The proposed set of nine quality standards for children’s homes set out the outcomes that children must be supported to achieve while in residential care.
Homes will have to evidence how they are supporting children to achieve positive outcomes when inspected.
Staff will be expected to speak to their children’s teachers, help them with their homework, encourage them to pursue their hobbies and support them in making friends both inside and outside the home.
The proposed standards, which are due to come into effect in April 2015, will be enforced as part of a new Ofsted inspection framework, designed to make sure homes provide a safe and secure environment.
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