Children's Home run by Madiba Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 1 Registered provider: Madiba Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is owned and managed by a private company. The home provides care for up to three children who may have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2022 and is suitably qualified for the role.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: 11 October 2021

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/10/2021 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 3

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improvement to be good

Shortfalls in the help and protection of children and the leadership and management of the home mean that children’s overall experiences and progress are not consistently good.

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improvement to be good

Children trust the staff who care for them. They enjoy spending time with staff and taking part in activities. Staff prioritise building relationships with the children, recognising that, for some children, this can be difficult. Nevertheless, staff perseverance means that children are able to settle into the home and feel safe in their surroundings.

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improvement to be good

Staff support children to grow in confidence and self-esteem, and to build friendships outside of the home. Children take part in a variety of educational and developmental activities that help to broaden their social circle and improve their social skills.

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improvement to be good

Children enjoy attending school and are making good progress in this area of their development. For some children, this is a significant achievement. With the support of staff, children begin to link school attendance and attainment with helping them to prepare for the future.

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improvement to be good

Children receive therapy to help them to manage their anxieties and improve their emotional well-being. Staff support the children to reflect on their feelings and frustrations, and the staff are also able to seek advice from the therapy team to help them to work with the children. Consequently, children learn new coping strategies.

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improvement to be good

Staff help the children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children are physically active and enjoy a balanced diet, helping to prepare and cook healthy meals.

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improvement to be good

Children’s relationships with their families are important to them and staff understand this. Staff ensure that parents are invited to special events in the home, such as birthdays and Eid celebrations. One parent said, ‘We had such a good day for [child’s name] birthday, my family and staff all went for a meal and had a party at the house.’ This helps children to stay in touch with the ones who mean the most to them.

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improvement to be good

The manager failed to ensure that safer recruitment procedures were applied following the appointment of a member of staff. This member of staff was permitted to work with children without a Disclosure and Baring Service check, and despite clear indications that the content of this check would require further exploration with Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 4 the individual concerned. This placed children at risk of serious harm and, on one occasion, a referral to the local authority designated officer (LADO) was necessary.

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improvement to be good

If or when children make allegations of abuse or harm, the manager responds quickly and refers these matters appropriately. These are addressed through a multi-agency approach and in consultation with the LADO. This means that the child is kept safe following any allegation of harm. This re-enforces to children that they are listened to and what they say is taken seriously.

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improvement to be good

Children’s risk assessments are clear and detailed, and help staff to support children in crisis. These provide strategies for staff to use to calm children and help them to learn to manage their own actions and behaviours.

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improvement to be good

There are occasions when staff use physical restraint to prevent children from harming themselves or others. In these circumstances, staff ensure that they record these incidents in detail and specify how they tried to de-escalate the situation. Children and staff take part in debrief sessions following incidents of restraint. This is an opportunity for reflection and learning to reduce the likelihood of a reoccurrence.

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improvement to be good

Children have not gone missing from the home since the last inspection. Nevertheless, the manager makes sure that staff are aware of the actions expected of them in these circumstances, and how to work in partnership with other agencies, including the police. This means that children can be quickly and safely located and returned to the home.

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good

The manager failed to demonstrate sufficient professional curiosity after the appointment of a new member of staff, prioritising the need to fill staff vacancies. Despite being aware of pertinent information relating to a member of staff, the manager did not fully explore this information or consider the potential impact of this on the safety and protection of the children.

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good

The manager has a hands-on approach to supporting the staff to care for the children. This way of working ensures that staff are consistent in their approach and encourages the nurturing ethos in the home. This also creates a culture where there are high aspirations for the children.

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good

Staff receive continuous training and benefit from structured supervision sessions. These provide staff with opportunities to reflect on their practice, and staff receive guidance that supports their development. Regular team meetings mean that staff are able to discuss children’s needs as a group and this further supports the consistent practice that helps children to make progress. Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 5 The manager is aware of the home’s strengths and the areas for development. The monitoring systems in place mean that, when shortfalls are found, the manager takes action to address these.

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good

Partnership working is a strength of this service and the manager is professional in her challenge to other agencies when children do not receive the support that they need. She is a good advocate for children and is keen to thread their wishes and opinions into the development of the home. When children are unhappy or want to make a complaint, the manager responds to these concerns quickly. Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 6

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

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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)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that they act on all relevant information relating to the suitability of staff to provide care and support for children. 25 November

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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The registered person may permit an individual to start work at the home despite the fact that the requirement in paragraph (3)(d) has not been met if—

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the registered person has taken all reasonable steps to obtain full information about each of the matters in Schedule 2 in respect of the individual, but the enquiries in relation to any of the matters in paragraphs 3 to 6 of Schedule 2 are incomplete; and

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information in respect of the individual has been obtained in relation to the matters in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a) (7)(a)(b)) 25 November Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 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: 2608949 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Madiba Limited, One City West, Leeds LS12 6NJ

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Jessica Corrales-Ruiz

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Inspector

Gemma McDonnell, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 9 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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