Children's home run by Madiba Yorkshire Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 1 Registered provider: Madiba Yorkshire 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

The home is owned and managed by a private provider. It can provide care and accommodation for two children with a learning disability and social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the inspection, there was one child living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2024.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child received a well-planned transition into the home. Staff spent time visiting the child and meeting with professionals to help understand how best to care for the child. This helped staff develop a relationship with the child and support the child in settling when they moved in.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff work well with health professionals to meet the child’s health needs. Staff welcome health professionals into the home to ensure that the child has access to all support services they need. Staff plan how they will support the child to access services in the community and work creatively to make this a positive experience for the child. The child’s health is consequently improving.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child has made progress in most areas of their development. This is because staff are committed to developing their skills in communication to actively engage the child. Staff are skilled in their use of various forms of communication aids, such as storyboards. Staff encourage the child to develop how they communicate verbally and through Makaton, and this improves the child’s speech and vocabulary.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is making good progress in their learning. The home has an education pod to provide a learning environment. A dedicated tutor attends the home each school day and is supported by staff to help engage the child in learning. Staff collaborate with the tutor to ensure that learning is followed up in activities.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help the child to access the community and have new experiences. The child takes part in activities that he has not enjoyed before moving into the home. The child is supported to have these experiences due to the trust they develop with staff and the high levels of supervision available.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A child-friendly children’s guide is available for children when they move into the home. This provides information that children need to know about the home in a format that is helpful for them to understand.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child to spend time with their family. They ensure that parents are updated about what is happening in their child’s life. This includes sharing regular updates about the child’s progress and sending photos to help them see the child’s experiences.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

A high number of additional staff have worked in the home alongside permanent staff since the home opened in July 2024. This means that, although the child sees familiar staff each day, there are sometimes less-known staff and sometimes unfamiliar adults in the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 3

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The child receives high levels of support and supervision. There is a legal framework in place to ensure that staff can keep the child safer in the home and community. Staff understand the restrictions in place and work together to ensure the child does not feel overwhelmed by the number of adults in a caring role.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff only use physical interventions when necessary to support the child to be calm and prevent injury. The manager has oversight of these incidents, and a record is made of the incident. Conversations take place with the staff involved to help develop practice.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff use de-escalating skills whenever they can to manage behaviours. Since the child has lived in the home, the number of physical interventions has reduced. This shows that the child is being well supported during incidents when they need additional support and may need time and reassurance as opposed to being held.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff have access to the child’s essential records. The child has up-to-date social work care plans and health and education records. This ensures that staff have all information relevant to the child to help inform the plans to care for the child.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The plans and risk assessments lack consistency across documents. The child’s known risks and vulnerabilities are well documented, but the documents do not provide staff with all strategies to provide consistent responses. Information in one plan may refer to another plan that has not been updated. Therefore, the manager has not ensured that there is consistent information available to staff about how they are to respond in all situations to help the child.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The home has damage to walls and bathroom furniture that needs repair. Maintenance and repairs are an ongoing task due to risks managed in the home. Although the home is safe, repairs to the child’s bath are outstanding and debris in the garden has been left untended.

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good

The manager does not have systems to monitor allegations that are made against staff. The manager identified there was one allegation, but further exploration identified there have been eight allegations made against nine staff. The manager was unable to easily access information relating to these concerns, and one response to an allegation was not located. This does not provide assurances that the manager has robust systems for the oversight of allegations made.

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good

Management systems for the oversight of medication records are ineffective. Auditing of medication does not note or address recording errors. In addition, there are no records of this being addressed directly with staff. Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 4 Not all staff receive regular reflective supervision. Records vary in quality and do not show that there are opportunities for staff to reflect on their practice and development. In addition, staff do not always receive supervision from a person with appropriate training. Managers arrange appraisals of staff to assess their suitability for their roles; however, one relief worker did not have theirs completed.

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good

Staff receive a planned induction to the home. This includes training to help staff develop skills before working in the home. Newly employed staff have opportunities to shadow more-experienced staff and have their competence assessed to include how they engage with the child. This ensures that staff are supported in their roles and that additional learning is identified.

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good

Training is provided for staff that is specific to the child in their care. This ensures that staff learn and develop skills focused on supporting their work with the child.

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good

There are few staff that work in the home who hold a qualification as set out in regulation. Staff enrol on a course to complete a relevant qualification to support their learning in working with children in a residential setting. The managers are aware of the timescales for this to be achieved.

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good

Safe recruitment practice is embedded. Managers follow their safe recruitment procedures to ensure that all necessary checks are complete before staff are employed. This ensures that all information about staff has been fully explored before working with the child. Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 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 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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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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

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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)(b)(c)(d)(e)(h)) 18 March 2025

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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 18 March 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 6 arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff are provided with clear strategies to respond to risks and behaviours in correct up-to-date plans.

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Recommendations

 In particular, damage to bathroom furnishings should be repaired in a timely manner, and the outdoor spaces should be free from debris. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: 2793162 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Madiba Yorkshire Limited

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Children’s home details

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

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Jessica Corrales-Ruiz

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Inspectors

Joanne Wallis, Social Care Inspector Joanna Beal, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2793162 8 and inspects 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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Inspectors

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