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ℹ️ Sue ExplainsThat's all nine quality standards covered. Regulation 15 completes this part of the rulebook, and it poin...
28/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

That's all nine quality standards covered. Regulation 15 completes this part of the rulebook, and it points at a document every manager should have to hand.

📌 Registered persons must take account of published statements of standards
📌 That is what gives the Guide to the quality standards its weight
📌 Ofsted considers how the home follows it

If you read one document alongside the regulations, make it the Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations. Regulation 15 is the reason it counts.

From next week we move on to the regulations that shape daily life in the home, from the statement of purpose to behaviour, privacy and medicines, starting with Regulation 16.

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ℹ️ Sue Explains The ninth and final quality standard is Regulation 14, the care planning standard.📌 Admission happens on...
26/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The ninth and final quality standard is Regulation 14, the care planning standard.

📌 Admission happens only when the home can meet the child's needs
📌 Arrivals and moving on are planned and handled thoughtfully
📌 Each child's plans must be followed, with a review requested if concerns arise or the child asks for one

The third point is worth noting. If a child asks for their plan to be reviewed, the home must request one. That right sits with the child.

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ℹ️ Sue Explains The eighth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.📌 The ...
24/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The eighth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

📌 The registered person must lead a culture that helps children fulfil their potential
📌 The home must have enough staff, with the right experience and skills, to care for each child
📌 Monitoring must be used to keep improving the quality of care

Worth noting where staffing sits. The duty to have enough of the right people lives inside the leadership standard, so staffing is treated as a leadership responsibility.

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ℹ️ Sue ExplainsThe seventh of the nine quality standards is Regulation 12, the protection of children standard.📌 The ris...
21/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The seventh of the nine quality standards is Regulation 12, the protection of children standard.

📌 The risks each child faces must be assessed and understood
📌 Staff must act on any sign that a child is at risk
📌 Even the home's location must keep children effectively safeguarded

The location point is easy to overlook. Where a home sits is part of how children are kept safe, and the regulations treat it that way.

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ℹ️ Sue ExplainsThe fifth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 10, the health and well-being standard.📌 Each child...
18/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The fifth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 10, the health and well-being standard.

📌 Each child's physical, emotional and mental health needs must be met
📌 Every child is registered with a GP and a dentist
📌 Children get access to specialist support when they need it

In these regulations, health legally includes emotional and mental health. A home meeting this standard is looking after all of it, not just the medical basics.

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ℹ️ Sue Explains The fourth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 9, the enjoyment and achievement standard.📌 Child...
14/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The fourth of the nine quality standards is Regulation 9, the enjoyment and achievement standard.

📌 Children take part in activities they enjoy
📌 They develop their own interests, hobbies and skills
📌 They are helped to make a positive contribution to the home and the wider community

Enjoyment sits in the legal standard of care, the same as health and safety do. Ofsted inspects against it like any other standard.

ℹ️ Sue Explains The second of the nine quality standards is Regulation 7, the children's views, wishes and feelings stan...
10/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

The second of the nine quality standards is Regulation 7, the children's views, wishes and feelings standard.

📌 Children must be consulted about their care and daily life
📌 Their wishes and feelings must shape the decisions that affect them
📌 Views are balanced with what is in each child's best interests

That last point is the working reality of this standard. Staff must take a child's views seriously and still judge what is best for them, and the record needs to show both.

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ℹ️ Sue ExplainsThere are nine quality standards in the Children's Homes Regulations, and first up is Regulation 6, the q...
07/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains

There are nine quality standards in the Children's Homes Regulations, and first up is Regulation 6, the quality and purpose of care standard.

📌 Children must receive care that meets their individual needs
📌 The care must reflect what the home's statement of purpose says
📌 Staff must understand the statement of purpose and work to it

Eight more standards follow over the coming weeks, from education and health to protection and care planning.

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ℹ️ Sue Explains - Week 3Last week we introduced the nine quality standards. Over the coming weeks we'll explain them one...
05/08/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains - Week 3

Last week we introduced the nine quality standards. Over the coming weeks we'll explain them one at a time, and it starts with the regulation that sits across all nine.

Regulation 5 is about working with the wider system around each child, because no home can meet every need on its own.

📌 Homes must work to involve each child's placing authority in their care
📌 They must work to secure the input and services each child needs
📌 And when another agency's response falls short, the home must challenge it

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ℹ️ Sue Explains - Week 2Every registered children's home in England is inspected against 9 quality standards.This week i...
28/07/2026

ℹ️ Sue Explains - Week 2

Every registered children's home in England is inspected against 9 quality standards.

This week it's Regulation 4, where the standards begin:

📌 Regulation 4 sets out the nine quality standards every registered children's home must meet
📌 Ofsted inspects every home against them
📌 All nine are listed here exactly as the law names them, from quality and purpose of care to care planning

Follow along each week.

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