Can you help me become registered?
We offer both an Initial Briefing and 2 Day Training in relation to becoming a childminder. To book onto these courses, please click here.
What will Ofsted check?
During the registration process, you must …
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The Council’s Early Years team can recommend, advise and support on issues relating to suitable premises, delivering legal requirements of the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and preparing for …
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Childminders work from their own homes to provide care and learning opportunities for other people’s children. Childminders can be flexible around the hours they work and can offer an individualised and family friendly service. Children have opportunities to visit …
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As childminders are self-employed there is no national rate and they set their own fees. Usually, they charge £130 for 25 hours or £5 hourly. Some offer a discount if they are looking after two children in the same …
Read MoreOfsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) has a duty to:
Place providers on the appropriate register, as described on their website.
Visit providers before, and inspect providers regularly after, registration.
Investigate and act upon complaints, to …
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the EYFS, including childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception …
Read MoreDiscuss with the childminder/day nursery/pre school/ Breakfast, After School Clubs/Holiday Play schemes anything you are unhappy about as soon as the issue arises so that your concern can be resolved at an early stage. If the difficulty cannot be resolved …
Read MoreAll settings that provide childcare for money for more than two hours a day* are registered and regulated by Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills). Providers must keep children healthy, safe and secure at all times, …
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You can search for childminders at Enfield’s Family Information Directory as most allow their services to be advertised here. We keep their vacancies numbers up to date as best we can, so you are getting a true picture of …
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