Topic
Child-Centred Care Planning
Writing, reviewing and evidencing care plans that reflect the child, not just the file.
Placement stability and matching: why the fit matters as much as the paperwork
A placement can tick every box on paper and still not work. Understanding why moves happen — and building a home that's genuinely honest about who it can support well — does more for stability than any checklist.
21 July 2026 · 5 min readHow to write a care plan that actually reflects the child
The weakest care plans are technically complete and say almost nothing specific. Here's what a plan looks like when it's actually about the child in front of you.
7 July 2026 · 4 min readCare plan vs placement plan: what's the difference?
These two terms get used almost interchangeably in conversation, but they're not the same document, and they don't come from the same place.
18 June 2026 · 5 min readHow to evidence a child's wishes and feelings for an inspector
Ofsted wants to see that a child's views actually shaped a decision — not just that a consultation box was ticked before the decision was made anyway.
4 June 2026 · 4 min readWhat should go in a daily log or key-work record
A good daily log is specific enough to be useful to the next shift and honest enough to be useful at review. Most fall short on one or the other.
20 May 2026 · 4 min readHow often should a care plan be reviewed? (Regulation 45)
Placement plans and care plans both have review expectations — and letting either drift past its date is one of the most common, avoidable gaps homes get flagged for.
8 May 2026 · 4 min readDigital vs paper care plans: what does Ofsted actually prefer?
Ofsted doesn't mandate a format. What it cares about is whether records are accurate, current, and accessible to the people who need them — paper can do that too, it's just harder to sustain at scale.