Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Barnsley

Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 1 SC482419 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private company and offers care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties. There were three children 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 June 2023.

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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: SC482419 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/03/2024 Full Good 21/03/2023 Full Good 24/03/2022 Full Good 26/11/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All three children spoke positively about living in the home and said that they have built supportive and trusted relationships with the staff. The children have not lived there long; however, they have experienced many positive events and activities, such as ice skating, go karting and bike rides. Children spoke about wanting to live in the home for a long time.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are making very good progress in their education settings. There are regular discussions between the staff, school teachers and tutors to clarify support plans and approaches to help the children to achieve. Staff have good links with the virtual schools. This team offers dedicated support to navigate the challenges of finding a permanent education provision to meet the complex needs of the children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to develop their independence skills. The children can plan menus, cook meals, complete their laundry and manage their pocket money. These plans are jointly created with the local authorities to identify areas for development and support the children to prepare for their future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are all registered with doctors and dentists. Where the children have additional health needs, these are recognised and recorded. The staff have a good knowledge of how to best support the children to be healthy.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know the children well and support them to understand their own care needs and manage their own emotions and behaviours. The staff’s approach to caring for children is directly influenced by the provider’s preferred models of care. This methodology is embedded in the staff’s training and care planning for children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s moves into this home are carefully managed. Considered and well-informed planning helps the manager to assess the compatibility of children. The manager’s aim is to not unsettle the dynamic in the home and prioritise the well-being of the children and their sense of belonging.

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

If children go missing from the home, there are clear plans to support both the children and the staff. Staff take an active role in trying to locate the children and maintain contact with them. Once found, the children are welcomed back to the home with a nurturing approach. Supportive conversations are always completed with the children to try to understand and prevent any further missing incidents.

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

Children with known risks have very detailed risk assessments. These risk assessments have clear action plans and practice guidance that is understood by all staff. The plans help to reduce risk. The children’s views and wishes are clearly recorded as the staff help Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 4 the children to understand and learn from their experiences. The manager completes detailed quality assurance checks to monitor the staff’s response and encourage practice reflection.

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

Physical interventions are infrequent because children are supported by staff who are skilled in de-escalation. When a child is physically held, the staff ensure that the incident is clearly recorded, providing evidence of their decision-making around the appropriateness of the intervention used. This practice is crucial as it provides the opportunity for staff to learn from these incidents.

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

There is an emphasis on praising children’s positive actions and events and encouraging learning rather than the removal of items and activities. If negative consequences are used by staff, these are proportionate and well thought through. This is supporting the children to recognise that choices and actions have outcomes.

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

Children have their own smartphones. The staff understand the risks around the internet and social media. However, when online risks are identified, the staff are unable to add parental oversight applications. This impacts on staff’s ability to manage and monitor children’s online phone use.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers have a positive relationship with the children. They promote joint working with partner agencies to gain the best possible outcomes for the children. There is a focus on high expectations and aspirations for all the children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers and staff receive regular and reflective supervision. The safety and care of the children is a focus of all supervisions. This is supplemented by regular team meetings to guide staff and seek their views.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are provided with mandatory training, and additional bespoke training is quickly identified in response to children’s specific needs. This helps to promote a consistent approach with the children and create an environment that is focused on good practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager regularly completes reflection work regarding the care offered to the children in the home. This supports the ongoing learning and development of the manager and the team. There are clear and detailed monitoring checks completed on a monthly and weekly basis. The children have many care plans. The care plans repeat the needs of the children. This results in additional paperwork for staff to complete and takes them away from time with the children. Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 5

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children are able to express themselves as individuals and should be given an appropriate degree of freedom and choice in relation to day-to-day arrangements for their care. Children’s reasonable preferences in relation to day-to-day arrangements should be met with consideration given to safeguarding, particularly in relation to the use of technology. Where a child’s preferences are unreasonable or cannot be met for safeguarding reasons, staff should discuss this with the child to help them understand why. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 17, paragraph 3.21)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful and clear recording. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to them. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 62, paragraph 14.4) Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 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: SC482419 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

Rachel Moore, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC482419 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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