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Product Safety Report for Babysit Baby Activity Gym & Play Mats presenting a serious risk of choking.
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…
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
You must register with the Care Inspectorate if you want to become a childminder in Scotland
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
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
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...
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.
Check whether you need to report and pay any tax on income you make apart from your main job or earnings.
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