Children's Home run by Sansaar Care Limited in Bradford

Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 1 Registered provider: Sansaar Care 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

This home is owned and managed by a private provider. It offers care for up to three children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

This is the home’s first full inspection since it was registered with Ofsted in December 2024. The manager also registered in December 2024 but has since voluntarily cancelled his registration. The home has been without a registered manager since 8 May 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, three children were living in the home. All of them were spoken to as part of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

This inspection was brought forward in order to address specific concerns or allegations received by Ofsted. These are considered as part of this inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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inadequate

How well children and young people are helped and protected inadequate

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inadequate

The effectiveness of leaders and managers inadequate

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inadequate

There are serious and widespread failures that mean children are not protected, their welfare is not promoted or safeguarded, the care and experiences of children and young people are poor, and they are not making progress.

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inadequate

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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inadequate

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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inadequate

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children have not made progress since living in this home. Most of the children are not attending school. A child who moved into the home recently did not have a school place secured in advance. Leaders have not challenged the placing authority to address this. Furthermore, there is a lack of routine and structure for children. One child said that they do not enjoy living in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Staff do not support children with their health and well-being. Most children have weight and diet issues that staff have not addressed. Most children have poor sleep routines, with little intervention from staff to help them improve. As a result, children are often tired during the day and unable to engage in support offered by external services. Staff have been unable to support a child to reduce or stop their use of alcohol and drugs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Leaders do not plan children’s admissions to the home well, and do not make child- centred decisions when considering new children. This includes children moving in on an emergency basis with no preparation, or without consideration of the strong likelihood of risk posed to them within the local area. The third child moved in when staff were already struggling to manage the needs of the other children. Each child has not had time to settle properly before another child is admitted.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children do not experience stability, with one child’s placing authority being told on two separate occasions that the child needed to move. This was due to staff being unable to meet the child’s needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Leaders have not maintained the home environment well. There are numerous examples of damage and disrepair, which leaders have not addressed. Senior leaders have blamed this on a child’s behaviour, without acting in response. This means the home feels unpleasant for children to live in, and prevents children from living in a homely environment in which they can flourish.

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

Leaders have not investigated nor acted on serious allegations made against staff. This includes allegations of children being assaulted, filmed by staff while in crisis, and concerns raised about staff’s suitability. Leaders did not notify Ofsted of these at the time of reporting. Furthermore, the manager failed to disclose these at the time of the inspection.

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

Risks to children have increased since living in the home. Staff do not take action to keep children safe. Staff do not report children missing within a time frame relative to the level of risk for the child. Staff do not show enough curiosity about children’s whereabouts. Risk assessments are incomplete or not kept up to date. They do not support staff to maintain an accurate understanding of risk. Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 3 Staff do not have the knowledge and skills to manage children’s behaviour and support them with their emotions. Staff do not physically intervene when needed to protect children and others from harm. Staff are unclear when and how they should hold or guide a child. This has resulted in dangerous situations occurring, and includes incidents involving other children.

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

Staff do not follow strategies for ensuring children’s safety. For example, staff do not follow plans to check the mobile phone use of children at risk within the community. Staff carry out room searches without the child’s knowledge and do not record their views. The manager stated that staff no longer search one child’s room and instead call the police to do this. This places the child at risk of unnecessary criminalisation.

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

Staff do not have the knowledge and skills to maintain positive relationships with children. Some staff use punitive means of managing behaviour, such as denying a child a bedtime story. Staff’s responses to children are inconsistent. They do not take account of the child’s past experiences of trauma and abuse.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

The leadership and management arrangements are ineffective within the home. Senior leaders appointed an interim manager who lacks the necessary experience and skills. The interim manager described their initial reluctance to take on the role and they do not intend to apply to register with Ofsted. This manager is not aware of the outcome of the assurance inspection completed so has not addressed the shortfalls raised.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

The responsible individual does not have a realistic understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the home. There is a lack of evidence of impact of their oversight of the staff and the manager. Leaders show complacency about children’s safety and progress and focus on the needs of the organisation. Management oversight of the home and the quality of care provided are poor.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Staff morale is very low and staff report feeling ‘burnt out.’ Staff have suffered physical and emotional harm because of incidents within the home that are poorly managed. Some staff have taken compassionate leave as a result. The manager and staff report feeling unheard by senior leaders.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders have recruited some inexperienced staff for the home. Staff recruitment is based on the wider goals of the organisation, and not the needs of children. This has affected children’s ability to develop relationships with staff. This practice has had a direct negative impact on one child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

The manager and staff have not received regular supervision or probationary reviews. This has meant that they are not given support and accountability for their practice. Staff have not all received training specific to their role and to individual children. Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 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 within the given timescales.

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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;

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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’s workforce provides continuity of care to 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;

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by considering and acting on—

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research and developments in relation to the ways in which the needs of children are best met; and

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and 10 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 5 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2(a)(c)(e)(f)(g)(i)(ii)(h))

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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, considering information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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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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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; 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; and

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished, and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health.

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(Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(b)(d)) 10 August 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 6 The registered person must prepare and implement a policy which—

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is intended to safeguard children accommodated in the children’s home from abuse or neglect; and

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sets out the procedure to be followed in the event of an allegation of abuse or neglect.

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The procedure to be followed in the event of an allegation of abuse or neglect must, in particular—

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provide for the prompt referral of an allegation about current or ongoing abuse or neglect in relation to a child to the placing authority and, if different, the local authority in whose area the home is located;

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provide for the prompt referral of an allegation about past abuse or neglect in relation to a child to the placing authority and, if different, the local authority in whose area the alleged abuse or neglect occurred;

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provide for records to be kept of an allegation of abuse or neglect, and the action taken in response; and

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describe how and to whom staff are to report, without delay, any concern about abuse or neglect of a child.

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(Regulation 34 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(c)(d)(f)) 10 August 2025

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. 16 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 7 A notification made under this regulation—

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the other persons, bodies, or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter; and

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(Regulation 40 (4)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(iii)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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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.

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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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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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treat each child with dignity and respect;

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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;

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help each child to understand and manage the impact of any experience of abuse or neglect; and

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help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult. 16 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 8 (Regulation 6 (1)(i)(ii) (2)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi))

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The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training, and employment;

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maintain regular contact with each child’s education and training provider, including engaging with the provider and the placing authority to support the child’s education and training and to maximise the child’s achievement;

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help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible; and

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help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child’s relevant plans.

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(Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)(viii)(x))

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This requirement has been restated. 16 September 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2797526 9 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.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home; and

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(iii)) 16 September 2025

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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: 2797526 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Sansaar Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Random Lee, Lee Lane, Bingley BD16 1UF

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Inspector

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