Children's home run by Madiba Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 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

This home is owned and managed by a private provider. It can provide care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties and who may have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in May 2024. They have not worked at the home since the last full inspection. The provider has recruited a second manager who has made their application to register with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, no child was living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

On 21 and 22 January 2025, inspectors carried out a full inspection at this children’s home. The inspectors judged the home to be inadequate, as there were significant breaches in regulations relating to the leadership and management of the home. At a case review on 23 January 2025, it was agreed that Ofsted would issue a notice to suspend the registration of this home.

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This monitoring visit

On 13 March 2025, an inspector carried out a monitoring visit at the children’s home. The inspector found that the provider had taken actions to address most of the shortfalls found at the full inspection and as set out in the suspension notice.

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This monitoring visit

On 8 April 2025, an inspector carried out a monitoring visit. This visit was carried out to monitor the provider’s compliance with the suspension notice and to review the progress made by the provider in meeting the steps within the notice. The steps within the suspension notice had been met.

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This monitoring visit

However, since the full inspection, the shortfalls found have led the provider to take disciplinary action against staff. The outcome of this action is not yet concluded. The suspension notice was reissued because there was no manager to have Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 2 management oversight of the home on a day-to-day basis, and there was no staff team to work at the home.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to review the provider’s compliance with the suspension notice and to review the progress made by the provider in terms of the recruitment of a suitably skilled and experienced manager and staff team.

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This monitoring visit

There was no child living in the home at the time of the visit. The provider had therefore complied with the suspension notice.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has recruited a manager who is suitably skilled and experienced. A staff team has also been recruited so that there is sufficient staffing to provide a child with a high level of supervision.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements from the full inspection on 21 and 22 January 2025 have not been reviewed at this visit because there is no child living at the home and there are no staff currently working there. These have been restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/01/2025 Full Inadequate 06/09/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 4

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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 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(iii)(v)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 18 July 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; and

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(e)) 18 July 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 5 This requirement has been restated.

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Requirement Due date

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.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background; and

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

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meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i)(iv)(c)(i))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 18 July 2025

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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: 2728057 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

Rachel Webster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2728057 7 regulates 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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