Registration

Childcare4you

Ofsted Registered Childminding Service

Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9DZ

Registration

What does registration mean?

A childminder Must by Law register with Ofsted. Ofsted is the Office of Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people and in education and skills for learners for all ages.

The purpose of registration is

	To protect children
	To provide reassurance to parents using childcare
	To ensure that childminding services meet acceptable standards

To achieve registration a Childminder is required to comply with standards of safety, equipment, numbers of children etc. The home environment is checked to ensure that it meets the standards required and that it is suitable to care for children. Reference and health checks are required as are police checks (CRB) on all individuals in the household over the age of 16 years. Following on from registration, childminders are inspected by Ofsted approximately every 3 years.

I have to meet the following conditions of registration:

	May care for no more than 4 children under 8 years; of these, not more than 1 may be in the early years age group, and of these, non may be under 1 year at any one time (Early Years Register, Compulsory part of the Childcare Register)
	When working with an assistant, may care for no more than 6 children under 8 years; of these, not more than 3 may be in the Early Years age group, and of these, not more than 1 may be under 1 year at any one time (Early Years Register, compulsory register)
	Must not provide overnight care (Early Years Register, compulsory part of the Childcare Register, voluntary part of the Childcare Register)

Ofsted Report - August 2008 EY342437

Ofsted recommendations from my August 2008 Inspection were as follows which have been updated and completed.

The quality and standards of the care

To improve the quality and standards of care further the registered person should take account

of the following recommendations:

• obtain parent's consent for emergency medical treatment - Now in place

• complete a local authority approved post registration training course - Passed and Completed

Send mail to info@childcare4you.co.uk with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 21:17