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

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 1 SC457430

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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 run by a private provider. It provides care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, two children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2024.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was undertaken to address specific concerns or allegations received by Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

On 18 February 2025, Ofsted received concerns from police in relation to the provider’s response to situations where children are vulnerable to exploitation. At a case review on 20 February 2025, a decision was made to carry out a monitoring visit. This visit was to establish how well the provider safeguards children who go missing from home and are at risk of exploitation.

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This monitoring visit

Children are cared for by a staff team that understands their individual risks and vulnerabilities. Children are building relationships with the team. Staff support them and have discussions with children to strengthen their understanding of the actions that staff take to keep them safe.

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This monitoring visit

Children have complex vulnerabilities, and plans are in place to reduce the related risks, which includes the risk of going missing and exploitation. The manager and staff are working with relevant professionals, including social workers, the missing- from-home coordinator and police, to strengthen safety planning. When children go Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 2 missing from the home, staff respond quickly and in accordance with missing-from- home protocols. They search for children to try and locate them and return them home as soon as possible. Children are encouraged to make safer decisions and are welcomed home after they go missing. This helps them to build trust with the adults in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has a detailed understanding of the difficulties that children face. However, the manager’s monitoring of important documents has not identified that they lack clarity related to the children’s risks. For example, missing-from-home reports do not always have sufficient detail to fully understand an incident. This could mean that important information is missed or that responses to children’s risk are not consistent.

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This monitoring visit

The manager is working alongside other managers in the organisation to address shortfalls and to make improvements. Additional training has been arranged for the team to strengthen its knowledge and approach to safeguarding.

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This monitoring visit

Requirements and the recommendation made at the last inspection are outside the scope of this visit. These will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/10/2024 Full Good 22/01/2024 Full Good 31/10/2022 Full Good 30/03/2022 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with 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

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)(b) (2)(h)) 30 April 2025

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there. (Regulation 40 (4)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 30 April 2025

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Requirement Due date

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 30 April 2025

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which—

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; 30 April 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 5 are kept up to date. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: SC457430 6

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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

Mark Cryer, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457430 7 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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