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Simona
22-12-2015, 10:42 AM
Another announcement today to changes in 2016 for registration on the EY and Childcare Registers

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-registered-early-years-or-childcare-provider-in-england

mumofone
22-12-2015, 02:56 PM
Another announcement today to changes in 2016 for registration on the EY and Childcare Registers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-registered-early-years-or-childcare-provider-in-england


Hi Simona, thanks for sharing, are you able to clarify what the change is? :-)

blue bear
23-12-2015, 08:53 AM
It's the change to where you canto childmind.
10. Childminders and childcare on domestic premises providers can offer care on approved non-domestic premises for up to 50% of the time. Part two of this handbook gives more information about how Ofsted defines ‘up to 50% of the time’.

Applying the ‘up to 50% of time’ rule

91. Childminders and childcare on domestic premises providers must decide for themselves how they will divide their care between domestic and non-domestic premises. As long as providers do not exceed the 50% rule, they will be acting in line with the requirements of their registration. For example, they may choose to operate from both domestic and non-domestic premises on a daily basis. Alternatively, they may choose to operate between both types of premises on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Whichever way they choose to operate, they must be clear as to how they divide the care between each type of premises at the point of application to work from non-domestic premises as part of their childminding registration. If they want to work on non-domestic premises for more than 50% of their time, they will need to make a separate application to register as childcare on non-domestic premises.
92. Ofsted will ask for a written statement on how providers will divide their time and it is this statement against which Ofsted will regulate to ensure that providers do not exceed the 50% of time when providing care on non-domestic premises.
93. If providers exceed the 50% of time providing care on non-domestic premises under their childminding/on domestic registration they will be committing an offence unless they hold a separate registration. For information about outcomes of non-compliance please refer to Ofsted’s ‘Early childhood compliance handbook’.
94. Should Ofsted not approve the suitability of non-domestic premises under the 50% time rule, childminders and childcare on domestic premises providers must not offer care on those premises. They may still offer childminding/childcare on domestic premises under their childminding registration.

Simona
23-12-2015, 10:02 AM
This new guidance on registration links to the changes to CMs in January 2016 where they can work from home or outside.
Childcare Measures: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/childcare-measures-small-business-enterprise-employment-act

that also links to the recently launched consultation on 'Right to request' wrap-around care/holidays in schools which applies to the whole sector which I posted a few days ago...it is worth looking at this as one explains the other and to be aware what the rest of the sector is up to in terms of expansion.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/wraparound-and-holiday-childcare