Children's Home run by Midas Manors Ltd in Bradford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 1 Registered provider: Midas Manors 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 owned and managed by a private provider. It provides care for up to two children who may have social and emotional difficulties. There was one child living in the home at the time of this visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2024.

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This monitoring visit

This home was found to have serious and widespread concerns in relation to the leadership and management of the home and unsafe recruitment practice. On 11 December 2024, the provider was restricted from moving children into the home due to concerns about the leadership and management arrangements of the home. This visit was to monitor the action taken by the provider to meet the steps within the compliance notices that were issued relating to regulations 13 and 32.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have introduced a new, more detailed monitoring tool. This provides more information than previously; however, there is still a lack of analysis of the information. There continues to be a lack of updates on the child’s progress. Managers lack the understanding of how to use this information to inform and improve the quality of care provided to the child.

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This monitoring visit

There remain shortfalls in relation to safer recruitment practice. Managers do not understand how to consider or assess risk to ensure that children are safe, or evidence this in documents or risk assessments. Incorrect photographic identification was included in one staff file.

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This monitoring visit

Managers continue to fail to address issues when they are identified by the independent person during monthly visits. Plans are not in place to support progress against these recommendations. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 2 The child is not attending college. The manager has offered an external tutor to support the child to continue learning. However, there continues to be a lack of liaison with the virtual school.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/09/2024 Full Inadequate 31/05/2023 Full Good 25/10/2022 Full Good 29/11/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 3

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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 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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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; and

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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)(a)(i)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated. 2 March 2025

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*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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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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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;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; 2 March 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 4 ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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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; and

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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)(a)(b)(c)(f)(h))

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The care planning standard is that children—

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

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated. 2 March 2025

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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; or if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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the individual is of integrity and good character;

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the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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the individual is mentally and physically fit for the purposes of the work that the individual is to perform; and 2 March 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 5 full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject of a compliance notice.

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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: 2573447 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 10 Joseph Street, Holme Lane, Bradford BD4 0PT

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Inspector

Joanna Beal, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2573447 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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