Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Bedford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1230416 1 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 privately run home provides care for up to four children who may have experienced trauma that has left them vulnerable. Education is offered at a linked provision on a different site.

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Information about this children’s home

The inspector only inspected the social care provision on this site.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager since December 2023.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the visit was to establish the provider’s progress in addressing the shortfalls identified at the last monitoring visit in August 2024.

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This monitoring visit

No children have moved in or out of the home since the last monitoring visit. At the time of this visit, no children were living at the home. The home was not ready to accommodate children. There was no heating or hot water in the home and no timeframe for when this issue would be resolved. Staff are currently working in the organisation’s sister homes.

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This monitoring visit

The home has a newly appointed, experienced and qualified manager who has applied to register with Ofsted. They were present during this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of the last monitoring visit, the responsible individual had created additional monitoring tools for leaders and managers to maintain oversight of the home. However, the new manager has not received an induction. This has limited her understanding of the organisation’s systems and processes. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1230416 2 Records of the home’s health and safety checks were not readily available, and some outstanding maintenance work is still required, meaning children cannot live comfortably at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has made progress meeting the requirement raised at the last monitoring visit. Large portions of the home have been painted and decorated, carpets have been replaced throughout the home, and new furniture has been purchased. However, due to the extent of the maintenance issues identified, the issues have only been partially addressed, and the requirement is restated. One further requirement has also been raised at this monitoring visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1230416 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

03/07/2024 Full Inadequate 23/01/2024 Full Good 11/10/2022 Full Outstanding 04/01/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1230416 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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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

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

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Requirement Due date

provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably. (Regulation 6 (1)(a) (2)(b)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this relates to the registered person ensuring that the home is well maintained and provides children with a safe and homely environment.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 30 December 2024

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Requirement Due date

ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction. (Regulation 33 (1)(a)) 30 December 2024

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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: 1230416 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

Anver Rose, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1230416 6 regulates and inspects 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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