Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Torbay

Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 1 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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SC457318 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children's home

This home provides care for 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living in the home.

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Information about this children's home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 1 December 2025.

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Information about this children's home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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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 these inspections, 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. Inspectors have 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: SC457318 2 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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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

Since the last inspection, one child has left the home to move into supported accommodation and 2 new children have moved to live in the home. One child spoke with the inspector and said that they like living in this home and they get on well with the staff who care for them. They can talk to the staff if they are worried about something.

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Findings from the inspection

The home is presented as clean and well maintained. There are comfortable places to sit and spacious areas for children to play. Children have access to books, toys and games to play with. One child enjoyed riding their bike with supervision from the staff. Some areas of the home are being further improved to make them feel more homely.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers support positive moves into the home. They gather detailed information about children, and develop positive plans to help children get to know the staff. There are clear plans in place, so staff know how to care for the children.

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Findings from the inspection

Positive feedback was received from one social worker who said that communication with managers and staff is very good. They said the staff are working hard to keep the child safe and they are kept well informed about anything that happens.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers have taken positive steps to ensure that there is a stable team of staff in place who can support each child effectively and meet their care needs. Staff have a good understanding of how to care for each child to ensure their needs are being met consistently.

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Findings from the inspection

For one child, new plans have been put in place around their mobile phone use but these have only just commenced. A monitoring system is now in place to ensure that this is a safe arrangement, and staff are teaching the child how to use their phone safely. Further reviews of the plans are required to see if they are effective.

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Findings from the inspection

When one child raised a concern about staff practice, it was investigated thoroughly and external agencies were informed. The manager ensured that the child was listened to and action was taken to investigate the concern. Feedback was provided to the child when the investigation ended so the child knew what action had been taken. Learning was taken from this incident due to there being some delays in this incident being reported to the manager. There was no impact on the child's safety because of this delay.

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Findings from the inspection

On some occasions, staff have not maintained professional boundaries and learning is being taken from this to improve practice in the home. Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 3 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Findings from the inspection

Staff said that they enjoy working in the home and they are well supported by their manager. They find their manager to be approachable and there are regular conversations taking place to improve standards in the home. Staff do not always have regular formal supervision, and this was acknowledged by the manager. An action plan has been developed by the managers to ensure that practice in the home continues to improve.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/08/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/08/2024 Full Good 05/03/2024 Full Good 28/02/2023 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 4 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 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

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child's welfare;

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies; and

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that the home's day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that children understand how to keep themselves safe when using a 25 March 2026 Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 5 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Requirement Due date

mobile phone and that children understand potential risks around grooming.

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In addition, the registered person should ensure that staff maintain professional boundaries when working with children.

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ensure that each permanent appointment of an employee is subject to the satisfactory completion of a period of probation; and

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (1)(b) (4)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person should ensure that supervision takes place at regular intervals for all staff.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered person should ensure that all supervision and probation reviews are transferred should a member of staff come to work in the home or move to work in another home within the organisation.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered person should ensure that staff who have moved to work in another home are provided with an action plan that moves with them, to ensure the safety and welfare of the children. 25 March 2025 Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 6 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, England UB8 1UX

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Children's home details

Responsible individual: Nicola McClements

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Inspector

Sarah Sheffield, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC457318 7 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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Inspector

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