Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in LeicestershireOfsted inspection, 23 Sept 2026

Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 1 SC436372 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 owned by a large national provider. It is registered to provide care for up to 6 children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Five children currently live at the home. They were spoken to and had their views considered.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has a new manager who has registered with Ofsted since the last inspection.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: SC436372 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/05/2025 Full Good 30/07/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/11/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 30/08/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 3

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Summary of findings

Five children are currently living in the home, 2 of whom have moved in since the last inspection. Children are well matched and some have lived at the home for several years. Children are all making progress, with some significant aspects of their lives having improved. There have been improvements to the environment, especially communal areas. The home has a new manager, whose arrival to the team has brought about positive change. Staff feel well supported in their roles and development. There are some areas for development in terms of leadership oversight around care planning, reviewing of information and staff training.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children like living at the home. The building is large and offers children different areas to relax, spend time with each other or seek time alone. Although large, the building has been developed in some areas. Children have a games room that they enjoy as well as a sensory space and communal lounge. There are photos around the home of children enjoying experiences together. Their successes and achievements are also displayed and celebrated. This all contributes to it feeling like a big family house.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have positive relationships with the adults in the home. The love and care provided to the children is authentic and genuine. Adults are interested in children’s days and experiences. Adults prioritise time with children when they are in the home, and children respond positively to this by enjoying adult company and that of each other. There is expected sibling-like rivalries and conflict. However, children are supported to work through this by the adults so that relationships can grow and flourish.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All the children attend education full time. Adults prioritise the importance of learning with children. One child’s education provision has changed so that their additional needs are now better met. This was achieved by the adults in the home advocating for the child. Adults work closely with children’s schools and share practice. This means that, where appropriate, children get consistent support with their emotional and social development. One child has been supported to pass their GCSEs, having previously feared their results would be poor. The child has gone on to college and has high aspirations for their future. Adults take pride in celebrating children’s successes.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s voices are central to the care and support they receive. Their opinions and feelings are consistently heard and considered by the adults. Adults understand that children communicate and process information differently from each other. There is a patient approach to ensuring that children can share their thoughts. Meaningful conversations with children take place regularly about important issues. These chats can be reactive but are also planned through monthly meetings within the team. Adults all contribute to what they feel children most need to talk about to improve their lives. Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 4 Adults are focused on improving the health and wellbeing of children. Children get healthy, balanced diets and those children spoken to said they loved the food. Children are encouraged to exercise through activities they enjoy. Hobbies and interests are explored and developed. Positive memories are being made in this home. All the children

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

and entire team of adults enjoyed a day out to a theme park. There is a family approach to supporting children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s mental health is supported through positive and regular clinical intervention and input. Adults are regularly involved in consultation that considers children’s experiences, diagnoses and presentations. This helps to tailor and individualise the care children receive.

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

Children’s risks and vulnerabilities are explored and understood by adults. Children have effective safety plans in place that detail areas of concern so that adults have helpful guidance in how to keep children safe. There are inconsistencies in the style in which plans are written, but this does not impact on children’s safety. Some information recorded by adults around safety checks is not being reviewed consistently by leaders. The manager is implementing better systems to ensure that things do not get missed.

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

Adults understand how children process and manage their emotions. Children have effective behaviour support plans. These plans demonstrate steps that help adults intervene and support children when they are struggling to communicate their feelings safely. Adults are supporting children appropriately to understand each other’s needs and ways of communicating. This is reducing the number of incidents between children when they are frustrated with those who they live with.

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

There have been several incidents of children being held to prevent risk escalating. Adults are trained in how to hold children safely. The approach to when children may need to be held is in some plans, but some do not contain the necessary steps. This has not put children at risk of harm and is more reflective of the inconsistent management oversight of support plans.

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

There has only been one incident of a child being missing from the care of adults. Children feel safe living at the home and said this during the inspection. They can feel frustrated and overwhelmed, but they seek space and time out to express this. Adults know when to intervene and when space is more helpful. The missing-from-care safety plan for one child needs to be updated. It does not reflect the expected steps in the event the child might leave the home and be vulnerable. This was not the case for all children’s plans.

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

Incidents of self-harm or threats to do so have reduced. The approach to supporting children when they have or feel they might self-harm is effective, caring and considered. Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 5 Children know that they can talk to adults about how they feel. Children know that adults care about their safety and wellbeing.

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

Children know how to complain if they are not happy about their care. Complaints and grumbles from children are always listened to and acknowledged. There is not always a consistent approach to the steps of managing children’s complaints through to a conclusion.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager is a dedicated and effective leader. The adults in the home are unanimous in their opinion that the manager has brought about significant and positive change since starting in their role. Adults feel that there are improved team ethics and communication. Several said that the manager has developed an open culture and that they love coming to work.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Adults receive regular and effective supervision. Their wellbeing is prioritised in their allocated time with leaders. The manager invests in an approach that a happy team provides positive care to children. Adults feel that their development is prioritised. They receive effective mandatory training to carry out their roles. The manager has identified specific training in bereavement to support one child. However, some staff feel they would benefit from more time learning and developing their understanding around children’s specific needs or diagnoses.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager knows the strengths of the team and areas for development. They have a positive vision for the building and the staff team they are developing. This has yet to be transferred into live plans for the home. The manager has a strong approach to reflection and oversight and learning from incidents. However, they accept that systems for review and quality assurance need updating and there are plans to bring in a new platform for this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

All professionals spoken to fed back that the home is a positive place. They feel that children are making progress and that communication is a significant strength of the team. They trust the team of adults and feel that everyone knows the children and their needs incredibly well.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager is supported by a dedicated and enthusiastic deputy and an experienced responsible individual. The leadership team is further scaffolded by team leaders. Those in leadership roles are subject to development and additional training to confidently undertake additional responsibilities. Other staff spoke about how progression discussions are always welcomed and this provides them with aspirational targets to work towards. Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 6

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Statutory requirement

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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically refers to ensuring that robust quality assurance and monitoring systems are in place and used regularly in order for the leadership team to consider and process information recorded for children.

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Requirement Due date

It also refers to consistency from leaders in ensuring that children’s care and safety plans are up to date and reflect needs and expected practice from the staff team in supporting them. Also, that there is a consistency in how children’s plans are written.

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Requirement Due date

It also refers to the manager ensuring an effective approach to training for staff that aligns with the specific needs and experiences of the children. 31 December 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 7

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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: SC436372 8

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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 Park View, 82 Oxford Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1UX

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Inspector

Chris Haines, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC436372 9 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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