Guidance

Registering a multi-building children’s home

Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.

Applies to England

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Please read this guidance together with our introduction to children’s homes and our registration guidance.

You may apply to register a children’s home where the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building. You can accommodate up to 6 children in up to 4 buildings within this one single registration. We call this a ‘multi-building children’s home’.

Published 1 October 2021
Last updated 1 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated multi-build registration and annual fees as at 1 April 2022.

  2. Added guidance on how to complete the SC1 application when applying to register a multi-building children’s home.

  3. First published.