Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in North Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 1 SC457435 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. It offers care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, there were no children living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

A new manager has been recruited to the home.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged as requires improvement at the full inspection on 6 August 2024 because of shortfalls in the leadership and management of the home and in the safely and protection of the child. At the assurance inspection on 13 November 2024, inspectors found serious concerns that compromised the safety of the child. Leaders and managers created a safety plan for the child by moving the child to another home that is owned by the same provider. As a result, Ofsted did not issue compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the progress and actions taken to meet the home’s workforce development plan, which was provided as an assurance. This monitoring visit included a review of the workforce development plan, review of documents, discussions with the responsible person and discussions with staff.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector concluded from this monitoring visit that there are no serious or widespread concerns. One requirement under regulation 45 was met, and four requirements will be reviewed at the next full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

An experienced and qualified manager has been appointed to the post. The manager has been provided with an intensive two-week induction plan, which included meeting with staff and completing supervision handovers. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 2 The home has retained staff who are currently working at other homes that are owned by the organisation. Recruitment is ongoing for the remaining vacancy. Staff receive regular training and development opportunities in their respecting homes. Staff speak positively about the support they receive from the homes’ managers.

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This monitoring visit

There are plans for all staff to participate in a development week when they resume their positions in the home. Additional input will be provided by the home’s therapy team. The responsible person has set new expectations for staff for this home, which include high levels of support from the manager. Staff are reflective of their experiences, and they have developed a positive outlook for children coming to live in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment is being updated to include new furniture and home comforts for the children who will be moving in. Leaders and managers are updating approaches to how they will robustly risk assess the needs of the children coming to live in the home. This includes a review of the quality of information provided when a child is admitted to the home.

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This monitoring visit

The improved oversight through the home’s workforce development plan and increased oversight by the responsible person means that the home will be ready to safely receive children. There is a plan to improve multi-agency working, including open discussions with school professionals, who will be invited to the home. This ensures a more joined-up approach to meeting the children’s education needs.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/08/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 16/05/2023 Full Good 17/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 29/03/2022 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 3

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

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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

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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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare:

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Requirement Due date

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(v)(vi)(b)) 30 June 2025

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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

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 30 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 4 lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

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;

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Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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Requirement Due date

feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; 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)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders must ensure that there is a consistent manager in day-to-day charge of the home. In addition, leaders must ensure that the home has sufficient staff to meet the needs of the children.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. 30 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii))

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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 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 to 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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Requirement Due date

maintain regular contact with each child’s education and training provider, including engaging with the provider and the placing authority to support the child’s education and training and to maximise the child’s achievement;

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Requirement Due date

raise any need for further assessment or specialist provision in relation to a child with the child’s education or training provider and the child’s placing authority; 30 June 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 6 help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment. (Regulation 8 (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(ix))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party information. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. In particular, staff should enable children to reflect on their experiences. Key-work sessions should highlight professional curiosity and the learning gained from talking to children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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: SC457435 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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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

Tenji Wesa, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457435 8 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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