Starting a Care Service? Complete Your CQC Registration With Confidence

QCS Start gives you everything you need to prepare for CQC registration in one place. You’ll have access to expert-maintained policies and procedures that align with CQC registration requirements, helping you build the documentation your service needs from the very beginning.

You’ll also get practical templates, tools and step-by-step guidance to help you complete your application and understand what’s expected throughout the registration process. It means less time searching for answers and more time focusing on building your care service. Once you’re registered, our mock CQC inspection tools help you stay inspection ready.

Absolutely. QCS Start is designed for providers at the very beginning of their journey. We help you understand the CQC application process and typical CQC registration timescales, including what’s needed for your business and the qualifications required for your Registered Manager.

Many of our customers start with little more than a business plan. From setting up their company to appointing a Registered Manager and applying for CQC registration, QCS Start gives them the guidance, tools and support to move forward with confidence.

Yes. QCS Start is designed specifically for new and smaller care providers. It includes more than 200 expert-maintained policies and procedures covering everything from HR and safeguarding to quality assurance, giving you the foundations to build your service.

You’ll also receive ongoing policy updates as regulations change, helping you stay compliant without the extra admin. It’s a cost-effective way to get started, without the complexity or cost of larger compliance solutions.

Home care registration focuses on how you’ll deliver safe, person-centred care in someone’s own home, covering areas like lone working, visit scheduling, medication support and staff safety, rather than premises standards. You’ll still need to meet the same CQC fundamental standards around governance, safe staffing and safeguarding, but the evidence you provide will reflect a domiciliary rather than a residential setting. QCS Start’s policies and templates are built to reflect these differences from the outset.

To open a care home in the UK you need to register with the CQC as a provider, appoint a suitable Registered Manager, and show you can meet the fundamental standards for safe premises, staffing and governance. Whether you are starting a residential care home from scratch, registering a care home with CQC for the first time or buying a care home business, QCS Start gives you the policies, templates and step-by-step guidance to evidence each requirement.

You do not need formal qualifications to own a care agency, but your Registered Manager will usually need a recognised management qualification in adult care, such as the Level 5 Diploma, along with relevant experience. When starting a care agency, it also helps to budget early for CQC registration fees, insurance, recruitment and training, as the cost to start a care agency in the UK varies with the size of your service. If you are researching how to set up a care agency or how to start a home care business, QCS Start helps new domiciliary care providers prepare their registration, policies and training from day one, so you can become a registered care provider with confidence.