End-to-end support to open a new children’s home in the UK — from business plan and financial forecast, through to Ofsted registration.
Children's Home Consultants in the UK
Changing Outcomes is a UK-wide children's home consultancy firm. We help providers open Ofsted-registered homes, stay compliant, and strengthen practice — through Regulation 44 visits, mock Ofsted inspections, clinical safeguarding supervision, training, and leadership mentoring. Changing Outcomes also helps providers respond to Ofsted compliance notices and registration refusals.
Why Children's Home Providers Choose Changing Outcomes
Every consultant at Changing Outcomes has previously been a registered manager or responsible individual of a children's home. Between them, they bring over 400 years of frontline experience and have managed more than 40 homes.
We've sat through Ofsted inspections, written Regulation 44 reports and managed the day-to-day realities of children's residential care — so we advise from experience, not theory. Our work spans the UK, supporting providers to open new homes and strengthen existing ones.
Our approach is deliberately collaborative. Managers stay involved throughout, and we work as a critical friend rather than an outside auditor — offering transparent reporting, constructive challenge, and clear recommendations that support continuous improvement and compliance against the 9 Quality Standards.
We only take on new clients when we're confident quality won't be compromised. Fewer, better-fit engagements means every provider gets our full attention — which is why most of our work comes from long-term partnerships, with providers who stay with us for years.
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New Children’s Homes Registered
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Years of Combined Sector Experience
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Reg 44’s Completed
How Our Consultancy Works
- Book a free consultation call.We learn about your home, your pressures, and what you need.
- We match you with the right consultant.We pair you with someone whose experience fits your home, your young people, and your manager’s stage of career — then agree the scope together.
- Support delivered.Regulation 44 visits, mock Ofsted inspections, training, supervision, mentoring, and registration support — carried out by consultants who’ve run homes themselves, and reported against the Quality Standards.
- Ongoing partnership.Most of our clients stay with us for years.
Work With Us
We believe that meaningful work starts with a healthy work–life balance. Whether it’s attending a school play, supporting a family member, or making time for a yoga class, we actively encourage our team to structure their hours around both the needs of the homes they support, and their own lives.
Wellbeing is not just a value — it’s built into how we operate. We minimise long travel times, ensure tasks are manageable, and only take on new clients when we are confident that quality will never be compromised. Continuous learning and growth are central to our culture, and our team are at the heart of shaping how we evolve. When our people thrive, the children and providers we support do too.
Wellbeing is not just a value — it’s built into how we operate. We minimise long travel times, ensure tasks are manageable, and only take on new clients when we are confident that quality will never be compromised. Continuous learning and growth are central to our culture, and our team are at the heart of shaping how we evolve. When our people thrive, the children and providers we support do too.
Our Services
Independent Regulation 44 visits and reports from experienced consultants, giving providers the statutory oversight and third-party assurance Ofsted expects.
Realistic mock inspections that test your home against the Quality Standards before Ofsted does — identifying strengths, risks, and gaps with a clear action plan.
Specialist support responding to Ofsted registration refusals, notices of proposal, and compliance notices — including representation and action planning.
Clinical safeguarding supervision for registered managers and care staff — reflective, case-focused sessions that strengthen practice and evidence quality of care.
Flexible training for children’s home staff, built around your service — covering safeguarding, regulation, Ofsted readiness, and residential practice.
Ongoing support for registered managers, including Ofsted interview preparation and practical guidance on leading a high-quality home.
One-to-one mentoring for directors, responsible individuals, and registered managers — leadership development grounded in children’s residential care.
End-to-end support to open a new children’s home in the UK — from business plan and financial forecast, through to Ofsted registration.
Independent Regulation 44 visits and reports from experienced consultants, giving providers the statutory oversight and third-party assurance Ofsted expects.
Realistic mock inspections that test your home against the Quality Standards before Ofsted does — identifying strengths, risks, and gaps with a clear action plan.
Specialist support responding to Ofsted registration refusals, notices of proposal, and compliance notices — including representation and action planning.
Clinical safeguarding supervision for registered managers and care staff — reflective, case-focused sessions that strengthen practice and evidence quality of care.
Flexible training for children’s home staff, built around your service — covering safeguarding, regulation, Ofsted readiness, and residential practice.
Ongoing support for registered managers, including Ofsted interview preparation and practical guidance on leading a high-quality home.
One-to-one mentoring for directors, responsible individuals, and registered managers — leadership development grounded in children’s residential care.
Opening a Children's Home: From Application to Ofsted Registration
Opening a children's home in the UK means registering with Ofsted. Getting it right from the start is fundamental to the home's success.
Changing Outcomes has helped providers register more than 50 new children's homes across the UK. Support often begins with a viability assessment and covers everything from business planning and bespoke document writing, through to candidate screening and Ofsted interview preparation.
Our founder Andrew Roberts personally oversees every new children's home registration, supported by a specialist team of former registered managers and responsible individuals.
Testimonials
What Children's Home Providers Say
From the outset, Andy took time to understand the organisation and build the relationship as a critical friend through regular dialogue. His support and service has been instrumental in helping Beaufort improve the quality of our service for young people through the regulation 44 independent visitors.
As we have grown, Changing Outcomes had grown with us. Providing an increased number of quality independent visitors. In addition to this, Andy and his team have also supported us in developing our supported housing provision by providing professional independent visitor reviews.
We have been working with Changing Outcomes for 4 years now. The Reg 44 visitors are always knowledgeable and familiar with the standards. We have found the visits to be thought provoking and a useful tool for personal and service development. The Reg 44 reports are well written and cover all of the standards thoroughly, with easy to evidence month to month progress on recommendations.
Having supervision with Changing Outcomes has been so beneficial to me as a newly qualified Children’s Home Manager. Our sessions are a safe and confidential space, where I am able to enhance my professional skills, attitudes, and knowledge in order to achieve competency in providing quality care. My supervisor also gives great advice and shares resources that I can implement into my service. I am really grateful to have been matched with her!
Meet Our Core Team
Meet the dedicated team behind our purpose. Each member works tirelessly to support, inspire, and guide our clients — all with one shared goal: to ensure every young person is safe, cherished, and given the opportunity to flourish.
Andrew Roberts
Company Director
Vickie Healey
Company Director
Sophie Hallam
Business Support Manager
Amy Bicknell
Training Co-Ordinator and Children’s Home Consultant
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If you want to work with children’s home consultants who go the extra mile to ensure a high standard of care, get in touch with us today.
