Summary of changes
Updated 1 November 2024
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November 2024
The following amendments have been made to the guidance:
- updated to include a new childcare provider type, 바카라 사이트˜childminders without domestic premises바카라 사이트™, following changes introduced by the Department for Education바카라 사이트™s EYFS framework
- under 바카라 사이트˜During the regulatory activity or inspection바카라 사이트™, we clarified that we need consent to enter a domestic premises if it is not the home of the person providing care
- under 바카라 사이트˜Providers who divide their time between domestic and non-domestic premises바카라 사이트™, we updated the amount of time a provider can provide childcare on non-domestic premises
- explained our approach to suspending providers바카라 사이트™ premises for childminders and childminders without domestic premises
- clarified that that a provider바카라 사이트™s registration can be cancelled if they are a registered childminder who has not provided childminding for more than 3 years
- added requirements to tell Ofsted about changes to persons looking after children on non-domestic premises
- explained that childminding on non-domestic premises without a registration (where one is required) is an automatic offence
- clarified that agencies can request adaptations to the inspection process due to a protected characteristic, or any reasonable adjustments due to a disability
October 2024
Updated to include how we manage suspected unregistered childminder agencies.
April 2024
Clarification on the opportunities for providers to discuss and/or provide information on potential equalities duties, including reasonable adjustments for individuals.
March 2024
Updated wording around Ofsted바카라 사이트™s code of conduct to clarify expectations of inspectors. Provided clarification on Ofsted바카라 사이트™s role in strategy meetings and outlined how a provider can raise concerns or issues about a regulatory event or outcome.
November 2023
Updated following new regulations which mean any childcare provider registered with a childminder agency at the time of its closure will automatically be registered with Ofsted.
June 2022
바카라 사이트˜Enforcement notice (childminding only)바카라 사이트™ section: clarified the enforcement notice legislation and what happens if a person applies to register as a childminder with Ofsted or a childminder agency after receiving an enforcement notice.
March 2022
Reviewed throughout and published in HTML for accessibility. Some information about our internal procedures has been moved to internal-only guidance.
New sections added: 바카라 사이트˜CCTV바카라 사이트™, 바카라 사이트˜Childminder agencies바카라 사이트™, 바카라 사이트˜Data protection바카라 사이트™ and a new Annex B listing criminal offences.
Sections updated
바카라 사이트˜Refusing a registration바카라 사이트™ section: clarified the process if a provider resigns before we issue a NOI to refuse a registration.
바카라 사이트˜Applying to waive disqualification바카라 사이트™: clarified that we consider a waiver application before, and separately from, any application to register.
바카라 사이트˜How we act on information바카라 사이트™: explained how we may share information about registered providers and other individuals with other agencies.
바카라 사이트˜Notifications to Ofsted바카라 사이트™ 바카라 사이트“ this is now in Annex A and we have added details of how to notify us in each scenario.
바카라 사이트˜Ofsted바카라 사이트™s role at local authority strategy meetings바카라 사이트™: clarified our role in strategy meetings.
바카라 사이트˜Regulatory activity and inspections바카라 사이트™: listed the ways we may respond to concerns.
바카라 사이트˜Making the decision to cancel a provider바카라 사이트™s registration (Early Years Register)바카라 사이트™: clarified that if we have judged a provider as inadequate at 2 consecutive inspections and there is no improvement, we would usually take steps to cancel their registration.
바카라 사이트˜Welfare requirements notices바카라 사이트™: clarified how we check compliance with these.
바카라 사이트˜Raising an action바카라 사이트™: clarified that providers that are set actions must notify us within the specified timescale about the action that they have taken.
바카라 사이트˜Suspending a registration바카라 사이트™: explained how we serve the notice and what information providers should share with us.
바카라 사이트˜Voluntary removal/resignation바카라 사이트™: explained that if a provider resigns when we have concerns about them, we will record our concerns and may consider them further if the applicant applies to register in the future.
The 바카라 사이트˜Prosecution바카라 사이트™ section has been reviewed and updated throughout.
바카라 사이트˜Referrals to the DBS바카라 사이트™: Added more information about the 바카라 사이트˜harm test바카라 사이트™ and when we can refer individuals to the DBS.