Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Manchester

Inspection report children’s home: SC064666 1 SC064666 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private organisation and provides care for children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in January 2026.

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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: SC064666 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/06/2024 Full Good 27/02/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 25/05/2022 Full Good 26/05/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC064666 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive care from a stable and committed staff team. They are supported to build trusting relationships with staff, who care about them. This helps children to develop a sense of belonging that underpins the progress they make. One social worker said, ‘It is the best home I have worked with.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to have positive relationships with their families. Staff arrange meaningful and safe time between the children and family members. Children receive visits from their families at the home and the staff adjust their routines to accommodate the family’s needs. One family member said, ‘We have been so lucky. They include me in everything.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are attending college and are making substantial progress. This is significant improvement for the children, who previously did not access any form of education or training.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The therapeutic model used at the home supports staff to understand and respond to trauma-based behaviours. Plans and reviews are completed by leaders and managers alongside the in-house therapist, which support children’s care planning.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are registered with local health services. Staff support children to attend their health appointments. Managers and staff work with children and their social workers to help them to access specialist services, such as mental health and drug and alcohol services.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff continue to implement clear boundaries and consequences in relation to substance misuse. Room searches are completed regularly and, if necessary, items are removed, reported to the police and appropriate consequences are put into place. Staff have regular discussions with children about the long-term impact of substance misuse. These are detailed in the key-worker session records.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff actively prepare children for independent living by teaching them essential life skills, such as budgeting and cooking. Leaders and managers support the children and their family to view supported accommodation settings in the local area to help prepare children for the next steps in their transition.

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

When children go missing from home, there is a well-coordinated response from staff to try and ensure their safe return. Staff actively look for the child, contact their relatives, social worker and police. However, leaders and managers do not notify Ofsted when children are missing for lengthy periods of time. This impacts on Ofsted’s oversight of how the provider responds to safeguarding incidents to protect children from harm. Inspection report for children’s home: SC064666 4 Staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities. They know what to do in different safeguarding scenarios and know how to keep children safe. When concerns are raised, staff complete key work sessions with children to help them understand the risks posed to them.

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

Staff are trained to meet children’s needs and ensure their safety. When risks change, staff are supported to access additional training. This means that children are cared for by staff, who have the knowledge and skills to keep them safe.

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

Risk assessments clearly identify risks, vulnerabilities and actions to reduce risks. Behaviour management documents are clear and these include actions for staff to follow. These are reviewed and updated regularly.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is a suitably experienced manager at the home, who is working towards completing a management qualification. The manager and staff provide a good standard of quality care to children. One member of staff said, ‘Management are amazing. We have an open relationship with the manager.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff benefit from regular supervision. Supervision records are of good quality. Leaders and managers have adapted the supervision agenda to include discussion about staff well-being and development and children’s progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings take place regularly. They are well structured and attended. The agenda is varied and includes discussions about the children and opportunities for staff to reflect on their practice. The therapist attends team meetings to offer therapeutic insights and support. This helps develop staff learning and development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have completed a range of training, including all of the home’s mandatory courses. Staff are suitably qualified, and new starters are enrolled on the childcare course. Staff spoke positively about the training available to support them in their role and how they use what they have learned in their practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers complete the quality-of-care review reports. However, the children’s experiences of living at the home and their views are not always included. Similarly, staff views about working at the home are not detailed. This is a missed opportunity to gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of care and to understand the needs of those receiving it. This is essential for improving the quality of care provided to children. Inspection report for children’s home: SC064666 5

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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, Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered persons must comply within the given timescales.

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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 any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that Ofsted is notified of all incidents relating to a child that are considered serious. This must be completed in a timely way. 14 January 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should carry out a review of children’s care that focuses on the quality of the care provided to children, their experiences and the impact of this on their progress. This information should be used to inform improvement to the overall care provided to children living at the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, pages 64 and 65, paragraph 15.2)

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: SC064666 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: 4th Floor Parkview, 82 Oxford Road, Uxbridge UB8 1UX

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Inspector

Helen Fee, Regulatory Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC064666 7 regulates 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 children looked-after, safeguarding and child protection.

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