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How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
If you want to be paid to look after children under 8, you might need to…
There are 2 registers - the Early Years Register and the Childcare…
You need to pay an annual registration fee to Ofsted. You’ll also have to…
You can register with Ofsted as a nanny or au pair to look after children…
You must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency to look after…
When you submit your application Ofsted will: do background checks with…
You must continue to meet the registration standards while you’re working…
The application process for nannies (also known as home childcarers), including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and changes once you're registered.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
You’re usually considered the employer of a nanny, housekeeper, gardener…
Au pairs usually live with the family they work for and are unlikely to be…
You must register with the Care Inspectorate if you want to become a childminder in Scotland
Contact your local council to find a registered childminder - Family Information Service, early years education, childcare and family support in your area
Find out how you can still register with Ofsted if you provide childcare immediately before or after school for less than 2 hours in a day.
You must register with your local Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) if you want to become a childminder or provide day care services in Northern Ireland
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
How to get a criminal records check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Apply through your local council for short-term ('respite') care for your sick or disabled child to enable you to have a break from caring
Finding childcare, financial support for childcare and childcare for school-age children
Check whether you need to report and pay any tax on income you make apart from your main job or earnings.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Student Finance England (SFE) have made it easier for childcare providers to get Childcare Grant payments.
Complain about a childminder, daycare provider, nanny, nursery or playgroup - complaints process, when to complain to Ofsted or the Department for Education
If you provide childminding or day care services in Wales then you must be registered with Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
Most childcare providers looking after children under the age of 8 must register with Ofsted (or a childminder agency). Find further information on when you do not have to register with Ofsted.
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