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

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 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 owned by a private company. It provides residential care for up to five children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been in post since May 2025 and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

Shortly after the last full inspection on 11 October 2022, managers decided to temporarily stop operating the home until they could recruit adequate staffing.

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This monitoring visit

The home is currently subject to a condition that requires the provider to give Ofsted three months’ notice before any children move in. The provider informed Ofsted on 28 May 2025 that the home is now ready to reopen.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the home since its last inspection and review its readiness to reopen.

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This monitoring visit

The organisation has successfully recruited a staff team in preparation for the home’s reopening. Staff members are currently redeployed across other children’s homes in the organisation, where they are acquiring valuable experience and developing their skills.

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This monitoring visit

All staff members have successfully completed the organisation’s mandatory training. This helps to equip them with the core skills and knowledge necessary to meet children's needs safely and effectively. In addition, there is an induction programme Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 2 in place for any new staff who join the team. This ensures that by the time the home reopens, the staff will be well prepared for their roles.

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This monitoring visit

Children living at the home will have access to a clinical team that provides therapeutic input tailored to their individual needs. The clinical team will also support staff to enable them to provide trauma-informed support to children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have ensured that recruitment practices are safe. All required pre- employment checks are consistently carried out before staff start working at the home. This helps leaders assure themselves that only safe adults work at the home.

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This monitoring visit

There has been significant investment in the home to create a warm, welcoming and child-centred environment. The physical space has been designed and furnished to ensure that it is comfortable and homely. However, the garden area requires further work to ensure children’s safety, as areas of overgrowth currently present potential hazards.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this visit, Ofsted lifted the condition that requires the provider to give three months’ notice before any children move into the home. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/03/2022 Full Good 31/07/2019 Full Good 11/07/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 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 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

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Requirement 12 (1) (2)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the garden is a safe environment for children. 15 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 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: 4th Floor, Parkview, 82 Oxford Road, Uxbridge UB8 1UX

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Inspector

Chrisoula Contoyianni, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156103 6 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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