Parental controls for children’s homes

Parental controls for children’s homes

Most parental controls for children’s homes are built for families, not for a team on shifts. Voop is therapeutic digital safeguarding: protections young people can’t switch off, the same from every carer on every shift, and every change recorded in a shared audit log.

Most parental controls for children’s homes are built for families, not for a team on shifts. Voop is therapeutic digital safeguarding: protections young people can’t switch off, the same from every carer on every shift, and every change recorded in a shared audit log.

Why other parental controls fall short
in children’s homes

Classic parental controls

Voop

Can young people remove it?

Easily removed with a factory reset, a deleted app or a VPN.

Can’t be removed or switched off.

Can young people remove it?

Classic parental controls

Easily removed with a factory reset, a deleted app or a VPN.

Voop

Can’t be removed or switched off.

Does it hold across shifts?

Built for one or two parents.

The same protections from every carer, on every shift.

Does it hold across shifts?

Classic parental controls

Built for one or two parents.

Voop

The same protections from every carer, on every shift.

Is every change recorded?

No shared record of who changed what.

Every change is logged with a written reason.

Is every change recorded?

Classic parental controls

No shared record of who changed what.

Voop

Every change is logged with a written reason.

What happens in a missing incident?

Location sharing for parents only.

Temporary emergency location sharing for the whole team.

What happens in a missing incident?

Classic parental controls

Location sharing for parents only.

Voop

Temporary emergency location sharing for the whole team.

Can staff misuse settings?

One parent account controls everything.

Roles and permissions control who can change what.

Can staff misuse settings?

Classic parental controls

One parent account controls everything.

Voop

Roles and permissions control who can change what.

Made for life in a children’s home

Member of staff working at a computer

“Voop helps inform the long-term planning for kid's futures”

Residential Manager

Newcastle

Consistent care, whoever’s on shift

Any carer on the team can manage a child’s phone remotely, and every change is recorded in an audit log.

Member of staff working at a computer

“Voop helps inform the long-term planning for kid's futures”

Residential Manager

Newcastle

Consistent care, whoever’s on shift

Any carer on the team can manage a child’s phone remotely, and every change is recorded in an audit log.

Member of staff working at a computer

“Voop helps inform the long-term planning for kid's futures”

Residential Manager

Newcastle

Consistent care, whoever’s on shift

Any carer on the team can manage a child’s phone remotely, and every change is recorded in an audit log.

Proportionate safeguarding without surveillance

Children can see their settings, and nothing they say or send is recorded. Always-on, per-child protections uphold their rights and your safeguarding duties.

Child in a red hat and yellow coat exploring woodland with a stick

88%

of Voop users reported feeling improved independence.

Proportionate safeguarding without surveillance

Children can see their settings, and nothing they say or send is recorded. Always-on, per-child protections uphold their rights and your safeguarding duties.

Child in a red hat and yellow coat exploring woodland with a stick

88%

of Voop users reported feeling improved independence.

Proportionate safeguarding without surveillance

Children can see their settings, and nothing they say or send is recorded. Always-on, per-child protections uphold their rights and your safeguarding duties.

Child in a red hat and yellow coat exploring woodland with a stick

88%

of Voop users reported feeling improved independence.

Young woman looking at her phone on a bus

2hrs

Average missing episodes under 2 hrs. Volume of missing incidents halved.

Spot risks early, find missing children fast

Carers can intervene early to prevent missing incidents. Alerts and insights inform therapeutic coaching and, in emergencies, help teams resolve risk together.

Young woman looking at her phone on a bus

2hrs

Average missing episodes under 2 hrs. Volume of missing incidents halved.

Spot risks early, find missing children fast

Carers can intervene early to prevent missing incidents. Alerts and insights inform therapeutic coaching and, in emergencies, help teams resolve risk together.

Young woman looking at her phone on a bus

2hrs

Average missing episodes under 2 hrs. Volume of missing incidents halved.

Spot risks early, find missing children fast

Carers can intervene early to prevent missing incidents. Alerts and insights inform therapeutic coaching and, in emergencies, help teams resolve risk together.

Calmer homes

Alongside Voop’s app & website settings, phones automatically reduce distractions with Bedtime, removing a common source of daily carer-child drama. Everyone sleeps better.

Young person cooking at the hob in a kitchen

72%

of carers reported less conflict at home.

Calmer homes

Alongside Voop’s app & website settings, phones automatically reduce distractions with Bedtime, removing a common source of daily carer-child drama. Everyone sleeps better.

Young person cooking at the hob in a kitchen

72%

of carers reported less conflict at home.

Calmer homes

Alongside Voop’s app & website settings, phones automatically reduce distractions with Bedtime, removing a common source of daily carer-child drama. Everyone sleeps better.

Young person cooking at the hob in a kitchen

72%

of carers reported less conflict at home.

For managers and providers

A record of every response

Every missing incident is logged, with a report you can download or share with inspectors and placing authorities.

Oversight across every home

Enterprise adds one view across every home, team roles and permissions, reporting and dedicated onboarding.

See parental controls for children in care and for foster care.

Simple for your team. Safer for every child.
In three simple steps.

Laptop showing the Voop web app, with a green tick

Set up your team

Invite your care team and add the children in your care. Our Customer Success team guides you through it.

Phone showing the phone features screen in the Voop app

Give each child a Voop-enabled phone

A modern smartphone with protections built in, and transparent settings agreed with each child.

Laptop showing a Voop alert, with a warning sign

Look after them from anywhere

Any carer, at any time, can update settings, turn on Bedtime and get alerts from the Voop app.

Questions about parental controls for children’s homes

What about young people who already have their own phone?

No technology can stop a young person using another phone. Voop works best when young people help agree their own protections. When they can see exactly what’s on and why, they have less reason to look elsewhere. Voop works on selected Android phones today, and iPhone support is coming soon.

What about young people who already have their own phone?

No technology can stop a young person using another phone. Voop works best when young people help agree their own protections. When they can see exactly what’s on and why, they have less reason to look elsewhere. Voop works on selected Android phones today, and iPhone support is coming soon.

Can staff misuse the settings?

Every change needs a written reason and is recorded in a shared audit log that other carers can see. Roles and permissions control who can change what.

Can staff misuse the settings?

Every change needs a written reason and is recorded in a shared audit log that other carers can see. Roles and permissions control who can change what.

Does it help with Ofsted?

Voop gives you a record of the protections in place for each young person. For every missing incident, you can download or share a report of how your team responded, to use in inspections, Regulation 40 notifications and reports to placing authorities.

Does it help with Ofsted?

Voop gives you a record of the protections in place for each young person. For every missing incident, you can download or share a report of how your team responded, to use in inspections, Regulation 40 notifications and reports to placing authorities.

Do we need a Deprivation of Liberty order?

No. Voop works within existing consent frameworks and doesn’t need a Deprivation of Liberty order or a change to a care order. Independent legal opinion supports this.

Do we need a Deprivation of Liberty order?

No. Voop works within existing consent frameworks and doesn’t need a Deprivation of Liberty order or a change to a care order. Independent legal opinion supports this.

Isn’t this surveillance?

No. Voop never reads messages, records calls or records screens. Young people can see their own settings and why they’re there, and protections are agreed with each child as part of their care plan.

Isn’t this surveillance?

No. Voop never reads messages, records calls or records screens. Young people can see their own settings and why they’re there, and protections are agreed with each child as part of their care plan.

How is children’s data protected?

Voop complies with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, is Cyber Essentials certified and is SOC 2 audited. A child’s data is only seen by the people directly involved in their care.

How is children’s data protected?

Voop complies with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, is Cyber Essentials certified and is SOC 2 audited. A child’s data is only seen by the people directly involved in their care.

How quickly can we get started?

Most homes are up and running within days. Our Customer Success team guides your staff through it.

How quickly can we get started?

Most homes are up and running within days. Our Customer Success team guides your staff through it.

How do we buy Voop?

Care providers buy directly. Local authorities can buy through the Spark DPS (RM6094) or directly.

How do we buy Voop?

Care providers buy directly. Local authorities can buy through the Spark DPS (RM6094) or directly.