21st
Mar
Harmony House – Open the Doors
Posted by Mark Raw in Harmony Childrens Services
The doors are open at last, hooray !!! Ofsted came as planned and made a clear recommendation for registration. This is absolutely fantastic news. All of the teams hard work has really paid off and we are now ready to go!
Now is when the real work starts. We have to start getting our name out there, and showing the local authorities, care workers and procurement managers the quality of service and support that we can provide.
I have my ticket for Community Care Live in London on the 18th May and am looking forward to going along to meet old friends, make new contacts and generally see what is happening and has changed in the industry. We have one of our new adverts in the exhibition brochure – look out for us on the agenda page. I hope that no-one misses us. If you want to set up a meeting please email me at mark.raw@harmonycs.co.uk.
I’ve also set myself up at Linked In (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/mark-raw/29/505/19a).
Please feel free to link to me. Lets see how that performs in helping spread the word.
11th
Mar
Harmony House, is now really taking shape.
Posted by Mark Raw in Harmony Childrens Services
Two months down and loads of work done! The great news is that our first property, Harmony House, is now really taking shape. The house is almost completely sorted, has been fully re-decorated and furnished from top to bottom – however I think the company credit card is still screaming with pain. All of the paperwork is now in place and we have a great staff team in place raring to go. We are now just waiting for Ofsted to come round to give us the OK and our certificate of registration. They are due to visit on the 21st.
Everyone is so excited and keen to get going. I and the staff want to make Harmony House a special place to be; everyone is clear it is about focusing on the childs needs, and trust that I will balance out their needs against what we can provide.
I also just want to say a thank you to all of those on the Residential Childcare Network. http://www.residentialchildcarenetwork.com/ target=”_blank”. They have given me some really helpful advice, support and guidance so far – thank you. You can check my page out at http://www.residentialchildcarenetwork.com/profile/MarkRaw.
My next blog post hopefully will be some more good news after the 21st when Ofsted come to visit.