Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Bolton

Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 1 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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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 run by a private organisation. It provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties. At the time of this inspection, two children were living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in May 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 2 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/08/2024 Full Good 15/11/2023 Full Good 05/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/02/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 3 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Since the last inspection, two children have been supported to move out of the home and to live more independently. Two children have moved into the home. At the time of this inspection, two children were living in the home; both children spoke with the inspector.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide children with well-planned, highly personalised care that promotes their needs effectively. Children benefit from positive relationships with the adults who support them. Staff provide children with continuity of care so that they have stability and consistency in their lives. A child said, ‘It’s alright. The home is close to all my mates. It’s a nice house. It’s chilled out.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide children with activities and encourage their interests and hobbies. Children enjoy swimming, trampolining, baking and going on bike rides and to the cinema. Children enjoy spending time with their families and friends, and staff support them to sustain relationships with the people who are most important to them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are supportive of the children’s education. However, neither of the children is currently attending full-time educational provision. Both children have access to a tutor to support them with home learning. One child is an eligible care leaver but does not yet have a pathway plan to promote their readiness for independence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff educate the children about important health issues and encourage them to lead a healthy lifestyle. They promote children’s good health and encourage them to attend their routine health appointments. However, staff have not been able to effectively support one child to attend their recent annual health needs assessment and dental appointments, despite their ongoing efforts.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff provide children with a warm, cosy, comfortable and homely living environment. Children’s bedrooms are furnished and decorated to reflect their needs and characteristics.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is physically safe and appropriately secure. Staff ensure that health and safety matters are addressed effectively to provide a safe environment for children.

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

Staff have a good understanding of the children’s needs and vulnerabilities. Staff take appropriate action to protect children from harm. They follow clear risk management plans to promote the safety and well-being of children.

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

Children are protected when they are absent or go missing from the home. There are clear missing-from-home protocols in place for each child for staff to follow to prioritise Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 4 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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

children’s safety if they are missing from the home. This includes actively looking for children and working closely with the police to secure their safe return.

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

Staff are trained in supporting the children to regulate their emotions safely. They praise positive behaviour and act quickly to prevent unwanted behaviours from escalating. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort to protect children from harm. There has been a notable improvement in one child’s behaviour, with fewer incidents occurring and less physical intervention required. Staff said, ‘Their improvements are massive and there are far less incidents.’

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

Significant incidents are reported to the appropriate authorities. This means that there is an effective response from partner agencies to ensure that children are protected from harm. Staff form effective partnerships with the police and other safeguarding agencies to promote the safety of children.

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

There have been no complaints or allegations made since the last inspection. Staff employed are recruited and vetted carefully to ensure that children are protected from unsuitable individuals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Since the last inspection, a new manager has been appointed and registered. The manager demonstrates strong and effective leadership of the day-to-day running of the home. Children benefit from care from a team that is managed efficiently and effectively.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from good-quality training to develop their skills and knowledge in caring for the children. The manager ensures that the training needs of staff are identified and met. Team meetings are held regularly to help staff reflect on their practice and to provide opportunities for team discussions, reflections and learning.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager ensures that staff benefit from good support and regular, practice-related supervision sessions. This supports staff’s well-being and promotes their job role performance. Team meetings and supervision sessions are also used to review and monitor the children’s progress and experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager makes effective use of monitoring activities to understand the strengths and weaknesses in the care provided to children. This allows leaders and managers to address any shortfalls in practice to secure improvement.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager considers the views of children, staff and stakeholders when reviewing the quality of the children’s care. They audit the home’s paperwork and complete a quality of care review to improve the experiences and care provided for children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 5 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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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

maintain regular contact with each child’s education and training provider, including engaging with the provider and the placing authority to support the child’s education and training and to maximise the child’s achievement; and

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Requirement Due date

raise any need for further assessment or specialist provision in relation to a child with the child’s education or training provider and the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to supporting children to improve their educational attendance and to have access to full-time educational provision. 5 January 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should work closely with the placing authority to ensure that eligible care leavers have a pathway plan in place. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 3.28)  The registered person should ensure that children’s health needs are met by supporting them to attend all routine health appointments. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.10) Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 6 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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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: 2620950 7 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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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

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2620950 8 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Inspector

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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