Children's Home run by Aditi Childcare Ltd in Leicestershire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 1 Registered provider: Aditi Childcare Ltd 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 managed by a private company. 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

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of inspection, 3 children were living at the home. All of the children contributed to 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 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: 2797311 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/06/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 3

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Summary of findings

Since the last inspection, a total of 5 children have moved into the home, and 3 children have moved out of the home. Children have positive relationships with the staff team, which supports the children to have stability and make progress. Staff are confident in their responses to children’s behaviours or risky situations, which ensures children are safe and well supported. Leadership oversight is strong, and this means staff are well supported and team morale is good.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children experience positive and nurturing relationships with staff. They say they feel safe, and they have stability from a consistent team of staff who understand their individual needs. Children are making good progress from their starting points. One child has been able to go abroad for school trips and have overnight sleepovers with their friends.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Several children have moved into the home since the last inspection. These moves were planned and considered. Leaders ensured that additional information was gathered to understand children’s histories and presenting behaviours. The children currently living at the home were also considered to ensure that the moves were appropriate for all children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There have been some children move on from the home, and this has not always been in a planned way. Significant emerging risks to a child meant that the home could no longer keep the child safe. When children have had sudden moves, staff have made efforts to provide a positive ending, such as buying gifts and writing letters or cards.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff strongly advocate for education for all children living at the home. Teachers highlight the excellent communication between themselves and the staff team, and staff’s persistence in supporting children to access education. When one child was out of education, swift action was taken to support them into an alternative provision that can meet their educational needs. Another child has been supported to sit exams, with additional tutoring sessions put in place.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s cultural identity is understood and met by a diverse team. For one child, who is bilingual, there are 2 members of staff who also speak their preferred language, which supports their connection to their heritage. This has also been invaluable in the communication and engagement with the child’s parent.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s voices and views are actively sought and acted upon. Children’s ideas for the home are actioned regularly, and children feel valued as a result. Children are recognised for their achievements, both big and small. Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 4

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff are confident in their responses when children go missing from the home. They know the local area and actively search for children in known areas they may go. Staff know the protocols and follow these closely in each incident.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff know how to respond when children display self-injurious behaviours or thoughts of suicide. They know when to seek medical attention, and this is done promptly without delay. Where there are continued concerns about children, managers reach out to the wider professional network to seek support.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Risk management strategies in place minimise the risk to children and ensure they are safe. Records of incidents are missing the strategies that staff have tried to de-escalate situations. This would help to strengthen the records and evidence positive behaviour strategies that are effective.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Managers ensure prompt action in response to allegations that are made against staff at the home. Consultation with the local authority designated officer takes place, and safety plans are implemented to safeguard children and staff. Wider professionals are well informed and involved in discussions on the actions taken in response to allegations.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

One child has previously had specialist professionals to support concerns about exploitation. Staff discuss this with the child regularly, specifically about how to keep themselves safe, appropriate relationships and sexual health. This has contributed to the child no longer requiring the support of specialist professionals, and a reduction in the level of risk.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children’s risk assessments detail the safety measures that staff should follow to ensure children are kept safe from harm. Staff follow these consistently and are confident in how to respond. Some children’s plans are missing details of effective de-escalation techniques that could be used to support them when in crisis. This would provide staff with additional information and consistency of approach when effective strategies have been identified.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is enthusiastic and leads the home with confidence. He knows the home and staff team well and is complimentary about their work. His management style is supportive and helps bring the best out of the team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers support staff well. Supervision sessions are detailed opportunities for staff to explore their practice and reflect on areas they can improve. Staff understand their areas of strength as well as areas for development. Staff morale and teamworking are good, and the staff and managers promote an open and honest safeguarding culture. Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 5 Team meetings are regular and allow staff to discuss the children in detail. Staff feel confident in suggesting ideas and discussing changes to the children’s routines, and they feel that they are listened to. During team meetings, keyworkers are given opportunities to provide updates on the children. Staff are empowered in their roles, and they work together as a team.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers and senior leaders complete regular quality audits of the home. This oversight ensures they are well informed about the home, and they are aware of areas for development. Audits and oversight inform further actions and steps moving forward. Oversight from the responsible individual provides an additional review of the progress of children. This then informs steps moving forward to ensure a high quality of care is delivered.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is a preferred model of care, and observations show staff use this in the home. However, staff are missing in-depth knowledge and confidence in understanding this model. It is not embedded effectively within children’s plans or documentation to improve the impact that the model has on the quality of care. Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 6

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that known positive behaviour strategies used by staff to promote positive behaviours are documented within children’s relevant plans and incident records. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 39, paragraph 8.13)  The registered person should ensure that the ethos, and model of care, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose, are embedded in the home, with information cascaded down effectively to staff. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.4)

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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: 2797311 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Aditi Childcare Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 10 Station Road, London E12 5BT

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Inspector

Becki Cornes-Sinclair, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2797311 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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