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

Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 1 SC456416 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 is one of a large private company. The home is registered to care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the inspection, one child was living in 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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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/03/2024 Full Good 17/08/2022 Full Good 09/02/2022 Full Good 08/05/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, the child previously living at the home has been moved by the placing authority to an alternative provision with on-site education. While at the home, the child enjoyed horse-riding lessons and was happy and made good progress. Staff supported the child to be safe and helped reduce their risk-taking behaviour. A new child then moved into the home. They have settled in quickly and were warmly welcomed by staff. Their social worker said, ‘I have no concerns with the standard of care. Staff ensure that [name of child] feels comfortable and that this is their home.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have quickly established positive relationships with the child. They provide them with well-planned, highly individualised care that promotes their needs effectively. A stable staff team provides the child with stability and consistency in their life.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to maintain their important relationships with their family. As a result, the child sustains their close relationships with the people who are most important to them. The child enjoys sleepovers with their siblings and staff are supportive of their family time together.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that the child’s health needs are met effectively. The child missed their last annual health needs assessment before arriving at the home. However, this has not yet been rescheduled by staff. Staff maintain effective partnerships with health professionals to promote the child’s good health. They ensure that the child is registered with the health services that they need to be healthy, and they support them to attend their health appointments.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are supportive of the child’s education and learning. However, the child does not have any formal education provision in place. The manager is working to ensure that the child can resume their education after the summer holidays. However, this has proved difficult for them to progress successfully.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage positive activities and support the child to pursue their interests and hobbies. The child enjoys pampering nights, bake-off challenges, cooking and shopping with staff. The manager has recently purchased a new pet kitten which the child is thrilled about having in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child attends regular consultation meetings with staff to ensure that they feel involved and listened to. They benefit from one-to-one support sessions with staff, who teach them about the dangers of vaping and reinforce the importance of their education and learning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child benefits from a physically safe and homely living environment. However, they need more storage in their bedroom to organise their clothes and belongings more effectively. Staff have arranged for some items to be put in safe storage. For example, Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 4 the child came with a double bed which does not fit in a single bedroom. The front door to the home is old and is beginning to look worn and in need of replacement.

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

Staff promote the child’s safety effectively. They have a clear understanding of their specific needs and vulnerabilities and follow risk management plans to reduce the risk of harm. Staff implement clear rules and boundaries and have high expectations of behaviour. They are trained to use de-escalation strategies and take action to prevent behaviours from escalating.

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

There has been no use of restraint since the last inspection. Staff safely and effectively manage behaviours that challenge. Consequences to address negative behaviour are kept to an absolute minimum. Positive choices are consistently praised, acknowledged and reinforced.

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

The child knows how to make a complaint and their rights are promoted effectively. Allegations of abuse are reported to the appropriate authorities to ensure that the right action is taken by the right professionals to protect children from harm. Staff are trained in child protection and take their safeguarding roles and responsibilities seriously.

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

There have been no missing-from-home incidents since the child came to live at the home. When missing-from-home incidents have occurred previously, staff have been proactive in their efforts in searching for children and working closely with the police to secure their safe return.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Since the last inspection, there has been a change in the leadership and management of the home. The home’s deputy manager has been promoted to the vacant manager’s post and has applied to Ofsted for registration.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The child benefits from a home that is managed efficiently and effectively. They benefit from staff who provide them with a caring and supportive environment. One member of staff said, ‘The manager has supported me in my team leader role and has shown me my potential. I feel very lucky to have a great manager who is so supportive.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager maintains effective partnerships with the placing authority to meet the aims and objectives of the child’s care plan, to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved for them. Child-focused team meetings are held regularly, and staff benefit from practice-related supervision. This ensures that staff are able to reflect on their performance and can monitor the child’s progress and experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are supportive of each other and work together effectively. They benefit from regular training opportunities that enable them to develop the right skills and knowledge to meet the child’s specific needs. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 5 There are effective systems in place for reviewing and improving the care provided for children. An independent person visits the home on a regular basis to review the quality and standard of the child’s care. These visits help the manager and staff to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the care provided for children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager uses external monitoring activities and internal quality assurance audits to address any shortfalls in practice, to secure continuing improvement. Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 6

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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 within 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

understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to 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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Requirement Due date

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;

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Requirement Due date

that each child has access to appropriate equipment, facilities and resources to support the child’s learning. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(iii)(iv)(v)(viii)(x)(b)) 16 September 2024

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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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. 30 October 2024 Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 7 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that the front door of the home is replaced with a new one and that children are provided with suitable storage for their clothing and personal belongings.

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that children have an annual health needs assessment. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 33, paragraph 7.4) Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 8

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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: SC456416 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

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC456416 10 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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