Children's Home run by New Leaf Social Care Limited in Leicestershire

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 1 Registered provider: New Leaf Social Care 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 by a private provider. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, 3 children were living at the home and 2 children were spoken with.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 4 November 2025

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

At the last full inspection, 4 requirements and 2 recommendations were set. At this assurance inspection, 2 requirements had not yet been met and are restated. One requirement was not reviewed on inspection. This has been restated and will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

Since the last inspection, one child has moved in, and no children have moved out. One child was admitted on an emergency basis, and other children living in the home were not told beforehand. Leaders are recruiting and onboarding staff; however, this was not completed before the child moved in and there was not a full staff team in place. As a result, there has been an increase in the use of agency staff. Leaders maintain oversight of safer recruitment processes for agency workers before they begin working in the home.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff help children maintain their relationships by supporting regular family time. This includes arranging family visits and enabling children to spend time with family members away from home. A parent shared positive feedback about the care staff offer their child.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff have built positive relationships with children. Children share positive feedback about the care from staff. Staff capture photos of the children and staff spending quality time together which they enjoy. There have been no incidents requiring physical intervention. The manager has improved processes regarding the notification of serious incidents to Ofsted.

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Findings from the inspection

Recently, there has been an increase in incidents, and the home conditions have declined. Staff feel that additional staff are needed to manage incidents well and to maintain the home to a good standard of cleanliness and tidiness.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has made changes to the oversight of missing-from-care incidents to help ensure that key tasks are completed. When children go missing from home, staff search for them and contact relevant professionals and family as necessary. Leaders seek return home interviews for children. However, recent records regarding children going missing from home have seen some shortfalls related to child debrief discussions and oversight from the manager.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has introduced new processes for children’s care plans, including behaviour support and risk management. However, these are not yet fully embedded and plans contain gaps. Specific needs for children and how staff should support children are not always included, and plans are not consistently updated after incidents. In some cases, risks included are not relevant to the child, which may lead Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 3 to children being labelled. In addition, expected staffing ratios for children are not clearly set out in their plans.

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Findings from the inspection

There has been an improvement in training for the manager, and team meetings are being held regularly, which supports the staff team. Despite staffing challenges, staff report they feel supported by leaders. There continue to be gaps in the professional supervision of staff.

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Findings from the inspection

The manager has not shared updates to the statement of purpose with Ofsted as per regulatory requirements. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 5

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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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Requirement Due date

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

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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;

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Requirement Due date

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, ensure that missing-from-care episodes are managed in line with safeguarding policies and procedures. Risk assessments for children should be updated regularly. The home environment should be kept clean and tidy.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was raised at the last inspection and is restated. 16 March 2026

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (2)(a)(d)(h)) 6 April 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 6 In particular, ensure that staffing arrangements are sufficient and staff receive regular supervision.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was raised at the last inspection and is restated.

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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

ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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Requirement Due date

manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (2)(b)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that transition planning for children moving in is robust. 6 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that any revised statement of purpose is submitted to HMCI within 28 days. 6 April 2026

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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, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. 6 April 2026 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 7 (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was raised at the last inspection and is restated. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 8

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Kirankumar Banker

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Inspector

Lorna Walker, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 2806300 9 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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