During routine inspections of children's homes and boarding schools, the Commission for Social Care Inspection is asking children if there is anything the service does particularly well.
If half of the children agree something is particularly good, a "child mark" is awarded.
Inspectors will examine how the kitemark could work nationally when they evaluate the pilot, which finishes next month.
Dr Roger Morgan, the commission's children's rights director for England, said the results so far were promising.
Ideas include featuring the child mark as a symbol or logo on inspection reports.
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