One package, two ways in
We guide providers through Ofsted registration from first idea to first child through the door. Our full package depends on where you are in your journey.
How it works
“I already have a C2 property”
After payment:
What happens next
Welcome call
We discuss you. Ofsted will look at who you are, your story, and your why. What’s your company name, your USP, your branding?
Your Statement of Purpose
We start with the document everything else builds on. Who the home is for and how you’ll care for them.
Your registration documents
Business plan, Location risk assessment, Children’s Guide, Financial Forecast Development Plan, written around your home.
Your policies and recruitment documents
Your 12 core policies and 10 recruitment documents, ready for you to build your team to run your property.
Your Ofsted application
We guide you through submitting your application and prepare you for Ofsted interviews and registration visits.
I'm just starting out
After payment:
What happens next
1. Your welcome call
Starting from scratch means a few extra steps first. You'll need a company name, branding and a clear sense of why you're doing this, so that you come across as professional when you approach councils, agents and landlords. We'll also talk about researching demand in your chosen area, because that will shape what kind of home you open.
2. Finding the right property
Start by speaking to your local council. Ask where they need homes, what specification they're looking for and what the demand is. With that information, you can begin your search through estate agents and landlords. Once we know your criteria, we'll also reach out to our own network of landlords to see who has a C2 property ready, or who is willing to go through the C2 process.
Please note: The client is responsible for finding and carrying out due diligence on the property. We can reach out to our network to help you with your search and introduce landlord’s based off your criteria.
3. Once your property is secured
This is where we come in. Planning will ask for three documents for a children's home, and we prepare them for you:
Statement of Purpose
Operational Management Plan
Location Risk Assessment
Please note: We are not planning consultants. Your architect will support you with the property side of your application.
When your property is C2 approved
Congratulations, this is a real milestone! At this point, further payment is needed to continue the paperwork.
4. Your registration documents, policies and recruitment
We complete the rest of your registration documents, along with your 12 core policies and 10 recruitment documents, so you're ready to build the team who will run your home.
5. Your Ofsted application
We guide you through submitting your application and prepare you for Ofsted's interviews and registration visit.
Everything Ofsted will ask for
28 documents from your Statement of Purpose to your Right to Work checks, written by consultants who have their own provisions.
Registration and Planning
Statement of Purpose, Business Plan, Children’s guide, Location Risk Assessment, Financial Forecast and Workforce Development Plan.
Core Policies
From Safeguarding to Missing From Home, to Behaviour Management, Medication, Whistleblowing and Reg 40 Notifications.
Recruitment Document’s
Employee Handbook, job descriptions, contracts, interview scoring, reference requests, induction and right-to-work checks.
So there are no surprises
This is not including:
x Planning application fees
x Architect fees
x Fire risk assessments
x Fire equipment installation and commissioning
x building and renovation works
x Legal fees
x DBS fees
We’re your Consultants to set up a children’s home.
We are NOT planning consultant’s, architects, surveyors or commissioners. We can provide you with supporting paperwork planning will need to show the property will be being used as a children’s home.
We can not guarantee planning will pass on your property. There are many factors to consider, but we CAN put a strong case forward with all their question’s answered.
Please speak to your local authority on demand and area, and your architect.
