Children's home run by Madiba Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 1 Registered provider: Madiba 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

A private provider runs this children’s home. The home was registered with Ofsted in July 2022. It is registered to provide care for up to four children with learning disabilities. The previous registered manager left in April 2024 and a new manager started working at the home in March 2024. Following this inspection, they have become the registered manager.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home.

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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 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

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/07/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/12/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 3

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improvement to be good

The home is large and has sufficient space and facilities to support children’s care. The home environment sustains a high level of use and as a result is worn and damaged in places. Although maintenance work is completed, this is not making sure that the home is being maintained to an acceptable standard.

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improvement to be good

The child’s care experience at this home has not always been positive. There have been concerns raised about the care the child has experienced from staff. There have been significant changes to the staff and management team. This has led to staff shortages and a high number of staff temporarily working in the home. This makes it more difficult for the child and staff to build trusted and secure relationships and it does not provide stability or consistency for the child.

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improvement to be good

The child is in good health and is supported to attend regular medical appointments. However, there are unnecessary delays in making sure that the child is taking a prescribed vitamin supplement. This is not supporting the child with reducing all the risks to their health. The child is receiving direct therapeutic support. This is helping them with managing their feelings and emotions. The staff are also supported by a therapist and a psychologist. This ensures they apply the right strategies when working with the child.

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improvement to be good

After a long time out of education, the child is now working with a tutor at home. Staff are also helping the child to work towards completing additional qualifications at home.

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improvement to be good

Staff celebrate the child’s achievements and encourage the child to stay connected with their family and to take part in activities outside of the home. The child is enjoying young driver experiences and aspires to drive when they are older.

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improvement to be good

There are limited memories captured of the child’s time living at the home. These do not represent the experiences of the child accurately and will limit the child’s ability to reflect on their time living at the home.

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improvement to be good

Staff are not always proactive in managing situations and children’s behaviour in line with their plans. Some incidents have been prolonged, which does not help the child to feel safe. Staff hold the child when it is necessary and proportionate for everyone’s safety. Following this, they talk to the child to try and gain their views and feelings.

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improvement to be good

Although staff know how to report safeguarding concerns appropriately, their knowledge of the signs and indicators of abuse and neglect is limited. There have been two Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 4 concerns raised about how two staff have treated the child. The provider has taken appropriate action to address these when care has not met the standards expected.

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improvement to be good

The use of consequences is low. However, when consequences have been used, there has been a lack of understanding by previous managers about the use of natural consequences. Additionally, the lack of management oversight means the effectiveness is not considered.

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improvement to be good

Staff talk to the child and complete key-worker sessions to increase their knowledge, skills, and awareness of the world around them. This helps the child to increase their independence and ability to protect themselves from potential harm.

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improvement to be good

The child is rarely missing from home. When the child is missing, staff follow the plans in place to try and find the child and inform other relevant organisations.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The home is led by a new management team consisting of a suitably qualified manager and deputy manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager’s priority for the home is to recruit and retain a consistent, stable, and suitably skilled staff team. The home uses staff from the provider’s other children’s homes to make sure there are enough staff in the interim. Managers are ensuring that staff recruited to work at the home are suitably checked to reduce risks to children’s safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive sufficient support and debriefs following incidents. They have access to training and report that they receive regular and reflective supervision. The records relating to supervision are very brief and may not reflect the quality of supervision provided.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The monitoring and oversight systems are effective and are ensuring the manager is monitoring the quality of care provided to the child and the running of the home. The manager understands where improvements are needed to address weaknesses and concerns. There is evidence of managerial oversight across the child’s care records. The review of the quality of care has improved and is being used to analyse and evaluate the care provided to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is engaging well with external professionals. They have used the feedback from local relevant agencies when reviewing the location of the home. This has enabled them to understand any risks in the local area to children and put appropriate plans in place to sufficiently manage these.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is open and transparent and reports all serious events to the regulator. This enables Ofsted to fulfil its role in safeguarding children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 5

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

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

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(Regulation 12 (1) (2) (a)(iii)) 31 October 2024

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The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services, and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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In particular, the registered person must make sure that children take prescribed medication and seek medical advice when children have not taken this.

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(Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 30 August 2024

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

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

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. 31 October 2024 Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must make sure the home is well maintained and any damage is promptly repaired.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that the employment of any person on a temporary basis at the children’s home does not prevent children from receiving such continuity of care as is reasonable to meet their needs.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should make sure that any consequences used are restorative in nature, to help children to recognise the impact of their behaviour on themselves, the staff caring for them and the wider community. Managers should make sure there is appropriate oversight and evaluation of the effectiveness of consequences. (‘Guide to the Children’s Home Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 46, paragraph 9.38)  The registered person should make sure that staff keep appropriate memorabilia of children’s time spent living at the home and help children to record significant life events. (‘Guide to the Children’s Home Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 62, paragraph 14.5)  The registered person should make sure that supervision records reflect the supervision completed with staff accurately and comprehensively. (‘Guide to the Children’s Home Regulations, including the quality standards,’ page 61, paragraph

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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 Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 7 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: 2677465 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: One City West, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6NJ

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Inspector

Honor Hamshaw, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2677465 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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