Children's Home run by Lundi Education and Care Services Limited in Derby

Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 1 Registered provider: Lundi Education and Care Services Ltd

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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 privately operated. It provides care for up to three children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of inspection, one child was living in the home, and they were spoken with.

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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 good

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good

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

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

28/08/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child living in the home has positive relationships with staff. The child feels safe and supported by the staff and comfortably share any concerns or issues with them. Staff confidently engage the child in difficult conversations around race, online safety and potential risks. This highlights the level of trust and the strong bond between staff and the child.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Education is a priority in the home. Staff actively encourage and support the children to attend education and have conversations with them about the importance of education on their future. When children have been between school placements, staff have bridged the gap in learning by completing online work and educational activities. When they have attended school, staff have listened to the child as to how they can make their educational experience better and advocated successfully on the child’s behalf. This ensures investment from the child in their education and that their voice is heard.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children with their health. Children routinely attend their health appointments. When there has been issues with attendance due to children’s anxieties with the appointment, staff are creative in finding ways to support them to attend. They work with health professional and families to make the child feel supported and nurtured.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff ensure that children have positive endings when moving on from the home. When children leave, staff make sure their ending is meaningful. The children are given praise books, memory photo albums and have parties and meals out organised by staff. This guarantees that staff are providing the children with lasting memories and positive experiences of their time in the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The manager does not always fully consider the impact that children moving into the home may have on the exiting child living there. Safeguarding risks identified at the referral stage of one child were considerably like those of the child currently living in the home. Although staff managed the relationship between the children well, care planning considerations were not prioritised by the manager.

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

Staff are vigilant in noticing potential risks the children might be involved with. They actively disrupt any unsafe connections the children may have in the community and report all information to the police. They also routinely engage the children in education conversations on how to keep themselves safe, and they organise visits from the relevant safeguarding professionals to further imbed the learning with the children.

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

There has been high level of missing-from-home incidents over the inspection period. However, when they occur, staff are adept at following the missing-from-home protocol Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 4 for each child. They are tenacious in locating the child and ensuring that they are safe, working with families, friends and professionals to locate them. Independent return home interviews take place most of the time with the children, but when they have not occurred, the manager insistently requests them from the relevant local authorities.

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

Physical interventions do not happen often, but when they do occur, they are used as a last resort and only to keep the child safe from harm or from causing criminal damage. Reports are detailed, with good manager oversight. All incidents are followed up with reflective conversations with staff and children to explore why the incident happened and what could be done differently the next time. When children have raised issues regarding the intervention used, the manager responds effectively, focusing on improving staff practice and ensuring that children feel heard and valued.

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

Staff new to the home are recruited in line with safer recruitment policies and practices. This confirms that staff are suitable to work with children. An effective induction ensures that staff receive training to provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide support to children.

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

Fire doors are not being used for their intended function. Three fire doors, including the kitchen door, were propped open by doorstops. This is a significant breach of safety. In the event of a fire, the open doors would allow smoke and flames to spread quickly, compromising the safety and lives of both children and staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has ambition for their team and the progress of the children. They lead by example, role model good practice and are a source of support and guidance for a team that is still learning and growing.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Supervisions, appraisals and team meetings are effective. They focus on staff learning from difficult experiences and are used appropriately to address any issues while also encouraging and supporting staff development. There is an emphasis on the progress of the children and how staff can best support them with their needs.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager confidently challenges professionals when required. They are a strong advocate for the children and are willing to have difficult conversations with others to guarantee that children’s needs are met. The manager ensures they are respectful with their challenge so that they maintain good working relationships between the staff and professionals.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager understands the importance of multi-agency working to support the needs of the children. They work with the relevant professionals to educate the children and staff when appropriate to reduce risks and support their progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

When allegations are made, they are taken seriously. The manager responds quickly, accessing the appropriate advice and guidance. However, the manager does not always follow the allegation policy. In one case, the child’s local authority did not receive Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 5 information or updates on the progress of an allegation investigation. Also, sometimes the child was not updated on the outcome of the investigation. Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 6

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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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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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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that fire doors are not propped open, and that the home complies with relevant health and safety legislation. 20 December 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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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered manager must ensure that leaders and managers always follow the allegation policy. 20 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 7

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Recommendation

 The registered person should only accept placements for children where they have fully considered the impact that the placement will have on the existing group of children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: 2777634 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Lundi Education and Care Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 28, Anglesey Business Centre Anglesey Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 3NT

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Inspector

Deirdre Silkstone, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2777634 9 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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