Amber House

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356604 1 SC356604 Registered provider: Pebbles 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 company. It provides care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There were no children living in the home at the time of this visit.

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Information about this children’s home

An interim manager has been appointed and has applied to be registered with Ofsted. The interim manager and responsible individual supported this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

On 15 December 2025, Ofsted issued a notice of the decision to vary the conditions of registration of the home. The home was not in operation and there were no plans to admit children to the home. The variation to the conditions was that the provider must provide Ofsted with 3 months’’ notice of their intention to move a child into the home.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has advised that they wish to accommodate children again; therefore, this monitoring visit was undertaken to establish whether the provider has made suitable arrangements for the home to resume operating.

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This monitoring visit

The redecoration and refurbishment of this home create a warm and welcoming environment for children. The bedrooms are ready to be personalised once children move in. The manager has ensured that the home is a safe, hazard-free space for children and all relevant health and safety checks, including fire safety, have been reviewed.

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This monitoring visit

A new staff team, including a manager, have been appointed to support the operation of the home. Ongoing recruitment processes are underway to fill the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356604 2 vacant posts. Newly appointed staff are gaining practice experience and carrying out necessary training while working in the provider’s other homes. The manager routinely gathers feedback and observes staff practice, enabling the manager to hold reflective discussions. Staff supervision sessions support these discussions and inform staff development and training plans. Leaders and managers have improved systems and created resources to provide clearer reflection and oversight of care practices.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have reflected on the shortfalls from the last inspection and have developed systems and structures to support the development of care practices and the experiences for children. Auditing processes are in place. However, due to the home’s period of closure, the quality of children’s records and the effectiveness of monitoring systems cannot be reviewed. In addition, the closure of the home means that there remains a lack of evidenced consultation in the quality of care review. Therefore, sections of the requirement raised at the last inspection under the leadership and management standard are restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356604 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2025 Full Inadequate 15/10/2024 Full Good 03/10/2023 Full Good 15/02/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356604 4

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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 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

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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

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is restated from the last inspection. 24 August 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: SC356604 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pebbles Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Jenny Fenlon, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356604 6 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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Inspector

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