Add another setting to your nursery or other group-based childcare provision (EYS)
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other group-based childcare provision.
Applies to England
This guidance is for the following childcare providers:
- childcare on domestic premises
- childcare on non-domestic premises
There is separate guidance if you are not yet registered and want to include a setting for an application to register a nursery or other group-based childcare provision with Ofsted.
Expanding a registered setting
If you are expanding into premises next to or near to your registered setting, and you intend to operate them as one setting, you may not need a separate registration. For detailed guidance, see ‘Expanding a registered setting into new premises’.
Moving your setting or operating from additional premises
If you are a nursery or other group-based childcare provision provider and you intend to move your setting or operate from additional premises, you must apply to register your new premises. This is because each group-based childcare provision setting must be approved by Ofsted.
You will need to pay an approval and annual fee for each setting where childcare is provided.
Your new setting must be approved by Ofsted before it can legally begin operating. To do so without approval will result in you providing unregistered childcare, which is an offence.
Who should apply
You should be one of the following:
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the individual owner of a group-based childcare provider
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the nominated individual of a group-based childcare provider owned by a company or group
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the nominated individual of a school which does any of the following:
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admits children to their register who are not yet 2 years old
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provides care for children under 2 years old where at least 1 child attends for more than 2 hours a day
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provides care for children who are not pupils at the school
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The nominated individual is one of those who will be the registered individuals of a group-based childcare provider or school. The nominated individual is chosen to represent them and the group-based childcare provider with Ofsted.
Information you will need
To complete the form, you will need to know the details of:
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your current childcare setting
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your proposed childcare setting
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who will manage the group-based childcare provision and any person to contact
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who will look after the children
You will also need to tell Ofsted:
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when you will be providing the childcare
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any additional relevant information you think we should know in relation to carrying out an inspection
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the register you want your group-based childcare provision to join, or why it is exempt from registering
Schools
If you are providing group-based childcare provision in a school, you will also need:
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the school’s unique reference number
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to know whether you are applying to provide group-based childcare provision as part of a children’s centre
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the number of children and their ages
Add a setting
You must use the online form to give Ofsted the necessary information on your new setting.