Children's Home run by Andrusida Care Ltd in Leicester

Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 1 Registered provider: Andrusida Care 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 operated by a private provider. The home is registered to provide care for up to 2 children with emotional and social 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

One child was living at the home at the time of the inspection, and the child was spoken to during the inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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requires improvement to be good

How well children and young people are helped and protected requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers requires improvement to be good

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requires improvement to be good

The children’s home is not yet delivering good help and care for children and young people. However, there are no serious or widespread failures that result in their welfare not being safeguarded or promoted.

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requires improvement to be good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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requires improvement to be good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 2

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improvement to be good

Since registration, children have been living in the home for the last 3 months. Three children have lived in the home since registration.

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improvement to be good

Children have not always had good outcomes. One child moved into the home quickly. Staff were not skilled enough to meet the needs of the child, which negatively affected the amount of progress the child was able to make. The child had few positive experiences while living at the home. Their risks increased during this time, which resulted in the child moving on from the home more quickly than expected, causing further disruption to the child’s life. A child who was already living in the home and who was preparing for transition to semi-independent living had a negative experience at the end of their placement.

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improvement to be good

Leaders and managers have not demonstrated good-enough learning from these experiences, and another child has moved into the home quickly. The home’s care planning and placement planning documentation, which provides guidance for staff, is not consistently in place or up to date. As a result, staff do not always have the most relevant information to inform their care of the children.

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improvement to be good

There is very close working with multi-agency health partners, such as local health teams, and staff seek medical advice quickly and appropriately when this is required. However, staff have not been proactive in recording the child’s food intake consistently. This record would assist the child and staff team in understanding the impact of food on the child’s health condition.

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improvement to be good

Children are encouraged to try new experiences and engage in positive activities, such as going to the cinema. Staff have helped the child consider attending a local youth club to get to know children of a similar age in the local area. Children’s views are listened to. For example, a request to change the size of the child’s bed was quickly enabled, helping them to feel more comfortable in their bedroom.

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improvement to be good

Allegations of harm are taken seriously and responded to appropriately. Following an incident where a staff member’s practice fell well below expectation, leaders and managers took action to protect the child and the staff involved. All appropriate safeguarding procedures were followed, which included close working with multi- agency safeguarding partners. During the investigation process, the home was temporarily closed, and no children lived at the home. Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 3 Following this, all staff completed further employee induction and retraining. Staff received reflective supervision from the registered manager. There were team meetings where reflective practice was encouraged. The home has recently reopened. The responsible individual and registered manager have been proactive in implementing recommendations made by an internal investigation and have sought to learn from the incident to help develop the team. However, the impact of this is

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improvement to be good

yet to be seen in staff practice or outcomes for children.

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improvement to be good

Health and safety measures in the home are mostly effective. However, managers do not ensure that all actions from the fire risk assessment are completed in a timely way. There have been delays in the completion of works that were recommended by the fire risk assessor to be completed within weeks.

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improvement to be good

The manager follows safer recruitment practices. New employees are thoroughly checked and vetted before they work with children. This supports a safer environment. However, there is a lack of experience of working in residential childcare across the staff team, including leaders and managers. This means that staff are not yet skilled enough in meeting and understanding children’s needs.

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good

Leaders and managers are aware of the areas for development and improvement at this home. The manager regularly reinforces her expectations of staff behaviour and conduct. Leaders accept the current shortfalls and have plans in mind to ensure stability and improve the quality of care provided to the child currently living in the home. However, these plans are not yet embedded, so their effectiveness cannot be assessed.

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good

The registered manager’s monitoring of the home is not yet effective. For example, incident reports contain only basic information, and there is no evidence of the manager’s oversight or guidance to staff to improve practice or to improve record- keeping.

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good

Ofsted has not been notified of all serious incidents at the home. This negatively affects the regulator’s oversight of the home. In addition, the home’s statement of purpose does not contain information required by regulation. This limits the oversight of the regulator and does not provide those accessing the document with a clear understanding of the staff team’s skill level.

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good

Staffing is consistent and stable. Agency staffing is not used. This helps the child get to know staff and start to build relationships. The staff are trained to meet the children’s needs. All new employees receive an induction and mandatory training in line with the statement of purpose. When additional or emerging needs are identified for children, specific training is sought and arranged. Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 4 Staff said that they feel well supported by managers. Staff receive regular supervision, which is reflective and child focused. Managers hold regular team meetings. These meetings have a clear agenda with a focus on children’s experiences. They provide staff with an opportunity to reflect on safeguarding concerns, training needs and the development of the service.

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good

Partner agencies say that communication from the home manager and the responsible individual is frequent and appropriate. This aids other professionals’ understanding of the care children receive. Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 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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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the homes statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of 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; 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)(a)(c)(f)(h)) 23 March 2026

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If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the home—

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the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home. (Regulation 25 (2)(b)) 5 February 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 6 In particular, ensure that actions detailed in the fire risk assessment are completed.

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Requirement Due date

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)) 5 February 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement (“the statement of purpose”) which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. (Regulation 16 (1))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that details of the experience and qualifications of staff are recorded, including any commissioned to provide education or health care. 5 February 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that where children have specific health needs or conditions, they are supported to manage these subject to their age and understanding. In particular, detailed logs of food intake should be kept to aid both the children’s and the staff team’s understanding. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 34, paragraph 7.10)

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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: 2805562 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Figflex, Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry CV1 2TE

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Inspector

Catherine Honey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2805562 8 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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