A result means the same thing, whoever paid for it.
Independence is the entire point of an independent assessment. If a result could be bought, softened, or quietly edited, it would be worth nothing to the family relying on it. So here is exactly how we protect it, in plain terms you can hold us to.
An assessment informs a decision; it does not guarantee a caregiver's suitability or safety, and it is not a clinical diagnosis.
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The same instrument and thresholds for everyone
Every person sits the same assessment, scored against the same documented standard, with the same thresholds. A family, an agency, and a self-funding caregiver all read the result the same way. There is no softer version for a paying client and no harder one for anyone else.
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No client can move a result
The organisation or family who arranges an assessment cannot change its outcome, adjust a threshold, or ask us to revise a score in their favour. Results are scored to a documented rubric, and a buyer never sees a draft they can negotiate.
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A result cannot be edited after it is issued
Once a report is finalised it is locked. We keep an internal record of how and when each result was produced, so a certificate can be verified and so no one, inside or outside, can quietly alter what an assessment found.
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We do not place or train for hire
We are an independent assessment hub. We do not supply, rank, or place caregivers, and we earn nothing from who passes. Because we are not selling you a candidate, we have no reason to flatter a result. The optional course exists only to close a gap an assessment finds; taking it is never a condition of a fair assessment.
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An agency name never sits next to the verdict
Where an agency arranges assessments, a report may note that the assessment was carried out for that agency. The agency name never appears beside the verdict itself or on the certification mark in a way that implies it shaped the outcome. Co-branded certificate options are in preparation; ask during your quote.
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We disclose conflicts and step back
If a situation arises where our independence could reasonably be questioned, we disclose it and step back from the decision rather than press on. Our reliability and validation work is underway and follows a documented, consistent methodology.
Why we put this in writing.
Most childcare trust is brokered by people with a reason for the answer to go one way: a placement agency that earns a fee from the hire, or a school confirming its own students attended. We built the party that has nothing to gain from the verdict. This statement is how we stay that party as we grow.
See how the assessment is built and checked → See a sample report →
Questions about our independence, or want this in a procurement pack? Talk to us, or read more about who we are.