Helping care providers become genuinely ready.
Independent consultancy for regulated children's services in England and Wales.
30min
Free discovery call, with no charge and no obligation.
6steps
From first conversation to follow-up, scoped and priced in advance.
90days
The improvement programme for services under regulatory pressure.
2nations
Ofsted-regulated services in England and CIW services in Wales.
Our approach
The RegReady model
Four principles shape every review we carry out and every action plan we write.
Protect
Safeguarding, governance and risk management are the foundation, not optional extras.
Child
The child stays at the centre. Their voice, safety and progress shape the service.
Ready
Prepared to operate safely and consistently every day, not just to answer inspection questions.
Progress
Good services keep learning. We help you improve, recover, evidence progress and grow responsibly.
Inspection ready is not enough
We do not help services look ready for Ofsted or CIW. We help them become ready in real practice.
Document ready
A service that looks good in a folder.
If children are not safer, better supported or better understood, the work is not finished.
Genuinely ready
Paperwork that reflects real practice.
- Safeguarding
- Leadership
- Staff culture
- Children's voice
- Care planning
- Records and evidence
- Quality assurance
- Governance
We look at the full service, not just the documents.
Who we support
- Children's homes
- Supported accommodation providers
- New providers entering regulated care
- Existing services needing improvement
- Leaders preparing for registration, inspection or growth
How we help
- Registration support
Planning, documentation and application readiness for Ofsted and CIW.
- Ofsted and CIW readiness
Independent assessment of whether the service can stand up to scrutiny.
- Safeguarding and governance reviews
Testing whether protective systems work in reality, not only on paper.
- Leadership and manager preparation
Preparing Responsible Individuals, Nominated Individuals and managers.
- Quality assurance and improvement planning
Auditing, monitoring and evidence that shows progress over time.
- Retainer consultancy and mentoring
Continuing senior support for leaders who need a steady sounding board.
Working with us
A clear, fixed-scope process from first conversation to lasting improvement.
- Enquiry
Tell us where the service is now.
- Free discovery call
Thirty minutes, no charge, no obligation.
- Diagnostic or readiness review
An honest assessment of the whole service.
- Fixed-scope proposal
Agreed work, agreed price, before anything starts.
- Delivery and action plan
Prioritised actions with named owners and evidence.
- Follow-up or ongoing retainer
Checking the change held, not just that it happened.
Our ethics
Children first. No shortcuts. Honest advice.
Children first
Every recommendation comes back to one question. Does this make the service safer, stronger and better for children?
Honest advice
Clear, direct feedback, even when it is uncomfortable. You are paying for expertise, not agreement.
Practical improvement
Clear action plans, realistic priorities and follow-up reviews. The aim is to help services get better, not to criticise from outside.
We support providers who genuinely want to improve. We do not help organisations disguise poor practice.
Clear, fixed-scope pricing
Published rates, exclusive of VAT. Every engagement is scoped and agreed in a fixed proposal before work begins.
- 30-minute discovery call
- Free
- 90-minute strategic consultation
- £350
- Half-day consultancy
- £750
- Full-day consultancy
- £1,250
- Children's home readiness review
- £2,950
- Supported accommodation readiness review
- from £3,500
- Registration guidance package
- from £6,500
- Registration and mobilisation support
- from £14,500
- 90-day improvement programme
- from £15,000
- Monthly advisory retainer
- from £3,000
All prices are "from" rates. Every engagement is scoped and agreed in a fixed proposal before work begins.
Ready to talk?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and tell us where your service is now. We will be honest about what it needs.