Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Cambridgeshire

Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 1 SC456846 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 privately run home offers care for up to 3 children who may have experienced neglect, abuse or trauma. There were 3 children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2023.

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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: 13 November 2025

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 29/10/2024 Full Good 19/09/2023 Full Good 01/11/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 3

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Summary of findings

Children are kept safe and provided with effective support from staff. Children build trusting relationships with staff and they are making good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with external professionals and internal specialists to meet the children’s needs.

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Summary of findings

The home is well decorated and has a family feel. The children are encouraged to have pets and are supported to develop new hobbies and interests.

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Summary of findings

The management team is stable and experienced. Managers and staff keep the children at the front and centre of every decision made about their care and welfare.

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Summary of findings

Professionals and children’s families provided positive feedback about the quality of care. The support provided by staff has had a positive impact on the children’s lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to develop trusting relationships with staff. The children identify the staff as key figures in their lives who provide them with stability and nurture. As a result of the help and support of the staff, the children have made good progress from their starting points, particularly with their safety, education and social skills. The children benefit from good consistent routines and care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children with their health needs. They ensure that the children are up to date with routine appointments and are encouraged and supported to attend specialist appointments as required.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff adopt a therapeutic practice model that is embedded in practice in the home. Children have access to in-house therapeutic support. Staff work in consultation with a mental health practitioner and a clinical psychologist to ensure the children are supported holistically.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff know the children well. They gather the children’s views and take their opinions into account when making decisions. Children’s records are written to the child each day. These detail their daily activities and achievements and are designed to be a life-story book that the children can take with them when they move on.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are encouraged to take part in routine activities appropriate to their age and understanding. For example, they are involved in managing shopping budgets, cooking, and doing laundry and cleaning tasks at the home. This helps children develop essential life skills to support their independence. Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 4 Staff understand the importance of education. They create clear routines and structure, which supports the children to engage with their learning in a meaningful way. Staff use creative ways to engage the children. They advocate for them and work closely with education providers. They offer advice and support to schools to help them manage the challenges the children face. This joined-up approach helps the children to make progress.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children to have positive experiences in and outside the home. For example, one child visits a local farm and goes horse-riding; another child is supported to play at a local football club every week. Leaders and managers have organised a holiday for the children this summer. This will be the children’s first experience of travelling abroad . As a result of these new experiences, children’s self-esteem, confidence and social skills have developed significantly.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The house is welcoming, spacious and equipped to a very good standard. The children’s bedrooms are personalised, comfortable and decorated in line with their preferences. The children are encouraged to care for pets, which increases their sense of responsibility.

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

Children are safeguarded effectively. Staff understand the children’s risks and vulnerabilities well. Effective planning minimises vulnerabilities inside and outside the home. Children’s risks are well understood and are consistently reducing from their starting points.

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

Children benefit from a nurturing environment where positive behaviour is consistently promoted by the staff. They support the children to understand and manage their behaviours, using creative and child-focused methods. Positive behaviour is actively reinforced and celebrated. Consequences are very seldomly implemented by staff and, when used, are relevant to the child’s behaviour. A strong restorative culture helps children identify ways they can demonstrate strong emotions in healthier and safer alternative ways.

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

When children go missing from home, staff respond appropriately and quickly to find and return them as soon as possible. Managers work proactively and effectively with external agencies. This multi-agency response helps to reduce these risks and, as a result, incidents of children going missing from home have decreased.

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

Incidents of restraint are rare, and staff only use restraint as a last resort. Managers make sure that children and staff are given the opportunity to reflect on incidents. They ensure that the children are provided with child-focused aftercare. All incidents are reviewed by the manager, and risk management plans are updated.

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

Health and safety risks are monitored and managed effectively. Routine fire checks are carried out, ensuring that the environment remains safe for children. However, fire drills Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 5 only take place when children move into the home. This reduces the opportunity for children and staff to practise how they will respond in the event of a fire.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The qualified and experienced registered manager is child focused and has a good knowledge of the children’s needs. Leaders and managers are committed to ensuring that the children’s experiences are positive. They enjoy spending time with the children. Consequently, the children see them as significant people in their lives.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has created a positive and reflective culture in the team. They ensure the staff are well supported and provide ongoing professional development opportunities. Staff benefit from regular reflective supervision sessions, team meetings and annual appraisals. This reflective approach helps to inform staff practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The in-house therapeutic support team offers ongoing training to staff in therapeutic approaches to caring for children. They also provide consultation for staff to inform their specific approach to caring for individual children. This enables staff to provide a personalised approach that meets children’s individual needs and positively influences their progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Communication between managers and external professionals is good. Professionals say they are regularly informed about any areas of concern or changes concerning the children. The effective multi-agency working helps to ensure the children’s needs are well met by the wider support network.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff maintain good-quality records and take the time to capture the children’s wishes and feelings in the children’s individual support plans. The children’s plans are written in a child-focused way and include a comprehensive overview of their lives. This is helpful for children should they wish to read their records now or in the future.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Safer recruitment processes are followed. The manager ensures that the necessary suitability checks are completed on all staff members before they start work. New members of staff receive thorough inductions and feel well supported by those around them.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have effective systems for monitoring the children’s care and the quality of records. They seek feedback to identify and action further improvements. The manager has ensured that the requirements and recommendations raised at the last inspection have been met. Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s home complies with relevant health and safety legislation, including ensuring suitable fire prevention measures and fire drills. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: SC456846 7

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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, London UB8 1UX

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Inspectors

Anda Roddy, Social Care Inspector Daniel Rankin, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: SC456846 8 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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