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Consultancy Services
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
We offer consultancy services in care and education, with a wealth of knowledge in each sector we are sure we can support and guide you with whatever your need.
Young people surprise us all the time, we have no idea what might be round the next corner, if you've exhausted your options and need a fresh pair of eyes we are keen to get creative with solutions.
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Additionally, learning programmes can often become stale and don't always fit with what you need. We have the skills and knowledge that allow us to think outside the box and provide solutions that demonstrate real differences whether it be supporting employees in role or young people in their daily lives.
Residential Childcare Pre-Inspection Reg 44 Visitor
"An eye for detail"
Top five reasons monthly regulation 44 independent visitors FAIL residential childcare providers:
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Visitors do not always have a background or prior experience in residential care
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Minimal to no dedicated independent visitor to start
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Continous Professional Development is not a requirement of visitors
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Independent providers/visitors spend little time in and on each home to maximise profits
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Relationship between registered managers and independent visitors lose professional integrety, with reports lacking and diluted.
What makes us different?
​We thrive on feedback and experience through years of implementation.
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Independent visitors that are part of the regulation 44 visiting team have a minimum of 5 years experience within the residential childcare sector and have previously been registered managers.
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Our visitors undergo a bespoke regulation 44 visitor training prior to commencement.
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All regulation 44 visistors actively participate in continued professional development.
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Reports are internally audited for quality assurance.
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Actions points are assigned specific target dates.
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We celebrate and highlight all aspects of the work a home has with its young people and its practices.
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We aim to build a positive and supportive relationship with all those we work with to ensure reporting is accurate and reflects current practice.
