Welcome
Welcome to the website of The Independent Children's Homes Association.
The ICHA is the voice of independent providers of child care services and resources for children and young people. We are a not for profit Association, representing professionals who have chosen to work in the Independent sector.
We currently represent more than 70 member organisations. Those members represent over half of the independent capacity in England and Wales.
What we aim to do..
ICHA aims to be the voice of the independent children’s homes sector, representing members on the most pressing issues of the day on the quality of childcare and outcomes for vulnerable children.
Who listens to us..
We are consulted by Central and Local Government (including DCSF [Department for Children, Schools and Families] and CWDC [Children's Workforce Development Council]), Consortia and Regulators (including CSCI and Ofsted), and liaise with NCERCC(National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care) and WAG (Welsh Assembly Government ).
Featured articles
Determining the Optimim Supply of Childrens Residential Care. Dept for children, schools and families
Deloitte MCS Limited (Deloitte) was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (the Department) to undertake a fact finding review into children' residential care
services in England. In accordance with the brief, the scope of this project was to undertake primary and desk based research to gain insight into the children’s residential care market and to provide insight into the...... .(October 2007)
Children In Care Bill - The purpose of the Bill is to .....
Reform the statutory framework around the care system to enable children and young people to receive high quality care and support and drive improvements in the delivery of services focused on the needs of the chil ......... .
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Latest Posts
(Inspection and Ofsted related issues - 27th February 2009)
Registration - Change of Use
(Inspection and Ofsted related issues - 27th February 2009)
Media Policy
(Practice Issues - 27th February 2009)
Fee Increases 2009/2010
(Commissioning related - 27th February 2009)
Ofsted Inspection: next to worthless?
(Inspection and Ofsted related issues - 18th November 2008)
hours worked
(Practice Issues - 11th November 2008)
first-aid training requirements for res staff - have there been changes in regs?
(Practice Issues - 22nd October 2008)
