staff work closely with the police community support officer, who will visit the child if requested.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The staff have regular and detailed conversations with the child that support them to keep safe. The positive relationships shared between the staff and the child ensure that the child feels safe to raise any issues or worries they have so that the staff can help them to work through them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is supported by an experienced deputy manager. Together, they provide strong leadership and are good role models for the children and the stable and consistent staff team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager ensures that she has full oversight of the child’s progress and experiences. Overall, evaluations of any incident reports are robust and include the opportunity for the staff to reflect on situations and identify what they could do differently in the future. However, the manager did not identify and address an issue relating to advice provided to staff by an on-call manager during one incident.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff feel supported by the management team and receive regular supervision. All staff have recently received an appraisal. However, these did not include feedback from the child. This is a missed opportunity to capture the child’s views.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has good oversight of the training that staff have attended and is proactive in sourcing and identifying training for the staff to complete. In addition to this, worksheets, questionnaires and quizzes support the staff to develop and maintain their knowledge.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are held regularly and are detailed and child-focused. They provide staff with the information needed to support the child effectively. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 5

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Statutory requirement

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 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 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

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

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the manager identifying and acting on any issues with regard to staff practice, including that of on-call managers, to ensure children’s well-being is promoted. 4 October 2024

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that when children are not participating in education because they are not on a school roll for some reason, the child should be supported to sustain or regain their confidence in education and be engaged in suitable structured activities. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.15)  The registered person should ensure that staff appraisals include the views of children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.5) Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 6

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 7

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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

Kerri Lynch, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC456542 8 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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