Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in North Yorkshire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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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 operated by a private provider. It provides care for up to four children who may experience emotional and social difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, there were two children living in the home. The inspector spoke with both children.

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

This inspection took place to look at specific concerns following a number of safeguarding notifications having been received by Ofsted. The inspector evaluated how children are cared for, helped and protected, and assessed the actions of leaders and staff.

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Findings from the inspection

Currently, there are two children living in the home, having both recently moved in. Staff are beginning to build strong and trusting relationships with the children, and observations and interactions between staff and the children were positive. The children said that they like the staff and feel that they can talk to them and share their views.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff receive bespoke and tailored training specific to the children’s needs, and their therapeutic practice is supported by the in-house psychological clinician. Behaviour support plans are regularly updated and reviewed as the staff build their knowledge and understanding of the children’s needs and behaviours.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is effectively and efficiently managed by a permanent, suitably experienced and qualified registered manager. Staff say that the registered manager is supportive, and they feel that she is visible and knows the home and children well.

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Findings from the inspection

The registered manager accepts that there are ongoing staffing issues within the home and is actively seeking further staff members. The staff who are working in the home are suitably experienced, and when agency staff are used in the home, this is as an additional worker, supporting the staffing team with waking nights.

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Findings from the inspection

The children say that they feel safe in the home, with one child saying that this is the safest they have ever felt. However, although risk assessments are updated and reviewed regularly following incidents, the recording of the evaluation is limited and could be strengthened to further reflect the current risk factors, particularly where this has increased. Furthermore, there have been times when children have had access to items which may cause harm to themselves, and this has been despite increased vigilance and monitoring by staff.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff know the procedures well when a child goes missing and are proactive in searching for them. While staff sometimes undertake room searches, a greater consistency about when room searches should be undertaken would be beneficial in reducing the risk of potential harm to children.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is large and welcoming generally, and the children have personalised their rooms to their tastes. However, children cannot easily access all communal areas in Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 3 the home, which is deemed by the registered manager as a precautionary safety measure. This is not currently documented or reviewed to ensure that it is a necessary and proportionate action for both children in the home. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/08/2025 Full Good 29/05/2024 Full Good 14/08/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 16/08/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 5

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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 registered person must 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; and

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to risk assessments and room searches. 3 February 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that any decisions to limit a child’s access to any area of the home, and any modifications to the environment of the home, must only be made where this is intended to safeguard the child’s welfare. In particular, all decisions should be informed by a rigorous assessment of that individual child’s needs, be properly recorded and be kept under regular review. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 15, paragraph 3.10) Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 4th Floor Parkview, 82 Oxford Road, Uxbridge, England UB8 1UX

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Inspector

Dawn McCluskey, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1159397 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 looked-after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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