Children's Home run by Care Hubz in Leeds

Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 1 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Registered provider: Care Hubz Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private provider. It is registered to provide care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, one child was living at the home. The child was not present during the inspection. The child was spoken with on the telephone as part of the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager was not in work at the time of the inspection. The inspection was led by the deputy manager with support from another registered manager. The manager registered in February 2026.

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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 requires improvement to be good

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good

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

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good

Date of last inspection: 10 February 2026

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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: 2686872 2 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/02/2026 Full Good 18/02/2025 Full Good 04/07/2023 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 3 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Summary of findings

The child who lives in the home is making good progress. However, managers have not adequately reassessed risk and updated care plans. This has limited the progress the child can make.

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Summary of findings

The child enjoys new activities, and their health needs are met. The child enjoys positive relationships with staff and can talk to them if they have any worries. Staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and use positive relationships to support the child and reduce risk. Communication with family and other professionals is not as effective as it could be.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child receives care from an established staff team whose members are child focused and committed to the child. Staff are nurturing and have built good relationships with the child. Staff know the child and talk about them with warmth and pride. The home has a low turnover of staff, and this means that the child benefits from consistent care.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is in education. They have good attendance and have made educational progress. There is good daily communication between staff and teachers, meaning that the child is encouraged to engage in education, which helps to reduce incidents at school. Staff have supported the child to appeal the decision that they are unable to attend a local college and have advocated for the child to sit their exams. This advocacy has included contacting the local councillor. These actions by staff have encouraged the child to take pride in their academic achievements and aspire for the future.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child says that they like living at the home and that they get on with all the staff. The child can identify staff whom they would talk to if they were worried and says that they can talk to any member of staff. Staff support and encourage the child to participate in new activities, such as football and karate and, more recently, a holiday abroad. These experiences support the child to build confidence and relationships and have fun.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child is supported to have positive relationships with family members and people who are important to them. Family members are invited to the home, and staff are arranging for younger family members to stay at the home overnight. Staff contact family members and take a proactive approach to support the child to spend positive and regular time with their family. This helps the child to rebuild and maintain family relationships. Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 4 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is well decorated and living spaces are well maintained. The child’s bedroom is personalised, and the child is supported to keep their bedroom clean and tidy. The communal areas of the home are not personalised and lack a homely feel. There are no pictures or personal items around the home. As a result, the child’s identity is not present around the home, which fails to promote a sense of belonging.

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

Staff support the child to access specialist services for their individual care needs. Staff take the child to hospital appointments at the child’s preferred hospital to provide consistent care from professionals they know and trust. Staff promote the child’s independence in accordance with their wishes and feelings to manage elements of their own care. Staff understand the child’s individual health needs and know what to do to ensure their care needs are met.

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

Staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard the child. Staff understand what action they should take if they have a concern. Managers promote an open and safe environment where staff feel confident and are encouraged to share any concerns if practice falls short of the required and expected standards. The provider ensures that any concerns are fully explored and addressed to continually improve the quality of care.

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

Staff are skilled in de-escalation and physical interventions are rarely used. When they are used, they are appropriate and proportionate. Managers have oversight of incidents. The child is given the opportunity to talk with staff following incidents. Staff take a restorative approach, and they encourage the child to understand the impact that their behaviours can have on others. Staff regularly talk to the child about decisions, consequences and good choices. Staff take a relationship-based and fun approach to supporting the child, and this is effective in helping the child to rebuild relationships and manage their emotions.

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

The use of consequences to address behaviour is kept to a minimum. Staff talk to the child about consequences for behaviours. The child is encouraged to share their views about the appropriateness of any consequence. However, not all consequences are clearly recorded or appropriate. One consequence limited the child’s social opportunities that form part of their individual targets.

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

Risk assessments are updated, but do not accurately reflect the child’s current situation. Despite this, staff know the child and their needs well. However, this could pose a risk for new staff who do not have the same knowledge and relationship with the child and could place the child at risk.

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

The child is supported by 2 members of staff. Managers have not considered the progress of the child and whether the level of care and supervision remains appropriate. This has limited the child’s opportunities and independence. The child has the skills to access the community independently and said they would like to go places on their own. Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 5 OFSTED USE ONLY

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Supervisions are regular and staff say they are supported. The management structure is not clear to staff and supervision is not provided by one consistent person. Records of supervision are not detailed and do not capture what is discussed. Staff have the opportunity to access clinical supervision; however, they have not accessed this since the last inspection.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

A professional and a family member said they are updated on significant information. However, despite repeat requests, they do not receive regular updates. This limits the support and involvement of people who are significant to the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

A serious situation that occurred had not been reported. This means the regulator did not have sufficient oversight and scrutiny of the management of the significant situation.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

An independent visitor attends the home regularly and provides a report. The independent visitor does not consistently obtain views of professionals and other relevant people involved in the child’s care. They have visited at times when the child is not present and have not seen the child since the last inspection. This prevents the regulator from gaining independent views about the care the child is receiving.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The manager has completed a 6-monthly quality of care review. This includes limited feedback from professionals and does not include direct feedback from children, family members or staff. This is a missed opportunity for the manager to fully evaluate the care provided to the child and limits its effectiveness in ensuring continuous improvements to the quality of care provided in the home. Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 6 OFSTED USE ONLY

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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 care planning standard is that children—

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

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

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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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;

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that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested. (Regulation 14 (1)(a) (2)(b)(ii)(iii)(e)) 8 October 2026

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential, and

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

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; 8 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 7 OFSTED USE ONLY

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demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there.

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A notification made under this regulation—

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter. (Regulation 40 (4)(c) (5)(a)(i)(iii)) 8 October 2026

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The registered person must ensure that an independent person visits the children’s home at least once each month.

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When the independent person is carrying out a visit, the registered person must help the independent person—

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if they consent, to interview in private such of the children, their parents, relatives and persons working at the home as the independent person requires.

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The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to—

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the placing authorities of children. (Regulation 44 (1) (2)(a) (7)(c)) 8 October 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 8 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that any consequences used to address poor behaviour should be restorative in nature, to help children recognise the impact of their behaviour on themselves and the staff caring for them. Consequences should not impact on children’s development opportunities, and all consequences should be recorded. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.38)  The registered person should ensure that children are provided with a homely and personalised environment. This particularly relates to the communal areas of the home. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: 2686872 9 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Thorpe House, 61 Richardshaw Lane, Stanningley, Pudsey LS28 7EL

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Inspector

Gemma Sheader, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2686872 10 OFSTED USE ONLY

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Inspector

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