Becoming a childcare provider
Registration, agencies, children's social care providers, financial references, DBS checks.
Services
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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.
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Find out when you'll be inspected by Ofsted, how to prepare, how you'll be inspected and how you'll be graded
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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
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You must register on the Ofsted Childcare Register and/or the Early Years Register to set up a childminder agency in England, includes how long it takes, fees and how to apply
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Form for childcare services that do not have to register with Ofsted because they only provide care for up to 14 days a year.