What is the process for registering?

[Mouse]

A friend of mine is thinking of registering and asked me what the process is. I had to say I haven't got a clue as it's so long since I did it & an awful lot has changed since then.

Where do you start? What stages do you go through?

Thank you!

[Minstrel]

in a nutshell...

contacted council and got details of an introducting meeting
went on 6 weeks ICP course
did first aid course
applied to ofsted
had pre reg home visit
awaiting CRB checks
get cerificate

but this has taken a year so far and still waiting!

[singlewiththree]

I think it varys on area as mine was from Sept-Dec

contacted council and got details of an introducting meeting - there were 2
went on 9 weeks ICP course one evening a week
did first aid course one full day on a saturday
applied to ofsted while still on the ICP course
had pre reg home visit by my local co-ordinator
had my pre reg home visit by ofsted
awaiting CRB checks
started advertising
get certificate

[Jen4Kids]

For me it was Dec-Mar

Phoned childminding matters who put me down for the briefing meeting in Dec
Decided to go for it and applied for the ICP course
Got on the ICP course and began 26th Feb (6weeks once a week + saturday Child Protection) now finished it all and waiting to sit exam on the 23rd April
Posted my application form before started ICP
2 weeks later Ofsted visited for Pre Reg home visit
CRBs took 16 days
Certificate arrived on 16th March :clapping:

(i already had a current first aid certificate but i got a place on the february course which i turned down to allow someone to do it)