Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately operated. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child lived at the home, and they were spoken with.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2025.

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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

Date of last inspection: 11 February 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/02/2025 Full Outstanding 20/09/2023 Full Outstanding 31/08/2022 Full Good 07/06/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child enjoys living at the home and benefits from a strong sense of community. Staff help the child build and maintain important relationships, including with their family. The child often joins in with activities that create a family atmosphere and feel to the home. The child has made friendships in the local area with children of a similar age.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child attends full-time education. Staff work closely with education professionals to provide consistent support for learning and behaviour management. This helps the child maintain good behaviour, attend school regularly and make progress in their studies.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in good health and attends regular appointments. Staff encourage healthy eating and support the child with personal fitness goals. Staff store, administer and record medication safely. They notice and act when the child’s medication needs reviewing.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage independence from an early stage. They help the child build confidence through useful daily skills. The child takes part in decisions that affect their daily life. This helps the child to take responsibility for important things as they grow and develop.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff plan moves carefully and explain any changes needed with sensitivity. They work well to lessen the child’s anxieties or worries. The manager ensures the child’s voice is heard and advocacy is accessed when the child wants this support. The child feels secure and does not want to leave the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home provides a calm, well-kept and welcoming environment. The child takes pride in their surroundings and shows respect for their home. This reflects the mutual respect and consistent expectations modelled by staff. The child feels valued and safe, which supports their sense of security and belonging.

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

The child’s safety is prioritised by staff at the home. Staff help the child to understand risks through calm, constructive discussions. They encourage the child to make safe choices, and this has reduced incidents. The child knows how to raise worries and trusts staff to respond.

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

Staff are confident and knowledgeable about safeguarding and whistle-blowing. They identify individual risks and act when concerns arise. Staff place a particular focus on teaching the child how to stay safe online. These clear routines and staff supervision protect the child from online risks.

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

Staff use consistent behaviour strategies that help the child reflect and learn. They avoid using physical intervention unless absolutely necessary and avoid involving the police. Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 4 This strengthens relationships and avoids unnecessarily criminalising children. The child has learned responsibility and improved their self-regulation over time.

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

Staff only search the child’s room with clear purpose, and this is handled with sensitivity. They seek the child’s consent where room searches are required. This transparent practice involves the child, so they are aware of staff concerns.

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

When incidents occur, there is not always a consistent response. There were some incidents where not all actions had been taken to ensure the child’s safety, or not all required professionals had been informed about them. Other incidents had received a comprehensive response with learning explored to avoid reoccurrence.

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

Staff understand the child’s individual risks well. However, the child’s records do not always reflect these risks accurately, creating a gap between daily practice and recorded information.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff and the child have good relationships with the manager. They feel supported and confident in the manager’s leadership. The manager feels well supported by the organisation and receives guidance from the clinical team when needed. This helps ensure care matches the child’s specific needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The child’s well-being is central to staff practice. Staff and the manager plan activities based on the child’s interests. There are weekly meetings that reflect on practice and the child’s experiences that improve daily routines and enjoyment at the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The child shares their wishes and feelings in a variety of ways. Staff act on these views quickly and appropriately. This ensures the child has meaningful experiences with clear boundaries. Staff write the child’s records in a way that the child can understand, and the records reflect warmth and genuine care from staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are confident and take ownership of the child’s care. They continue good practice even when the manager is absent, and external scrutiny is seen as helpful and constructive. Staff supervision sessions focus on reflection, development and the child’s progress. Staff also receive training and regular opportunities to develop their careers as well as expand their skills and knowledge.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager’s monitoring systems give them oversight of most areas. However, some inherited systems do not suit the manager’s approach. The manager recognises that documentation remains an area for development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager advocates strongly for the child’s needs. Professionals said that the manager and staff work well in partnership to achieve good outcomes for the child. However, information-sharing with other agencies is not always as comprehensive as it Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 5 could be, and this limits understanding of known risks across all agencies. Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 6

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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 within 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

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff take effective action in response to incidents and inform all relevant agencies when incidents occur.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered person must ensure that records include all known information about risks so that staff have clear information and arrangements in place for them to follow. 6 January 2026

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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;

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(c)(e)) 6 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 7

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that they involve and engage other people, professional bodies and organisations that have responsibilities towards children effectively. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 12, paragraph 2.7)

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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: 2616741 8

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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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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Joanne O’Donnell

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Inspector

Vikki Thwaites, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2616741 9 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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