Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Bolton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 1 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

p.1

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

p.1

Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private company. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

p.1

Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2023.

p.1

Information about this children’s home

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

p.1

This monitoring visit

At a full inspection on 21 and 22 July 2026, the home was judged as inadequate. Compliance notices relating to Regulation 12 (the protection of children standard) and Regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) were issued.

p.1

This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken to meet the steps in the compliance notices.

p.1

This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the same 2 children remain living in the home.

p.1

This monitoring visit

There has been a significant improvement in the home environment. Leaders and managers have taken appropriate action to ensure that maintenance issues have been addressed, that the home is free from hazards, and that all areas of the home are clean.

p.1

This monitoring visit

Action is not always taken to safeguard children. On one occasion, the manager did not direct staff to undertake an immediate welfare check despite concerns regarding a child’s emotional wellbeing. This information had been shared by the child’s social worker, including that the child has expressed concerns regarding their emotional wellbeing when out of the home. A request had been made for staff to undertake a Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 2 visual check. However, the manager did not share this information with the staff. As a result, no visual checks were undertaken to ensure that the child was safe.

p.1

This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have reviewed and updated children’s risk assessments. However, these assessments did not include up-to-date or accurate information in respect of children’s risks. This means that staff did not have access to clear guidance and strategies to safeguard children effectively.

p.2

This monitoring visit

Staff have benefited from additional safeguarding training and reflective sessions that have been led by the clinical lead following safeguarding incidents. Staff spoken with were able to clearly identify the learning they had gained from these reflective sessions and how this has informed their practice.

p.2

This monitoring visit

Staff ensure that information is shared with relevant professionals following safeguarding incidents.

p.2

This monitoring visit

Debriefs and direct work are undertaken with children following safeguarding incidents to help them understand risks and keep themselves safe. Online resources are used effectively to support children’s learning and development.

p.2

This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have implemented new systems to review and monitor the quality of care and staff practice in the home. Management oversight has improved in some areas, and where shortfalls in staff practice were identified, appropriate action was taken to address them. However, leaders and managers did not identify that staff had failed to record a safeguarding incident appropriately, resulting in a missed opportunity to reflect on the incident and ensure that staff responded appropriately.

p.2

This monitoring visit

A case review was held on 11 September 2026. It was deemed that not all steps in the compliance notices have been met. The decision was made to issue further compliance notices relating to Regulations 12 and 13.

p.2

This monitoring visit

The other requirements raised at the last full inspection have not been considered during this visit. They remain in place and will be reviewed. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 3

p.2

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/07/2026 Full Inadequate 30/07/2025 Full Good 13/08/2024 Full Good 24/04/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 4

p.3

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 with the given timescales.

p.4

Requirement Due date

*The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

p.4

Requirement Due date

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

p.4

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;

p.4

Requirement Due date

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

p.4

Requirement Due date

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

p.4

Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(vi)(vii)

p.4

Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and manages must ensure that staff take action to safeguard the child at all times.

p.4

Requirement Due date

They must also ensure that plans are in place to safeguard the child from all known risks and that these plans include clear guidance for staff to follow. 23 October 2026

p.4

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—

p.4

Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and 23 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 5 promotes their welfare.

p.4

Requirement Due date

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

p.5

Requirement Due date

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

p.5

Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

p.5

Requirement Due date

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

p.5

Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

p.5

Requirement Due date

research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met;

p.5

Requirement Due date

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

p.5

Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that all incidents are reviewed and that all shortfalls in staff practice are identified and action is taken to address these.

p.5

Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that safeguarding incidents are recorded appropriately and that all incidents are reviewed, and that all shortfalls in staff practice are identified and action is taken to address these.

p.5

Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

p.5

Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

p.5

Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. 23 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

p.5

Requirement Due date

provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(vii))

p.6

Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that all areas of the home are clean and maintained to a good standard, including bathrooms, skirting boards, doors and walls. That any broken furniture is removed, and that children’s beds are safe and secure.

p.6

Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy which—

p.6

Requirement Due date

is intended to safeguard children accommodated in the children’s home from abuse or neglect; and

p.6

Requirement Due date

sets out the procedure to be followed in the event of an allegation of abuse or neglect.

p.6

Requirement Due date

The procedure to be followed in the event of an allegation of abuse or neglect must, in particular—

p.6

Requirement Due date

provide for records to be kept of an allegation of abuse or neglect, and the action taken in response.

p.6

Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the missing child policy") setting out—

p.6

Requirement Due date

the steps taken, and to be taken, to prevent children from being absent without permission; and

p.6

Requirement Due date

the procedures to be followed, and the roles and responsibilities of persons working at the home, in relation to a child who is, or has been, so absent.

p.6

Requirement Due date

The registered person must keep under review and, as necessary, revise the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 34 (1)(a)(b) (2)(d) (4)(a)(b) (6))

p.6

Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers are responsible for ensuring that all staff statements relating to allegations made 23 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 7 against staff members are signed and dated by the individual providing the statement.

p.6

Requirement Due date

Leaders and managers must ensure that children’s missing from care protocols include information on known associates and locations.

p.7

Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the behaviour management policy") which sets out—

p.7

Requirement Due date

how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

p.7

Requirement Due date

the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

p.7

Requirement Due date

The registered person must keep the behaviour management policy under review and, where appropriate, revise it.

p.7

Requirement Due date

within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (1)(a)(b) (2) (3)(c))

p.7

Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that children are spoken to after a physical intervention within 5 days.

p.7

Requirement Due date

Leaders and managers must ensure that physical intervention records shared with the regulator are factually accurate in terms of the date they were completed. 23 October 2026

p.7

Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

p.7

Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

p.7

Requirement Due date

are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 23 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 8 Specifically, the registered person must ensure that staff have easy access to the child’s case records and are able to locate key information promptly. In addition, welfare checks during family time should include the time and contact method used, and that recordings of safeguarding incidents are detailed.

p.7

Requirement Due date

Leaders and managers must ensure that Annex A is factual accurate.

p.8

Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints made by or on behalf of children.

p.8

Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation. (Regulation 39 (1)(3))

p.8

Requirement Due date

Specifically, leaders and managers must ensure that children are informed of the outcome of their complaint in writing. In addition, that any discussions with children regarding the compliant are recorded. 23 October 2026

p.8

Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to compliance notices

p.8

Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

p.8

Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 9

p.8

Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

p.9

Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 4th Floor Park View, 82 Oxford Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1UX

p.9

Inspector

Michelle McGrath, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1156098 10 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.

p.9

Inspector

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.10

Inspector

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.10

Inspector

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.10