Children's home run by Eden Care Homes Ltd

Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 1 Registered provider: Eden Care Homes Ltd

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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 and operated 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

There has been no registered manager at the home since 12 January 2026. An acting manager has been in post since October 2025 and is still to make their application to register with Ofsted. There were 2 children living at the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

Date of last inspection: 8 December 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: 2768436 2

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Findings from the inspection

Since the last inspection, one child has moved out of the home and one child has moved in.

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Findings from the inspection

The child who moved out, did so in unfortunate circumstances, which prevented a positive ending. The provider recognised that they were unable to meet the child's needs; however, they had to move out in an emergency in an unplanned way. The provider did attempt to contact the child through the placing local authority after they had left the home, but this was unsuccessful.

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Findings from the inspection

The child who moved in, did so at pace. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the manager not receiving all relevant information relating to the child. Documents, such as their education, health and care plan and medical assessments, have still not been received despite the child living in the home for a month. This has not impacted the team's understanding of the child's needs and vulnerabilities. Additionally, leaders completed an extensive impact assessment prior to the child moving in. The manager identified additional training and refresher training for staff to ensure that they have the skills to meet the identified needs of the child.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff regularly hold conversations with children to discuss important topics. Subjects vary, but include education, family, sexual health, vulnerabilities, friendships and criminality. New plans are being developed to form a more collaborative approach between children and staff to enable staff to support children's own aspirations.

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Findings from the inspection

There are several barriers to education for both children in the home. The manager liaises with children's social workers and the virtual school to address some of these barriers. One child attends online tutoring in the home; however, they wish to attend full-time school. Leaders and managers have made numerous attempts to engage the other child in education, but this is yet to be successful.

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Findings from the inspection

Children's plans and documents outlining vulnerabilities have been rewritten since the last inspection. They are more child friendly; however, different documents outline different strategies and timescales. Incident reports detail staff responding appropriately to children because staff understand children's vulnerabilities.

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Findings from the inspection

There have only been a few occasions when staff have had to physically hold children. When this has happened, the physical restraint has been proportionate and appropriate to the situation. The child has been spoken to afterwards and, in all but one incident, staff were spoken to afterwards.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff attempt to gain children's views through weekly children's meetings. These meetings focus on practical elements of the child's care. However, children do not always want to engage in this formal process. While this supports children to choose their meals and the decoration in their home, staff lack the understanding of how to support children in a way that encourages collaborative care planning. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 3 The interim manager, who was present at the last inspection, remains in post. It is not clear whether they will apply to Ofsted to be the registered manager of this home, or whether they will move to a new registration from the same provider.

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Findings from the inspection

The provider has recruited additional staff and there is now a deputy manager in post to support the manager. This has ensured that the interim manager is no longer working shifts and that the home is fully staffed.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff feel supported. Supervision takes place regularly and team meetings are used to upskill staff with the support of the in-house clinician. There is a clearer focus on staff developing their skills and support from leaders to enable professional development.

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Findings from the inspection

The environment looks homely. However, there was a lock on the door to the laundry area. The manager removed this during the visit. Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/12/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 22/10/2024 Full Good 08/07/2024 Full Inadequate Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered persons 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 persons must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The children's views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children's care and welfare and their lives.

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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

help each child to understand how the child's views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account and give the child reasons for decisions in relation to the child; and

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Requirement Due date

is given appropriate advocacy support. (Regulation 7 (1)(c) (2)(a)(iii)(b)(iii)) 20 April 2026

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children's home.

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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

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) (2)(b)(iii)) 20 April 2026 Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that monitoring systems are effective, including when the manager is not in the home. Monitoring systems must enable the manager to have a clear understanding when tasks, such as staff debriefs, have not been completed. ('Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards', page 55, paragraph 10.24) Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 7

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Eden Care Homes ltd

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 203 Westgate, Westgate, Bradford BD1 3AD

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Inspector

Joanna Beal, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: 2768436 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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