Children's Home run by Madiba Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 1 Registered provider: Madiba Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and operated by a private company. It provides care for up to 3 children with learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2025.

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Information about this children’s home

Two children were living in the home at the time of this inspection. Both children communicated with inspectors during the inspection.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

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

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/07/2025 Full Good 08/05/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 06/09/2023 Full Good 04/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 3

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Summary of findings

Both children have had positive experiences of moving into the home. Staff enjoy spending time with children. This has enabled positive relationships to develop, and most staff are well attuned to children’s needs. Children are supported with their health needs; however, staff would be supported by having the input of health professionals. Staff understand children’s vulnerabilities but have not always reported safeguarding concerns in a timely way. There have been a number of staff recruited during this inspection period, and staff said that they feel supported by managers.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have a positive experience of moving into the home. Managers work collaboratively with professionals to ensure that they have a good understanding of children’s needs and vulnerabilities. This enables staff to be prepared to support children in the right way when they arrive at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There have been several barriers to children accessing education. For one child, this is because they do not have a statutory education plan that allows them to access specialist education. The manager works alongside the child’s local authority to progress this. In the meantime, the child accesses 2 hours of home tuition daily. The other child needs a highly specialised education provision, and the manager is supporting the statutory process to enable the child to access this.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children receive positive therapeutic parenting from staff. They enjoy spending time with staff and each other. They take part in a range of activities inside and outside the home. Children and staff enjoy spending time together singing karaoke, they have trips to the seaside, and children have the use of the sensory cabin in the garden.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s records are written by staff with love and care. There are some particularly well-written examples of children’s bedtime routines and staff responses to children’s distress. These documents capture that children are loved and cared for by people that understand them well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported and encouraged to meet their health needs. All children attend regular appointments with universal health services. One child has been supported to reduce vaping. This will positively impact their health. Another child received a diagnosis of a health condition during their move to the home. The manager ensured that staff received training before the child moved in. However, health plans have not had the input of specialist health professionals, which reduces their effectiveness.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

During the first day of inspection, there were several hazards around the home. These included a broken curtain pole in the bathroom, piles of items blocking corridors and the top of stairs, as well as broken tiles and wood outside. There is also a cabin in the Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 4 garden that is being used for maintenance. However, hazardous items outside the cabin are easily accessible to children.

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improvement to be good

On 2 separate occasions, staff have not reported safeguarding concerns in a timely way. This has resulted in staff continuing to work with children despite there being concerns. Once these have been reported, managers have responded appropriately.

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improvement to be good

Managers have developed a plan to manage a child’s health needs and vulnerabilities, including the use of specialist equipment. However, the plan lacks appropriate specialist input and is not being followed by staff. The manager and staff have not received training in the use of the specialist equipment, and one item could not be located during the inspection. Managers have implemented the use of a baby monitor in place of the specialist equipment, but there is no clear plan around the use of this and how the child’s privacy and dignity will be maintained, alongside ensuring that they are safe.

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improvement to be good

Staff are attuned to children. They know children well and understand their vulnerabilities. They notice when children’s behaviour or mannerisms change and respond with professional curiosity. Support from the in-house clinical team is sought when children are struggling. This advice has supported staff in feeling confident to help the child with their vulnerabilities, resulting in a reduced frequency of incidents. There are some helpful reflections from managers after incidents to improve staff practice.

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improvement to be good

One child has been missing from the home. When this happened, staff responded appropriately to keep the child safe. Furthermore, there are reflections with the child and staff to think about how things could be different next time to avoid the child going missing again. However, plans relating to children going missing contain conflicting information across different documents.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff are positive about working at the home and feel supported in their roles and by the managers. Supervision takes place regularly, includes reflective conversations, and addresses practice issues when they arise. Team meetings are held regularly, providing opportunities for reflection, discussion about children, and the delivery of safeguarding messages. When issues are raised, staff say that they are supported, and work is carried out to address concerns.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive relevant training and continue to engage regularly with the clinical team to support the embedding of the therapeutic model. This is still a work in progress.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The recalling of information was challenging at times during the inspection. There are multiple systems working alongside each other, which can result in written documents not aligning with current practice. The manager does not demonstrate that they have clear oversight of risk assessments and plans. Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 5 There have been 12 new members of staff recruited during this inspection period. Some of these have since left or moved to other homes. New staff are recruited in line with safer recruitment procedures. However, staff do not have clear development plans or skills assessments. This means that managers and staff are not always clear about how staff can make progress. It also means that managers do not always recognise and celebrate the positive skills of staff. Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 6

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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 health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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Requirement Due date

children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the manager must ensure that specialist healthcare professionals are consulted in relation to condition-specific plans and equipment. 29 July 2026

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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

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

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

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; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies; 29 July 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 7 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)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the manager must ensure that all staff understand how to report safeguarding concerns and the importance of sharing any concerns immediately.

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Requirement Due date

The manager must ensure that the inside and outside areas of the property are always safe for children living at the home. This includes any outbuildings.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if—

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Requirement Due date

the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children;

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Requirement Due date

the child’s placing authority consents in writing to the monitoring or surveillance;

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Requirement Due date

so far as reasonably practicable in the light of the child’s age and understanding, the child is informed in advance of the intention to do the monitoring or surveillance; and

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Requirement Due date

the monitoring or surveillance is no more intrusive than necessary, having regard to the child’s need for privacy. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)(b)(d)) 29 July 2026

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children’s records are kept up to date and are accessible. If an electronic system is used and there are concerns regarding its accessibility, a business continuity plan should detail how records will be accessed in a timely manner by those who need to view them. The manager should be clear about whether documents are held electronically or in paper form. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 14.2)  The registered person should ensure that all staff have clear development plans that align with their needs and the needs of the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including, the quality standards’, page 53, paragraph 10.8) Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 8

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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: 2608949 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: One City West, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6NJ

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Inspectors

Joanna Scott, Social Care Inspector (lead) Mark Green, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2608949 10 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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Inspectors

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