Childminders Assistant

[sandrapalmer19]

Do I have to employ someone to become my assistant or can they be self employed and be paid by the child's parents. If they are self employed do they have to be Ofsted registered

[hectors house]

I believe you have to employ them - register with inland revenue as an employer, make sure you have employers liability which you get as standard with MM not sure about PACEY. If the parents paid them direct but the assistant was based in your house then that would probably be classed as co-minding and the assistant would actually have to be registered fully in their own name.