Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 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 home is part of a large national provider of children’s homes. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

There was one child living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 13 and 14 May 2025. The inspector identified serious concerns about safeguarding practices in the home and ineffective leadership and management arrangements.

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This monitoring visit

Following the inspection, two compliance notices were issued under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act. Compliance notices were issued under Regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken by the provider in meeting the steps in the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Progress has been made since the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Safeguarding incidents in the home have been reduced. When they do occur, staff manage them well and follow safeguarding procedures. Systems are now in place to monitor the child’s welfare and safety when spending time outside of the home. The child is informed why measures are in place, and they are involved in the decision- making for keeping them safe in the community.

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This monitoring visit

The child’s plans have been reviewed to reflect their needs. Plans for the child provide clear guidance and strategies for staff to follow. Plans now include strategies Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 2 that support the child and are proactive in their approach. This includes input and consultation from the commissioned clinical psychologist. Staff demonstrate a good knowledge of the action that they should take to safeguard the child.

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This monitoring visit

Staff demonstrate professional curiosity and are consistent in their approach to caring for the child. This supports the child’s behaviour, and as a result, there have been fewer incidents of challenging behaviour in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Managerial oversight of the care being provided to the child has improved. Oversight of incidents and work undertaken with the child is detailed, evaluative and reflective. Staff reflect on their practice to ensure that the approaches and strategies in place meet the child’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have provided additional training for staff to develop their skills in caring for the child. The manager evaluates staff’s response to consider their knowledge. There were no shortfalls identified in this area.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held on 5 June 2025, following the monitoring visit. It was the decision of the case review that the provider had taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements made at the last inspection were outside the scope of this visit. These will be reviewed at the next inspection. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/05/2025 Full Inadequate 17/12/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 10/09/2024 Full Inadequate 19/07/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 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 health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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Requirement Due date

children receive advice, services, and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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Requirement Due date

children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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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

achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans; and

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment, and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(c))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that staff support children to attend appointments for their health needs, including when children request specific treatment. 9 July 2025

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3). 9 July 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 5 The requirements are that—

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Requirement Due date

the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification, and skills for the work that the individual is to perform.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(b) (4)(b)(5)(a))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, ensure that staff have the relevant qualification to undertake their roles.

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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: 2662847 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 5th Floor, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Beverley Williams

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Inspector

Nicola Rutherford, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2662847 7 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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