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Guidance for people running children's homes
Practical writing on Ofsted, safeguarding and compliance, from the team building CareOptix.
Operations4 March 2026 · 4 min read
Reporting outcomes to your local authority commissioner
Commissioners want evidence that a placement is working, not just that it's compliant. That's a different question, and it needs a different kind of record to answer well.
Operations16 February 2026 · 5 min read
The KPIs a registered manager should actually be tracking
Not every number worth watching is a compliance metric. The most useful KPIs for a registered manager tend to be leading indicators — the things that predict a problem, not just confirm one after it's happened.