Olive Branch Fostering

IFA

Blue Dolphin Care Ltd

Children Residential

Grow Tameside - Tameside Council

Children's Centre

Bury Employment Support & Training (BEST)

Supported Employment

Balance

Supported Employment

Homes2inspire Ltd

We are a large provider of residential care for looked after children and semi-independent flats for care leavers; we joined the Charms family in October 2018. We have been supported by the team at Social Care Network Solutions during every step of our implementation project. The team have been flexible to our needs; knowledgeable and solution focused whilst we have worked through how Charms can be most effectively used for our services. Charms is a system that provides us with easily accessible, secure and required information; this has reduced the amount of time that managers spend sharing information, therefore they can concentrate on delivering high quality care to children and young people. We are looking forward to a virtually 'paper-less' future where our records can be quality assured efficiently and staff can be freed from being office bound!

Children Residential

Sankofa Care - Residential Service

Children Residential

NEWFOCAS Ltd

IFA

Child Action Northwest

IFA

Caritas Diocese of Salford

Voluntary/Charitable Organisation

Gloucestershire Shared Lives

Shared Lives

Fostering UK Ltd

‘The CHARMS database is a fantastic tool for all fostering agencies. We have had the system installed from day one , which sets the foundations with regards to data protection, compliance, security and usability of all of the information that one uses when running a fostering agency. From a managers perspective, I cannot fault the system and I can honestly say having CHARMS in place has significantly contributed to our company gaining a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted in our first inspection. The support provide by CHARMS support team is second to none and nothing is too much trouble, for my staff and my foster carers. I would highly recommend for any fostering agency to use CHARMS as the main part of their recording and data protection structures and for new fostering agencies , using CHARMS from day one as we have, will help you get the Ofsted rating you require’

Registered Manager of Fostering UK

IFA

Adopt Birmingham

RAA

Team Fostering

IFA

Futures for Children Group of Companies

IFA

TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust)

IFA

Adoption Regional Information System (ARIS) for Northern Ireland

RAA

Moorcroft Group

NK

Time for Children

IFA

North Wales Adoption Service - Wrexham (NWAS)

RAA

The Foster Care Charity (Formerly The Foster Care Cooperative)

IFA

Brighter Futures Foster Care (NFG)

IFA

Evolve Fostering

IFA

AFA Fostering Anglia

IFA

FosterCare UK (Capstone Foster Care)

‘As a Registered Manager I rely completely on Charms for auditing and monitoring purposes. The reports available on Charms quickly provide me with the data I need for Regulation 35 purposes and produce our annual Ofsted Dataset at the push of a button. I don’t know how I would do my job without it! – Danni, Registered Manager.’

Danni Starley, Registered Manager, FostercareUK

IFA

Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services

‘Charms has enabled me within my Monitoring Outcomes role, to track a child’s journey and highlight where significant improvements have been made since being looked after by our agency. But equally what we can do to improve outcomes for young people. The database has fantastic reporting systems built in providing statistical information to support my job role and reduce my workload enabling me to focus on monitoring and improving outcomes.’

Janice Nunn, Monitoring Officer , Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services

IFA

Fostering Solutions North West - TABS

IFA

Tree House Care Fostering Solutions Ltd

‘CHARMS has changed our business and the service we provide, and in every respect for the better. No more endless trawling through paper files -I am able to put my finger on the information I need at the touch of a button. It helps everyone to be proactive and identify issues before they become big problems. Having CHARMS means we are better prepared for an OFSTED Inspection than ever before and that is incredibly reassuring. It really does free up staff to do what they do best -supporting foster carers and children…..and they love CHARMS for that. Working with Social Care Network is excellent-it’s a real partnership and when there are problems the service desk is prompt and reliable. They are great problem solvers.’

Hugh Mellett, Director Of Operations, Tree House Care

IFA

Fostering People

IFA

Aspire for Children Recruitment Agency

NK

Independent Foster Care Services Wales (IFCS) (NFG)

‘we are very pleased with the CHARMS system and the support we receive from the team‘

Gail Tobin, Service Manager, IFCS Wales

IFA

Capstone Foster Care Limited

‘Charms is an easy and safe way to record and maintain data and supports us in being able to monitor agency performance and improve our practice. Charms being online makes our data accessible from any location whilst maintaining data security. The team are always available to take our calls and are keen to hear about our development suggestions to further improve the efficiency, effectiveness and user friendliness of Charms. Thank you to the SCN team!’

Ioanna Theodoulou, Quality Assurance Manager, Capstone Foster Care Ltd

IFA

Archway Care Limited (NFG)

IFA

Lorimer Foster Services

IFA

Orr Medical

Private Organisation

Nurture Haven

Residential Family Centre

CareTech Child Services (Cambian)

Children Residential

Award Training Ltd (Autism Community Network CIC)

Supported Employment

Wrexham County Borough Council - Fostering Service

LA - Fostering

The Children's Family Trust

IFA

Community Foster Care

IFA

FamilyPlacement.com (NFG)

‘We were early adopters of CHARMS software. Over the years, it has made a massive difference to our work as a fostering agency. The regular upgrading of the software over time has kept pace with our growth and our changing needs. The support has always been first class. The CHARMS support staff are a friendly reliable bunch and have never let us down.’

Andy Clipson, Director, familyplacment.com

IFA

Time Out Fostering Limited

IFA

SWIIS Foster Care

IFA

Safehouses Fostering - Five Rivers

IFA

St Christopher's Fellowship (Head Office)

IFA

Next Step Fostering Services Limited (NFG)

‘The Manchester Helpdesk are very supportive and knowledgeable, they really do give that extra layer of support and confidence that’s needed when using CHARMS in a large organisation. Having the Helpdesk there means we can fall back on them. They very often teach us new, useful things too!‘

Sara Horne, Admin Systems Manager, Next Step Fostering Services Limited, Ryancare Fostering Limited and Safehouses Limited

IFA

Bury MBC (Adoption 22)

Local Authority

Family Futures

VAA

Nugent Care

VAA

BSN Calon Cymru

IFA

UCA University for the Creative Arts

Private Organisation

Discovery Home (Short Breaks Service)

IFA

Chrysalis Care Ltd

IFA

Lancashire County Council - Shared Lives

Shared Lives

Connected Stars Limited

Supported Accommodation

Adoption Register For England

Private Organisation

Kindercare Fostering (NFG)

IFA

Barnardo's

Voluntary/Charitable Organisation

Action for Children

IFA

Caldecott Fostering Limited

IFA

Fostering Solutions North West (NFG)

IFA

Reach-Out Care (NFG)

IFA

Lancashire County Council - Employability And Independence Team

Supported Employment

Adoption Matters North West

VAA

CareTech Community Services Ltd

IFA

Excel Fostering Limited

IFA

RyanCare Fostering Limited (NFG)

IFA

Scottish Adoption

VAA

Welcome Foster Care (Capstone)

IFA

Devon County Council - Families For Children Adoption

LA - Adoption

Alpha Plus Fostering (NFG)

IFA

Kasper Fostering

IFA

Care Visions Group Ltd

IFA

Caritas Care Limited (Fostering)

IFA

St Cuthbert's Care

IFA

The Education People (EDSECO LTD)

Supported Employment

Five Rivers Child Care Limited (England)

IFA

Rochdale BC

Local Authority

Fostering For You

IFA

Local Community Fostering (Greater London East) (Waltham Forest)

Fostering Recruitment

Sunbeam Fostering Agency

IFA

St Andrew's Childrens Society Limited

VAA

Birmingham Children's Trust

LA - Fostering

Arc Adoption North East

VAA

Abacus Fostering Limited

‘We love using charms and find it a very comprehensive data base. Support services are excellent and easy to access, you can always speak to someone who is knowledgeable and can help you work through any difficulties.’

Natasha Bland, Registered Manager, Abacus Fostering

IFA

Parents & Children Together (PACT)

VAA

London Borough of Islington Council

Local Authority

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Local Authority

Caritas Care Limited (Vincent House)

Adult Services

Salford City Council - Family Placement Team

Local Authority

Three Circles Fostering

IFA

Enhanced Foster Care (NFG)

IFA

Core Assets Group

IFA

Gloucester Family Care LTD

Supported Accommodation