Children's Home run by Madiba Yorkshire Limited in Rotherham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 1

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Information about this children’s home

A private provider owns and operates this home. It provides care for up to three children who may experience emotional and social difficulties, and who may have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

There has been no registered manager at the home since 12 August 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living at the home at the time of this inspection. Both children were briefly spoken to by the inspector.

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This monitoring visit

This visit is to monitor the provider’s compliance with the notice restricting accommodation and the progress made in meeting the steps set out in the compliance notice. The provider has complied with the notice restricting accommodation as no children have moved into the home. The provider has now met all the steps in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Management oversight of the home has improved since the assurance inspection. There is an interim manager at the home who has day-to-day oversight, and the presence of senior leaders in the home has increased. The shortfalls in staff practice has now been addressed through the internal disciplinary procedures. When further shortfalls have been identified, they have been investigated and addressed in a timely manner.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s individual risk assessments have been reviewed and updated by the manager. They provide staff with clear guidance to follow. Staff supervision and team meetings have been utilised to provide staff with the opportunity to discuss the children’s risks and vulnerabilities, and to refresh staff’s safeguarding knowledge.

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This monitoring visit

Staffing at the home has remained consistent since the last inspection, and the use of agency staff has reduced. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 2 There has been a reduction in incidents involving the children, and the relationship between the children has improved. One child is making progress with their independence as they prepare to move out of the home as they reach adulthood. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/04/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 16/04/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/12/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 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(s) must comply with 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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

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; 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)(b)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 21 December 2025

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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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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;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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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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Requirement Due date

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 5 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies; and

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Requirement Due date

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)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. The registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person") has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(b)(i)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 21 December 2025

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

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,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3). 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 6 The requirements are that—

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character;

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Requirement Due date

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

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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

This requirement has been restated. The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(e))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 21 December 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: 2730253 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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Inspector

Rachel Webster, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2730253 8 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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Inspector

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