Children's Home run by Madiba Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 1 Registered provider: Madiba Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run a private company. It provides care for up to three children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

One child was living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out this visit to learn what action the organisation had taken against the compliance notices that Ofsted issued following an assurance visit on 27 July 2024. Ofsted had issued compliance notices under regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 14, the care planning standard. The child living in the home was spoken with during the visit.

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This monitoring visit

Over a period of a fortnight, all staff attended a substantive rolling training programme that covered a variety of topics concerning residential childcare. The training was delivered face to face by an independent training provider. Staff said that they benefited from the additional training. Furthermore, the training programme gave staff protected time to reflect, learn and regroup.

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This monitoring visit

An extensive refurbishment project of the home has been completed. The home now reflects a family orientated environment. Soft furnishings and photos of the child and staff have injected personality into the home. The staff and the child both vocalised how proud they are of the home. The home now feels loved and gives a positive signal to children and the staff that the organisation values them. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 2 Leaders and managers have implemented an internal escalation process for any safeguarding concerns. Additionally, the organisation has recruited a designated safeguarding lead. These measures have introduced stronger internal oversight and communication systems. In doing so, the organisation is better placed to respond to and resolve concerning issues associated with the children’s care, alongside partner agencies, before they reach crisis point.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has thorough oversight of incidents involving the children. This involves staff having clear guidance and good support following behaviours that have challenged them. Furthermore, the manager maintains effective working relationships with partner agencies. Cumulatively, this means that the children’s needs are more effectively responded to.

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This monitoring visit

The child has a clearer understanding of what their support needs are. This is due to staff being more confident and better supported to undertake their role effectively. This development is more likely to enable progressive care planning and improve the children’s experiences and outcomes.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has overhauled the methods used to record how the children’s medication is managed in the home. The manager has simplified the recording system for each child. These steps have significantly reduced the risk of staff mismanaging the children’s medication.

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This monitoring visit

The children’s written records are depersonalised by using initials. Additionally, some entries indicate a lack of awareness around the child’s situation. Consequently, the child is likely to interpret that adults have not understood the child’s mitigating circumstances that have influenced their behaviours. This is something that the manager acknowledges, and they intend to improve this element of the child’s care.

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This monitoring visit

Following the assurance visit, a child moved on from the home in crisis. The organisation accepts their role in this and has taken credible steps to learn from this child’s experience.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has met the steps stipulated in both compliance notices. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/05/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 06/09/2023 Full Good 04/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 11/10/2021 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home.

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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

manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a) (2)(b)(ii)) 15 October 2024

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective, and clear recording. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 5

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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.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under The Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 6

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Children’s home details

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

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Inspector

Steve Guirey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2608949 7 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.

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Inspector

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